11 things you forgot happened in 2011

Oh, 2011. The year when internet memes ruled the internet and the hiatus was surprisingly common.

Though it may only be five years ago, we excavated some of the most interesting moments from the year to see how much you actually remember from 2011. Which moments do you remember best?

1. Twenty One Pilots played their first show outside of their home state

It may be hard to imagine, but there was a day when Twenty One Pilots weren’t playing sold out arenas around the world. In 2011, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun played their first show outside of Ohio and started the video for “Ode To Sleep.” Let that settle in.

2. Spotify came stateside

Music streaming has changed the music industry, and it's hard to imagine a day when Spotify didn't exist. But it wasn’t until 2011 that we were given the gift of Spotify in the U.S. 

3. Blink-182 & MCR toured together

The Honda Civic Tour gave us some pretty epic concert tours: New Found Glory and Good Charlotte, Dashboard Confessional and Fall Out Boy, just to name a few. But the 2011 Blink-182 and My Chemical Romance pairing is one of the best and, sadly, a tour pairing we won’t ever see ever again.

4. Cobra Starship released “You Make Me Feel…”

Cobra Starship’s “You Make Me Feel…” made it into the Billboard Top 10, making it one of the biggest hits in both the pop and alternative scenes of 2011. There’s no way you didn’t dance along to this tune.

5. Jack Barakat responds to Prince William and Kate’s marriage

Prince William and Kate tied the knot in 2011, and of course Jack Barakat had to get into the royal spirit. God Save The Queen!

6. Planking was a thing

Ah, internet memes. Planking was one of Time magazine’s buzzwords of the year, and let’s be real: you more than likely have a planking photo (or three).

7. Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson divorce

Let’s leave the drama in 2011. Though they’re no longer together, at least the couple has Bronx. And we are forever grateful for those Pete Wentz peak dad moments.

8. Good Charlotte announced their hiatus

The guys in Good Charlotte announced a hiatus on Sep. 1, 2011. It might have been hard at the time, but knowing that 2016 will be giving us new Good Charlotte makes us forget how hard this 2011 announcement might have been.

9. AWOLNATION released “Sail”

Though this song didn’t reach peak popularity in 2013, the band’s hit was released on the 2011 Megalithic Symphony.

10. Patrick Stump released his solo album

Fall Out Boy announced a hiatus in 2009, and in 2010 Patrick Stump said he was preparing a solo album. Soul Punk was released Oct. 18, 2011, and though it is a very different sound from the Fall Out Boy we’re used to hearing, we still kind of dig it.

11. We Are The In Crowd released their first full-length

We Are The In Crowd formed in 2009, but they released their first full-length album, Best Intentions, on Oct. 4, 2011. Hits like “Rumor Mill” came out that year, and though they announced a hiatus this year, they promised they’d “BRB,” and we’re holding them to it.