[3] Flatfoot 56 formed in Chicago, Illinois, in the summer of 2000, originally a three-piece punk band consisting of brothers Tobin, Justin, and Kyle Bawinkel.

[citation needed] It has been known as one of the higher-rated songs Flatfoot 56 has ever played and is a crowd favorite at live performances.

[citation needed] In 2004, Flatfoot 56 performed at the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois for a crowd of about 700 people.

[citation needed] On December 18 of the same year, it was officially announced that they had signed to the California-based Old Shoe Records for the release of their new album, Black Thorn.

Less than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello, owner of Paper + Plastick Records, saw the band play and was impressed by their energy and performance.

[14] The band reteamed with Black Thorn producer Johnny Rioux, feeling the familiarity would allow them to work more freely,[13] and recorded the album in January 2012 at Atlas Studios in Chicago.

[15][16] The album, Toil, was released on July 30, 2012[17] and received favorable reviews from Alternative Press and AbsolutePunk, with the latter writing: "It's not every day you come across a Christian group that's unabashedly liberal politically.

On Toil, it's much less a gimmick and much more a reflection of the band's genuity – their working class roots and the ability they have to combine faith, culture and song to stand up for them.

"[18] In 2017, the band crowdfunded a seventh studio album, Odd Boat, released through Sailor's Grave Records.