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{{Short description|American singer and songwriter}}
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| birth_name = Nathaniel Joseph Ruess<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/883679719 |title=A Good Time at Your Expense |website=ASCAP |access-date=November 10, 2023}}</ref>
|caption = Ruess at a radio show in August 2012
|alt= Ruess singing into a microphone
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|birth_name = Nathaniel Joseph Ruess<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite journal|last=Eliscu|first=Jenny|year=2012|title=Fun|journal=Rolling Stone|page=30}}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|02|26}}
| birth_place = [[Iowa City, Iowa]], U.S.
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|02|26}}
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| origin = [[Glendale, Arizona]], U.S.
|origin = [[Glendale, Arizona]], United States
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* [[Indie pop]]
* [[alternative rock]]
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* [[indie rock]]
* [[baroque pop]]
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|years_active = 2002–present
| years_active = 2000–present
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'''Nathaniel Joseph Ruess''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|r|uː|s}} {{respell|ROOSS}};<ref>{{cite AV media | date =2015-05-13| accessdate=2023-01-25 | title =How I Wrote That Song: Nate Ruess "Nothing Without Love" | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zy4RTpFhHg | time =0:10 | publisher =The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | via = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> born February 26, 1982)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madhotcollectibles.com - HAPPY 39th BIRTHDAY to NATE RUESS!! Career years: 2000 - present Born Nathaniel Joseph Ruess, American singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer of the indie pop band Fun, and of The Format. As of 2015, he also performs as a solo musician. Ruess was born in Iowa City, Iowa to Larry Ruess and Bess Zinger. He is the younger of two children, having one sister named Elizabeth. His uncle, John Ruess, was a performer on Broadway and served as an influence for Ruess' musical ventures. In 1986, his family moved to a farm in Glendale, Arizona due to repeated bouts of pneumonia Ruess faced as a child. Ruess' pneumonia and the move are referenced in the lyrics of the fun. song "The Gambler." Ruess remained in Arizona throughout his childhood and attended Deer Valley High School, graduating in 2000. During his time in school, Ruess played in punk bands and upon graduation chose to pursue music professionally. In an interview with American Songwriter Ruess states, "I'm not one to take lessons, so I decided that the only way I was going to learn how to sing, if what they were saying was true, was to go in my car and put on any sort of music from a vocalist that might be really hard to mimic, turn it on as loud as possible and try to hit all those notes". He took a job in a law firm as a way to support himself while he pursued his musical ambitions. In 2002, at the age of 19, he launched the band The Format with his longtime best friend, Sam Means. The Format was his first musical endeavor to gain widespread attention. Ruess began dating English fashion designer Charlotte Ronson in March 2014. They married in October of 2017. They had their first child, a son named Levon Ronson-Ruess, in January 2017. They had their second child, a daughter named Olympia Ronson-Ruess, in March 2019. The family lives in Santa Barbara, California. {{!}} Facebook |url=https://hi-in.facebook.com/madhotcollectibles/photos/a.215351235485047/1395131727506986/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=hi-in.facebook.com |language=hi}}</ref> is an American singer and songwriter. He formed the [[indie pop]] band [[The Format]] in 2002, and later went on to form the band [[Fun (band)|fun.]] in 2008.<ref name=Escudero>{{cite news|last=Escudero|first=Nicki|title=Former Format Singer Nate Ruess Wants to Have fun. in Arizona|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2011-06-16/music/former-format-singer-nate-ruess-wants-to-have-fun-in-arizona/|access-date=January 23, 2012|newspaper=Phoenix New Times|date=June 16, 2011|archive-date=January 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124051554/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2011-06-16/music/former-format-singer-nate-ruess-wants-to-have-fun-in-arizona/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Nathaniel Joseph''' "'''Nate'''" '''Ruess''' (born February 26, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the [[lead vocalist]] of [[indie pop]] band [[Fun. (band)|Fun.]] and previously of [[The Format]].<ref name=Escudero>{{cite news|last=Escudero|first=Nicki|title=Former Format Singer Nate Ruess Wants to Have fun. in Arizona|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2011-06-16/music/former-format-singer-nate-ruess-wants-to-have-fun-in-arizona/|accessdate=January 23, 2012|newspaper=Phoenix New Times|date=June 16, 2011}}</ref> As of 2015, he also performs as a solo musician.<ref name="Montgomery">{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Nate Ruess on Going Solo and the Future of fun.|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/nate-ruess-on-going-solo-and-the-future-of-fun-exclusive-20150206|accessdate=February 11, 2015|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=February 6, 2015}}</ref>

He emerged as a solo act with his guest performance on [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]]'s 2013 single "[[Just Give Me a Reason]]", which earned two nominations at the [[56th Annual Grammy Awards]] and won the [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration]].<ref name="Montgomery">{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Nate Ruess on Going Solo and the Future of fun.|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/nate-ruess-on-going-solo-and-the-future-of-fun-exclusive-20150206|access-date=February 11, 2015|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=February 6, 2015}}</ref> His 2015 single, "[[Nothing Without Love]]", marked his first entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a solo artist. It served as the lead single for his debut solo album, ''[[Grand Romantic]]'' (2015), which peaked at number seven on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and saw positive critical response.

Ruess has also co-written a number of commercially successful singles, including "[[Die Young]]" by [[Kesha]], "[[Stay the Night (Zedd song)|Stay the Night]]" by [[Zedd]] and [[Hayley Williams]], "[[Walk Me Home (Pink song)|Walk Me Home]]" by Pink and with [[Keith Urban]], [[Maroon 5]] and [[Ellie Goulding]]. His songwriting work has earned him the Hal David Starlight Award at the 2015 [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nate Ruess {{!}} Hal David Starlight Award |url=https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/nate_ruess |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=[[Songwriters Hall of Fame]]}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ruess was born on February 26, 1982,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/february-26/|title=On This Day: February 26 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=26 February 2013 |newspaper= [[The New York Times]]|accessdate=12 October 2013}}</ref> in [[Iowa City, Iowa]] to Larry Ruess and Bess Zinger.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Steinbach |url=http://bromehill.com/tag/larry-ruess/ |title=Larry Ruess – Brome Hill |publisher=Bromehill.com |date=2013-02-12 |accessdate=2015-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105350117 |title=Robert H. Ruess (1924 - 2001) - Find A Grave Memorial |publisher=Findagrave.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-17}}</ref> He is the younger of two children, having one sister named Elizabeth.<ref>Masley, Ed (February 9, 2013). "[http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/20130203grammys-fun-nate-ruess-glendale-band.html?nclick_check=1 How Nate Ruess of Fun. went from Glendale to Grammys]", ''[[The Arizona Republic]]''. Retrieved May 6, 2013.</ref> His uncle, John Ruess, was a performer on Broadway and served as an influence for Ruess' musical ventures.<ref>{{cite web|last=Masley |first=Ed |url=http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/20130203grammys-fun-nate-ruess-glendale-band.html |title=How Nate Ruess of Fun. went from Glendale to Grammys |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=2013-02-09 |accessdate=2015-06-17}}</ref>
Ruess was born the second child of Larry Ruess and Bess Zinger.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Steinbach |url=http://bromehill.com/tag/larry-ruess/ |title=Larry Ruess – Brome Hill |publisher=Bromehill.com |date=February 12, 2013 |access-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Ed|last=Masley|url=http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/20130203grammys-fun-nate-ruess-glendale-band.html?nclick_check=1|title=How Nate Ruess of Fun. went from Glendale to Grammys|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|date=February 9, 2013|access-date=May 6, 2013}}</ref> His uncle, John Ruess, was a performer on Broadway and served as an influence for Ruess's musical ventures.<ref>{{cite web|last=Masley |first=Ed |url=http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/20130203grammys-fun-nate-ruess-glendale-band.html |title=How Nate Ruess of Fun. went from Glendale to Grammys |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=February 9, 2013 |access-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref>


In 1986, his family moved to a farm in [[Glendale, Arizona]], due to repeated bouts of [[pneumonia]] Ruess faced as a child.<ref>Lawler, Joe. [http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120409/LIFE/304090008/fun-having-fun-top "fun. having fun at the top"], ''Des Moines Register'', Iowa, 7 April 2012. Retrieved on 5 March 2013.</ref> Ruess remained in Arizona throughout his childhood and attended [[Deer Valley High School (Glendale, Arizona)|Deer Valley High School]], graduating in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Connor|first=Christopher|title=Adjusting to Format|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-10-09/music/adjusting-to-format/|publisher=Phoenix New Times|accessdate=4 May 2013}}</ref> During his time in school, Ruess played in punk bands and upon graduation chose to pursue music professionally. In an interview with ''[[American Songwriter]]'' Ruess states, "I'm not one to take lessons, so I decided that the only way I was going to learn how to sing, if what they were saying was true, was to go in my car and put on any sort of music from a vocalist that might be really hard to mimic, turn it on as loud as possible and try to hit all those notes".<ref>{{cite web|title=fun.:Everyday Anthems|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/06/fun-everyday-anthems-2/|work=fun.:Everyday Anthems|publisher=[[American Songwriter]]|accessdate=July 2, 2012}}</ref> He took a job in a law firm as a way to support himself while he pursued his musical ambitions.<ref>[http://backbeatseattle.com/2011/06/22/interview-show-preview-fun-showbox-sodo-friday-624/ Interview & Show Preview: fun. @ Showbox SoDo Friday, 6/24], Back Beat Seattle, 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2012-04-10.</ref>
In 1986, his family moved to a farm in [[Glendale, Arizona]], due to repeated bouts of [[pneumonia]] Ruess faced as a child.<ref>Lawler, Joe. [https://archive.today/20130410175748/http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120409/LIFE/304090008/fun-having-fun-top "fun. having fun at the top"], ''Des Moines Register'', Iowa, April 7, 2012. Retrieved on March 5, 2013.</ref> Ruess's pneumonia and the move are referenced in the lyrics of the song "The Gambler". Ruess remained in Arizona throughout his childhood and attended [[Deer Valley High School (Arizona)|Deer Valley High School]], graduating in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Connor|first=Christopher|title=Adjusting to Format|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-10-09/music/adjusting-to-format/|work=Phoenix New Times|date=October 9, 2003|access-date=May 4, 2013|archive-date=November 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104184246/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-10-09/music/adjusting-to-format/|url-status=dead}}</ref> During his time in school, Ruess played in punk bands and upon graduation chose to pursue music professionally. In an interview with ''[[American Songwriter]]'' Ruess states, "I'm not one to take lessons, so I decided that the only way I was going to learn how to sing, if what they were saying was true, was to go in my car and put on any sort of music from a vocalist that might be really hard to mimic, turn it on as loud as possible and try to hit all those notes".<ref>{{cite web|title=fun.:Everyday Anthems|date=June 28, 2012|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/06/fun-everyday-anthems-2/|publisher=[[American Songwriter]]|access-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref> He took a job in a law firm as a way to support himself while he pursued his musical ambitions.<ref>[http://backbeatseattle.com/2011/06/22/interview-show-preview-fun-showbox-sodo-friday-624/ Interview & Show Preview: fun. @ Showbox SoDo Friday, 6/24] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017033012/http://backbeatseattle.com/2011/06/22/interview-show-preview-fun-showbox-sodo-friday-624/ |date=October 17, 2013 }}, Back Beat Seattle, June 22, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2012.</ref>


In 2002, at the age of 19, he launched the band [[the Format]] with his longtime best friend, [[Sam Means (Musician)|Sam Means]]. The Format was his first musical endeavor to gain widespread attention.
In 2002, at the age of 19, he launched the band [[the Format]] with his longtime best friend, [[Sam Means (musician)|Sam Means]]. The Format was his first musical endeavor to gain widespread attention.


==Career==
==Career==


===2002–08: The Format===
===2000–2008: The Format===
After forming in 2002,<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20030219051757/http://theformat.com/05.html</ref> [[the Format]] released a five song EP, titled ''[[EP (The Format album)|EP]]'', which generated local interest and led to the band being signed to [[Elektra Records]] in 2002. They released their first studio album, ''[[Interventions + Lullabies]]'', on October 21, 2003, leading to more local mainstream success. The band's fanbase began to grow, and the Format released their second EP, ''[[Snails (The Format album)|Snails]]'', with [[Atlantic Records]] in April 2005. However, while working on their second album, ''[[Dog Problems]]'', they were dropped from Atlantic. They eventually created their own label, The Vanity Label, and released the album on July 10, 2006. On February 4, 2008, Ruess announced through the band's blog that the Format would not be making another album.
After forming in 2000,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theformat.com/05.html|title=theformat.com|date=February 19, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030219051757/http://theformat.com/05.html|archive-date=February 19, 2003}}</ref> [[the Format]] released a five-song EP, titled ''[[EP (The Format album)|EP]]'', which generated local interest and led to the band being signed to [[Elektra Records]] in 2002. They released their first studio album, ''[[Interventions + Lullabies]]'', on October 21, 2003, leading to more local mainstream success. The band's fanbase began to grow, and the Format released their second EP, ''[[Snails (The Format album)|Snails]]'', with [[Atlantic Records]] in April 2005. However, while working on their second album, ''[[Dog Problems]]'', they were dropped from Atlantic. They eventually created their own label, The Vanity Label, and released the album on July 10, 2006. On February 4, 2008, Ruess announced through the band's blog that the Format would not be making another album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theformat.com/important-59120 |title= Important - the Format|website=theformat.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401221544/http://theformat.com/important-59120 |archive-date=April 1, 2012}}</ref>
{{quote|We have just put out word that we will not be making a new Format album. Please understand this was a tough decision and we're both upset about it. While we accept there will be false speculation as to why, understand that Sam and I remain extremely close and in fact are still passing the [[Twin Peaks]] box set back and forth in an attempt to figure out who REALLY killed [[Laura Palmer]].
We also want to thank everyone with and within the Format, particularly Mike, Don, and Marko, whom without, none of this would have ever even been fully realized. We both suggest you support their musical talents and whatever they decide to do. And lastly we want to thank the fans who made this the best 5 years of our lives.<ref>[http://theformat.com/important-59120 ] {{wayback|url=http://theformat.com/important-59120 |date=20120401221544 }}</ref>}}


===2008–14: Fun===
===2008–2014: fun.===
[[File:Fun..jpg|thumb|left|Ruess performing with [[Fun (band)|Fun]] in March 2010.]]
[[File:Fun..jpg|thumb|Ruess performing with [[Fun (band)|Fun]] in March 2010.]]
Immediately after the split of the Format, Ruess contacted [[Jack Antonoff]] of [[Steel Train]] and [[Andrew Dost]], formerly of [[Anathallo]], to form a new band called [[Fun (band)|Fun]]. They released their first demo, "Benson Hedges", through ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''{{'}}s September 20, 2009, article.<ref>{{cite web|last=Joyce |first=Colin |url=http://www.spin.com/articles/members-format-steel-train-anathallo-unite-fun |title=Members of the Format, Steel Train, Anathallo Unite as Fun |publisher=SPIN.com |date=2008-08-20 |accessdate=2015-06-17}}</ref> Four months after releasing their first single, "At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)", through Myspace on April 6, 2009, Fun released their first studio album, entitled ''[[Aim and Ignite]]''. The album received generally positive reviews and peaked at 71 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].
Immediately after the split of the Format, Ruess contacted [[Jack Antonoff]] of [[Steel Train]] and [[Andrew Dost]], formerly of [[Anathallo]], to form a new band called [[Fun (band)|fun]]. They released their first demo, "Benson Hedges", through ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''{{'}}s September 20, 2009, article.<ref>{{cite web|last=Joyce |first=Colin |url=https://www.spin.com/2008/08/members-format-steel-train-anathallo-unite-fun/ |title=Members of the Format, Steel Train, Anathallo Unite as Fun |publisher=SPIN.com |date=August 20, 2008 |access-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref> Four months after releasing their first single, "At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)", through Myspace on April 6, 2009, Fun released their first studio album, entitled ''[[Aim and Ignite]]''. The album received generally positive reviews and peaked at 71 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].


The band's first tour happened in 2008 supporting [[Jack's Mannequin]] and gained exposure opening for them as well as [[Paramore]] in 2010. On August 4, 2010, Fun announced that they had been signed to the [[Fueled by Ramen]] label.
The band's first tour happened in 2008 supporting [[Jack's Mannequin]] and gained exposure opening for them as well as [[Paramore]] in 2010. On August 4, 2010, Fun announced that they had been signed to the [[Fueled by Ramen]] label.


In 2011, in collaboration with the band [[Panic! at the Disco]], the band released the single, "C'mon" with limited vinyl release.<ref>{{Cite web|title=We Need To Talk About Panic! At The Disco & Fun.'s 'C'mon' – Features|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/we-need-to-talk-about-panic-at-the-disco-fun.s-cmon|website=Rock Sound Magazine|language=en|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
Their second album, ''[[Some Nights (album)|Some Nights]]'', was released on February 21, 2012, and featured production by [[Jeff Bhasker]]. The album's first single, "[[We Are Young]]", which features guest singer [[Janelle Monáe]], was released September 20, 2011. The song was covered on ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' in December 2011 and featured in a [[Chevy Sonic]] commercial during the Super Bowl in February 2012, and reached number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] on March 8, 2012. The album has become a success throughout the world, selling nearly three million copies. The album's title song, "[[Some Nights (song)|Some Nights]]", reached number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached number 1 on the Alternative Songs chart.
[[File:Ruess in Concert.jpg|thumb|right|Ruess performing in [[Tucson, Arizona]] in March 2012.]]
[[File:Ruess in Tucson.jpg|thumb|Ruess performing in [[Tucson, Arizona]] in March 2012.]]
Their second album, ''[[Some Nights (album)|Some Nights]]'', was released on February 21, 2012, and featured production by [[Jeff Bhasker]]. The album's first single, "[[We Are Young]]", which features guest singer [[Janelle Monáe]], was released September 20, 2011. The song was covered on ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' in December 2011, featured in a [[Chevy Sonic]] commercial during the Super Bowl in February 2012, and reached number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] on March 8, 2012. The album has become a success throughout the world, selling nearly three million copies. The album's title song, "[[Some Nights (song)|Some Nights]]", reached number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached number 1 on the Alternative Songs chart.


On February 10, 2013, the band won a Grammy for their song "We Are Young". Upon receiving the Grammy, Ruess commented, "I don't know what I was thinking writing the chorus for this song. If this is in HD, everyone can see our faces and we are not very young. We've been doing this for 12 years and I just got to say we could not do this without the help of all the fans that we've had keeping us afloat for the last 12 years."<ref>{{cite web|title=Fun. Take Song Of The Year Grammy For 'We Are Young'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1701708/grammys-fun-we-are-young-song-of-year.jhtml}}</ref> Fun also won the Grammy for Best New Artist.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best New Artist Winner at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards|url=http://www.grammy.com/videos/best-new-artist-winner-at-the-55th-annual-grammy-awards|publisher=http://www.grammy.com|accessdate=12 February 2013}}</ref>
On February 10, 2013, Fun won a [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] for "We Are Young". Upon receiving the Grammy, Ruess commented, "I don't know what I was thinking writing the chorus for this song. If this is in HD, everyone can see our faces, and we are not very young. We've been doing this for 12 years, and I just got to say we could not do this without the help of all the fans that we've had keeping us afloat for the last 12 years."<ref>{{cite web|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|title=Fun. Take Song of the Year Grammy For 'We Are Young'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1701708/grammys-fun-we-are-young-song-of-year.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218132308/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1701708/grammys-fun-we-are-young-song-of-year.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2013|website=[[MTV News]]|date=February 10, 2013}}</ref> Fun also won the Grammy for Best New Artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/videos/best-new-artist-winner-at-the-55th-annual-grammy-awards|title=Best New Artist Winner at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards|publisher=Grammy Awards|access-date=February 12, 2013}}</ref>


Alongside Fun, Ruess had been a supporting vocalist for many different songs across genres. In 2012, he was featured on "Only Love" from [[Anthony Green (musician)|Anthony Green]]'s second solo album, ''[[Beautiful Things (album)|Beautiful Things]]'', and in 2013 was featured on [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]'s album, ''[[The Truth About Love (Pink album)|The Truth About Love]]'', in the song "[[Just Give Me a Reason]]". The song began as a simple songwriting session with [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]. She decided the song needed another side to it and subsequently a male part was written. While at first reluctant, with Pink encouraging him, he decided to participate in the duet.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Truth About Love - Track by Track Commentary|url=http://www.last.fm/music/P!nk/The+Truth+About+Love+-+Track+by+Track+Commentary}}</ref> The song eventually topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming his first number-one single as a solo artist and his second overall. After the success of "Just Give Me a Reason", Ruess was featured on [[Eminem]]'s eighth studio album ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP 2]]'' on the track "[[Headlights (Eminem song)|Headlights]]". Many of Ruess' lyrics were borrowed from a previously unreleased track, "Jumping The Shark," written during the ''Aim and Ignite'' sessions.
Alongside Fun, Ruess had been a supporting vocalist for many different songs across genres. In 2012, he was featured on "Only Love" from [[Anthony Green (musician)|Anthony Green]]'s second solo album, ''[[Beautiful Things (album)|Beautiful Things]]'', and in 2013 was featured on [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]'s album, ''[[The Truth About Love (Pink album)|The Truth About Love]]'', in the song "[[Just Give Me a Reason]]". The song began as a simple songwriting session with [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]. She decided the song needed another side to it and subsequently a male part was written. While at first reluctant, with Pink encouraging him, he decided to participate in the duet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.last.fm/music/P!nk/The+Truth+About+Love+-+Track+by+Track+Commentary|title=The Truth About Love - Track by Track Commentary — P!nk|website=Last.fm|date=November 18, 2022 |accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref> The song eventually topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming his first number-one single as a solo artist and his second overall. After the success of "Just Give Me a Reason", Ruess was featured on [[Eminem]]'s eighth studio album ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP 2]]'' on the track "[[Headlights (Eminem song)|Headlights]]". Many of Ruess' lyrics were borrowed from a previously unreleased track, "Jumping the Shark", written during the ''Aim and Ignite'' sessions.


In 2014, the band released the single "Sight of the Sun" for the [[HBO]] series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]'' after being approached by show creator [[Lena Dunham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sight Of The Sun by Fun. – Songfacts|url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/fun/sight-of-the-sun|last=Songfacts|website=www.songfacts.com|language=en|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
On June 18, 2014, Fun debuted a new song on [[The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon]] called "Harsh Lights". It would be the last new Fun song performed before Ruess' pursuing his career as a solo artist, however the band has made it clear that they are on hiatus, not splitting up.


On June 18, 2014, Fun debuted a new song on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' called "Harsh Lights". It would be the last new Fun song performed before Ruess' pursuing his career as a solo artist, however the band has made it clear that they are on hiatus, not splitting up.
===2014–present: The beginning of his solo career===
On February 5, 2015, Fun posted a letter on their official website as a note to their fans on the status of the band. The band wrote that "there was no new Fun album in the works", and instead all three members were pursuing their own projects, including Ruess; who is beginning to release an album, as a solo musician.
{{quote|Fun was founded by the three of us at a time when we were coming out of our own bands. One thing that has always been so special about Fun is that we exist as three individuals in music who come together to do something collaborative. We make Fun records when we are super inspired to do so. Currently Nate is working on his first solo album, Andrew is scoring films, and Jack is on tour and working on Bleachers music. The three of us have always followed inspiration wherever it leads us. Sometimes that inspiration leads to Fun music, sometimes it leads to musical endeavors outside of Fun. We see all of it as part of the ecosystem that makes Fun, fun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ournameisfun.com/post/110131366776/a-message-from-nate-jack-andrew |title=Fun., A Message From Nate, Jack & Andrew |publisher=Ournameisfun.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-17}}</ref>}}


===2014–2017: Solo music projects===
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Ruess added, "You get a little selfish about the songs that you write, and it's really hard to do that in a group setting, where there are two other people, and you have to think about everybody else's feelings. I'm writing and singing these songs about myself. When you work with producers versus bandmates, that line becomes a lot less blurry."<ref name="Montgomery"/>
On February 5, 2015, Fun posted on their official website their status stating "there was no new Fun album in the works"; instead stating all three members were pursuing their own projects.


{{blockquote|Fun was founded by the three of us at a time when we were coming out of our own bands. One thing that has always been so special about Fun is that we exist as three individuals in music who come together to do something collaborative. We make Fun records when we are super inspired to do so. Currently Nate is working on his first solo album, Andrew is scoring films, and Jack is on tour and working on Bleachers music. The three of us have always followed inspiration wherever it leads us. Sometimes that inspiration leads to Fun music, sometimes it leads to musical endeavors outside of Fun. We see all of it as part of the ecosystem that makes Fun, fun.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ournameisfun.com/post/110131366776/a-message-from-nate-jack-andrew |title=Fun., A Message From Nate, Jack & Andrew |publisher=Ournameisfun.com |access-date=2015-06-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627151735/http://www.ournameisfun.com/post/110131366776/a-message-from-nate-jack-andrew |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>}}
In addition to his solo album, Ruess was invited to perform on [[Brian Wilson]]'s album ''[[No Pier Pressure]]''. Wilson, who co-founded [[the Beach Boys]], likened Ruess' voice to his deceased brother and former bandmate [[Carl Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fine|first1=Jason|title=Brian Wilson's Girl-Powered LP: In the Studio With the Beach Boy|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/brian-wilsons-girl-powered-lp-in-the-studio-with-the-beach-boy-20140718|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=July 18, 2014|date=July 18, 2014}}</ref> Ruess then contributed as a [[guest appearance|guest vocal]]s to the frequent collaborator [[Emile Haynie]]'s 2015 release, [[We Fall]]. Ruess' then released his first single from his debut album, titled [[Nothing Without Love]], which was sent to the alternative radio on February 23, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=All Access Future Releases|url=http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases|publisher=Allaccess.com|accessdate=2015-06-17}}</ref>


In an interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Ruess added, "You get a little selfish about the songs that you write, and it's really hard to do that in a group setting, where there are two other people, and you have to think about everybody else's feelings. I'm writing and singing these songs about myself. When you work with producers versus bandmates, that line becomes a lot less blurry."<ref name="Montgomery"/>
On March 23, 2015, he made the first of multiple appearances, as a guest advisor on [[The Voice (U.S. season 8)|the eighth season on The Voice]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rivera|first1=Zayda|title=‘The Voice’ Season 8, Knockouts Part 1 Recap: Fun. front man Nate Ruess joins as special team advisor|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/channel-surfer/voice-season-8-recap-nate-ruess-joins-advisor-blog-entry-1.2160144|website=New York Daily News|publisher=New York D|accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref> On April 6, 2015, Ruess announced his debut album would be called ''Grand Romantic'', and it will be released on June 16, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radio.com/2015/04/06/nate-ruess-grand-romantic-solo-album-june |title=Nate Ruess Announces Debut Solo Album ‘Grand Romantic’ « |publisher=Radio.com |date=2015-04-06 |accessdate=2015-06-17}}</ref> On April 27, 2015, Ruess released the opening track from his debut album Grand Romantic, titled 'AhHa'.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vain |first=Madison |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/27/nate-ruess-ahha-song |title=Nate Ruess' AhHa debuts: tour will introduce solo album |publisher=EW.com |date=2015-04-27 |accessdate=2015-06-17}}</ref>


In addition to his solo album, Ruess was invited to perform on [[Brian Wilson]]'s album ''[[No Pier Pressure]]''. Wilson, who co-founded [[the Beach Boys]], likened Ruess' voice to his deceased brother and former bandmate [[Carl Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fine|first1=Jason|title=Brian Wilson's Girl-Powered LP: In the Studio With the Beach Boy|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/brian-wilsons-girl-powered-lp-in-the-studio-with-the-beach-boy-20140718|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 18, 2014|date=July 18, 2014}}</ref> Ruess then contributed [[guest appearance|guest vocal]]s to the frequent collaborator [[Emile Haynie]]'s 2015 release, ''[[We Fall]]''. Ruess' then released his first single from his debut album, titled ''[[Nothing Without Love]]'', which was sent to the alternative radio on February 23, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=All Access Future Releases|url=http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases|publisher=Allaccess.com|access-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref>
In May 2015, he released another song, titled "Great Big Storm", in honor of the announcement of his tour. On June 1, 2015, Ruess released an new track from debut album ''Grand Romantic'', titled "What This World Is Coming To". The song features guest vocals from American [[singer-songwriter]] and [[musician]] [[Beck]]; it was released, in honor of the countdown to the release for his new solo album. On May 31, 2015, Ruess made his debut, as a solo artist with his newly formed backup band called The Band Romantic. He performed in Utrecht, Netherlands at the intimate Tivoli/Vredenburg Cloud Nine location. The set list comprised the 3 released tracks from Grand Romantic, several as yet to be the unheard tracks from the same album, as well as several of his other creations; including his band's Fun, with their singles, Some Nights, We Are Young, Carry On, and his award winning duet with Pink from her successful single "[[Just Give Me a Reason]]". On January 1, 2016, Ruess played during the 1st period intermission at the NHL Winter Classic in Foxboro, MA.


On March 23, 2015, he made the first of multiple appearances, as a guest advisor on [[The Voice (U.S. season 8)|the eighth season on ''The Voice'']].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rivera|first1=Zayda|title='The Voice' Season 8, Knockouts Part 1 Recap: Fun. front man Nate Ruess joins as special team advisor|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/channel-surfer/voice-season-8-recap-nate-ruess-joins-advisor-blog-entry-1.2160144|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|publisher=[[Tronc]]|location=New York City|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=April 1, 2015}}</ref> On April 6, 2015, Ruess announced his debut album would be called ''Grand Romantic'', and it was released on June 16, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://radio.com/2015/04/06/nate-ruess-grand-romantic-solo-album-june |title=Nate Ruess Announces Debut Solo Album 'Grand Romantic' |publisher=Radio.com |date=April 6, 2015 |access-date=June 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616193702/http://radio.com/2015/04/06/nate-ruess-grand-romantic-solo-album-june/ |archive-date=June 16, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On April 27, 2015, Ruess released the opening track from his debut album, titled "AhHa".<ref>{{cite web|last=Vain |first=Madison |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/27/nate-ruess-ahha-song |title=Nate Ruess' AhHa debuts: tour will introduce solo album |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 27, 2015 |access-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref>
On January 12, 2016, he released a music video for his song 'Take It Back' starring [[Patrick Fischler]] who is known for his acting in the shows, [[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon A Time]], [[Mad Men]] and [[Lost (TV series)|LOST]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://nerdist.com/funs-nate-ruess-enlists-mad-men-actor-for-take-it-back-video-premiere |title=FUN’S NATE RUESS ENLISTS MAD MEN ACTOR FOR "TAKE IT BACK" VIDEO (PREMIERE) |publisher=nerdist.com |date=2016-01-12 |accessdate=2016-01-19}}</ref> and also features a guitar solo from [[Jeff Tweedy]] of the band [[Wilco]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nate-ruess-details-every-track-on-grand-romantic-solo-debut-20150610 |title=Nate Ruess Details Every Track on 'Grand Romantic' Solo Debut |publisher=rollingstone.com |date=2015-06-10 |accessdate=2016-01-19}}</ref>


In May 2015, he released another song, titled "Great Big Storm", in correlation with the announcement of his solo tour. The song "What The World is Coming To" features guest vocals from American singer-songwriter and musician [[Beck]]. It was released as part of the countdown to his new solo album. On May 31, 2015, Ruess made his live debut as a solo artist with his newly formed backup band called the Band Romantic. He performed in Utrecht, Netherlands, at the intimate Tivoli/Vredenburg Cloud Nine location. The set list consisted of the 3 released tracks from "Grand Romantic", several then-unheard tracks from the same album, and songs from Fun such as "[[Some Nights (song)|Some Nights]]", "[[We Are Young]]", and "[[Carry On (Fun song)|Carry On]]". He also performed "[[Just Give Me a Reason]]". On June 1, 2015, Ruess released a new track from his solo album "Grand Romantic", titled "What This World Is Coming To".
===Acting===

Nate starred as himself in the semi-autobiographical film, ''[[The Grand Romantic]]'' on [[Apple Music]]
On January 1, 2016, Ruess played during the 1st period intermission at the [[NHL Winter Classic]] in [[Foxboro, Massachusetts]]. On January 12, 2016, he released a music video for his song "Take It Back" starring actor [[Patrick Fischler]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/funs-nate-ruess-enlists-mad-men-actor-for-take-it-back-video-premiere |title=FUN'S NATE RUESS ENLISTS MAD MEN ACTOR FOR "TAKE IT BACK" VIDEO (PREMIERE) |website=[[nerdist.com]] |date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=January 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125082336/http://nerdist.com/funs-nate-ruess-enlists-mad-men-actor-for-take-it-back-video-premiere/ |archive-date=January 25, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and also features a guitar solo from [[Jeff Tweedy]] of the band [[Wilco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nate-ruess-details-every-track-on-grand-romantic-solo-debut-20150610 |title=Nate Ruess Details Every Track on 'Grand Romantic' Solo Debut |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 10, 2015 |access-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref>

=== 2018–present: songwriting and podcast host ===
In 2018, Ruess was credited as a composer and lyricist for [[Keith Urban]] on his release ''[[Graffiti U]]''. He helped write Urban's track "Way Too Long". Additionally, Ruess has been working as a songwriter and producer. In 2019, he collaborated again with Pink for the track "Walk Me Home", which was released in February for her eighth studio album, called ''[[Hurts 2B Human]]''. In 2020, Ruess had songwriting credits on [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]'s ''[[Manic (Halsey album)|Manic]]'' and [[Kesha]]'s ''[[High Road (Kesha album)|High Road]]''.

On February 3, 2020, Ruess and Sam Means performed a surprise acoustic set together in place of a promised live screening of the Format's 2007 concert film ''Live at the Mayan Theatre'', the first time the duo performed in almost six years. The band subsequently announced reunion shows in Chicago, [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] and New York City.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-format-reunion-shows-947636/|title=The Format Reunite After 12 Years, Announce 2020 Tour Dates|last=Martoccio|first=Angie|date=2020-02-04|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the tour was postponed multiple times before it was ultimately canceled.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Masley |first1=Ed |title='We feel it's most responsible': Why the Format cancelled 2022 reunion concerts |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/01/26/format-concerts-canceled/9229248002/ |website=AZ Central |access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref> [[Hayley Williams]] from [[Paramore]] believes that Nate secretly used a moniker Benjamin Eli Hanna to co-write the song "[[Stay the Night (Zedd song)|Stay the Night]]".<ref name="hayley interview">{{Cite web|url=https://l-odet.com/hayley|title=Hayley Williams on family, divorce, and forgiving yourself|accessdate=May 9, 2023|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120103023/https://l-odet.com/hayley|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In November 2021, he appeared on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as part of musical guest [[Young Thug]]'s performance of "[[Love You More (Young Thug song)|Love You More]]."<ref>{{Citation |title=Young Thug – Love You More (with Nate Ruess, Gunna & Jeff Bhasker) [SNL Live Performance] | date=November 2, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98yFlEQ6reQ |language=en |access-date=2022-05-28}}</ref> The same year Ruess launched ''ClayneCast'', a podcast about the ''[[Lethal Weapon (TV series)|Lethal Weapon]]'' TV series, with his accomplice Drew of the podcast ''Globe Hell Warning'', and his friend, [[Chapo Trap House|ChapoFYM]] co-host Tom.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=nateruessmusic|number=1445480011939467268|title=Twitter post}} {{dead link|date=May 2023}}</ref> It can be found on Spotify,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clayne Cast |url=https://open.spotify.com/show/0wgVnXaa6Sp4BFloZDdT0K |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Spotify |language=en}}</ref> Apple Podcasts,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clayne Cast on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clayne-cast/id1591689421 |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}</ref> Soundcloud<ref>{{Cite web |title=ClayneCast |url=https://soundcloud.com/user-607262935 |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=SoundCloud |language=en}}</ref> as well as bonus video content on Patreon.<ref>[https://www.patreon.com/claynecast/ Patreon.com/ClayneCast]</ref> As of 2023, the podcast has covered the entire three seasons of the ''Lethal Weapon'' TV series, all 4 ''[[Lethal Weapon (franchise)|Lethal Weapon]]'' movies, as well as all episodes of the crime-mystery show ''[[Houdini & Doyle]]''. In 2024, the show started its fifth season. This season started out as a re-watch of the ''Lethal Weapon'' TV series, but after 13 episodes was abandoned in favor of watching the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' series of films.

In 2023, Ruess collaborated with the hosts of the podcasts ''Episode One'', ''[[Chapo Trap House]]'', and ''Podcast About List'' to create the E1 exclusive ''Sodas'', stylized as a 110-minute podcast audio-only film lampooning common tropes in children's animated media. Ruess provided vocals alongside [[Raina Douris]] on the episode-exclusive track "All the Bubbles in the World", though he remained uncredited in the public-facing marketing of the episode. His involvement was confirmed by posts on the ''Episode One'' Patreon page.<ref>{{Cite web |title=episode 1 {{!}} Patreon |url=https://www.patreon.com/e1podcast |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=www.patreon.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=https://twitter.com/E1podcast/status/1704850859878728161 |url=https://twitter.com/E1podcast/status/1704850859878728161 |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}</ref> He also appeared in Episode One's scripted episode "The Ballad of Brewer Grouse" as Soap Weathers, a folk musician who makes music for infants and the nemesis of the title character. He wrote and performed an original song called "The Sun's Birthday" for the episode.<ref>{{Cite web |title=episode 1 {{!}} Patreon |url=https://www.patreon.com/e1podcast |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=www.patreon.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
From 2009 to 2013, Ruess dated fashion designer [[Rachel Antonoff]], the sister of Fun guitarist [[Jack Antonoff]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.audioholicmedia.com/audioholic-media-news/an-interview-with-andrew-dost-of-fun/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821092356/http://www.audioholicmedia.com/audioholic-media-news/an-interview-with-andrew-dost-of-fun/ |title=An Interview with Andrew Dost of fun. |date=June 5, 2009 |last=Turner |first=Brianne |website=Audioholic Media |access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=August 21, 2009 }}</ref> Rachel and Ruess both provided backing vocals for the song "Dakota" from the 2007 album ''[[Trampoline (Steel Train album)|Trampoline]]'' by Jack's band [[Steel Train]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bupipedream.com/archive/975/theres-a-steel-train-coming-through/ | title=There's a Steel Train coming through | date=October 12, 2007 }}</ref> Later, Rachel sang on some Fun songs and appeared in the video for "[[We Are Young]]". Rachel and Ruess collaborated on The Ally Coalition, an activist project to raise awareness of [[LGBT|LGBTQ]] issues.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/fashion/new-yorks-power-siblings-make-names-for-themselves.html | title=Sibling Success: The Power of 2 | newspaper=The New York Times | date=July 4, 2012 | last1=Swerdloff | first1=Alexis }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.gq.com/story/funs-nate-ruess-on-black-tie-and-band-fashion | title=Fun's Nate Ruess on Black Tie and Band Fashion | date=May 29, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://fashionweekdaily.com/rachel-antonoff-friends-and-family/ | title=Rachel Antonoff: Friends and Family | newspaper=Daily Front Row | date=April 2, 2013 }}</ref>

Ruess began dating English fashion designer [[Charlotte Ronson]] in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/charlotte-ronson-is-dating-fun-frontman-nate-ruess-2014217/ |title=Charlotte Ronson is Dating Fun. Frontman Nate Ruess: Details |publisher=usmagazine.com |date=July 22, 2014 |access-date=November 24, 2017}}</ref> They had their first child, a son, in early 2017.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jen|last=Juneau|url=http://people.com/babies/nate-ruess-charlotte-ronson-welcome-son-levon/ |title=Nate Ruess and Charlotte Ronson Welcome Son Levon |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=March 1, 2017 |access-date=March 5, 2017}}</ref> They had their second child, a daughter, in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BzOUYLKjKLD/ | title=Charlotte Ronson on Instagram: "Thank you ❤️ @natalieshook 👧🏻 for 👶🏻 @ogruess 🖍 first work of art 🎨 inspired by her. 🖼 #ogrr 😘 #olympiageraldineronsonruess 🦒 #shiriappleby #charlotteronson" }}</ref>

Ruess has stated that Drew and Tom, his co-hosts on ''ClayneCast,'' are his best friends.<ref>Ruess made a public statement to this effect on [https://soundcloud.com/user-607262935/season-5-episode17-taggin-and-saggin Season 5, episode 17 of ClayneCast], around the 44 minute mark.</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
:''For Ruess' releases with the Format, see [[The Format#Discography|the Format discography]]''
{{further|The Format#Discography|Fun discography}}
:''For Ruess' releases with Fun, see [[Fun discography]]''


===Studio albums===
===Solo albums===
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nate-ruess/chart-history/tlp/|title=Nate Ruess Chart History – Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]]<br/><ref name="CAN">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1529468/Nate%20Ruess/chart?f=309|title=Nate Ruess Album & Song Chart History: ''Billboard'' Canadian Albums|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate = December 16, 2015}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Alternative Albums|US<br />Alt]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nate-ruess/chart-history/alt/|title=Nate Ruess Chart History – Alternative Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-florence-the-machine-return-to-no-1-20150620|title=ARIA Albums: Florence + The Machine Return To No 1|publisher=Noise11|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|date=June 20, 2015|accessdate=June 20, 2015}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Top Rock Albums|US<br />Rock]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nate-ruess/chart-history/rck/|title=Nate Ruess Chart History – Top Rock Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]]<br /><ref name="CAN">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1529468/Nate%20Ruess/chart?f=309|title=Nate Ruess Album & Song Chart History: ''Billboard'' Canadian Albums|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date = December 16, 2015}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-florence-the-machine-return-to-no-1-20150620|title=ARIA Albums: Florence + The Machine Return To No 1|publisher=Noise11|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|date=June 20, 2015|access-date=June 20, 2015}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Grand Romantic]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Grand Romantic]]''
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* Released: 16 June 2015
* Released: June 16, 2015
* Label: [[Fueled by Ramen]] <small>(549145)</small>
* Label: [[Fueled by Ramen]] <small>(549145)</small>
* Format: CD, CS, DL, LP
* Format: CD, cassette, digital download, LP
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! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Alternative Songs|US<br/>Alt.]]<br/><ref name="USAltSongs">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1529468/nate-ruess/chart?f=377|title=Nate Ruess Album & Song Chart History: ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=April 30, 2015}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Alternative Airplay|US<br />Alt<br />{{small|Airplay}}]]<br /><ref name="USAltSongs">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1529468/nate-ruess/chart?f=377|title=Nate Ruess Album & Song Chart History: ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 30, 2015}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[List of number-one Billboard Rock Songs|US<br/>Rock]]<br/><ref name="USRockSongs">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1529468/nate-ruess/chart?f=902|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=May 4, 2015|title=Nate Ruess Album & Song Chart History: ''Billboard'' Hot Rock Songs}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Hot Rock & Alternative Songs|US<br />Rock]]<br /><ref name="USRockSongs">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1529468/nate-ruess/chart?f=902|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 4, 2015|title=Nate Ruess Album & Song Chart History: ''Billboard'' Hot Rock Songs}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;" | [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br/><ref name="CAN100">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1529468/Nate%20Ruess/chart?f=793|title=Nate Ruess Album & Song Chart History: ''Billboard'' Canadian Hot 100|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate = December 16, 2015}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;" | [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br /><ref name="CAN100">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1529468/Nate%20Ruess/chart?f=793|title=Nate Ruess Album & Song Chart History: ''Billboard'' Canadian Hot 100|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date = December 16, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Nothing Without Love]]"
! scope="row"| "[[Nothing Without Love]]"
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| rowspan="4"|''[[Grand Romantic]]''
| rowspan="4"|''[[Grand Romantic]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "AhHa"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Payne|first1=Chris|title=Hear the Latest Solo Track From Fun.'s Nate Ruess|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6546157/nate-ruess-ahha-grand-romantic-solo-album-fun|website=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=May 4, 2015}}</ref>
! scope="row"| "AhHa"<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Payne|first1=Chris|title=Hear the Latest Solo Track From Fun.'s Nate Ruess|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6546157/nate-ruess-ahha-grand-romantic-solo-album-fun|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 4, 2015}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
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| — || 30 || — || — || —
| — || 30 || — || — || —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "What This World Is Coming To"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Beck]])</span>
! scope="row"| "What This World Is Coming To"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Beck]])</span>
| — || — || — || —{{efn|"What This World Is Coming To" did not enter the US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but did peak at number 43 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nate-ruess/chart-history/rkt/|title=Nate Ruess Chart History – Rock Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref>}} || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
|-
| colspan="18" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
| colspan="18" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Austria|AUT]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| AUT
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[GfK Entertainment|GER]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[GfK Entertainment|GER]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRL]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|ITA]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Dutch Top 40|NL]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;" |[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SWE]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;" |[[Dutch Top 40|SWI]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "It's for the Best"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Straylight Run]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
! scope="row"| "It's for the Best"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Straylight Run]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
| 2004
| 2004
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| ''[[Straylight Run (album)|Straylight Run]]''
| ''[[Straylight Run (album)|Straylight Run]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Kill Monsters in the Rain"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Steel Train]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
! scope="row"| "Kill Monsters in the Rain"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Steel Train]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
| 2007
| 2007
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| ''[[Trampoline (Steel Train album)|Trampoline]]''
| ''[[Trampoline (Steel Train album)|Trampoline]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Only Love"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2012/01/11/anthony-green-only-love-song/|publisher=[[Spinner (website)|Spinner]]|accessdate=October 26, 2012|date=January 11, 2012|title=Anthony Green Is in the Collaborative Spirit on 'Only Love' -- Song Premiere|author=Cameron Matthews}}</ref><br/><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Anthony Green (musician)|Anthony Green]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
! scope="row"| "Only Love"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2012/01/11/anthony-green-only-love-song/|publisher=[[Spinner (website)|Spinner]]|access-date=October 26, 2012|date=January 11, 2012|title=Anthony Green Is in the Collaborative Spirit on 'Only Love' – Song Premiere|author=Cameron Matthews|archive-date=February 3, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203001847/http://www.spinner.com/2012/01/11/anthony-green-only-love-song/|url-status=dead}}</ref><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Anthony Green (musician)|Anthony Green]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
| 2012
| 2012
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| ''[[Beautiful Things (album)|Beautiful Things]]''
| ''[[Beautiful Things (album)|Beautiful Things]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row"|"[[Just Give Me a Reason]]"<br/><span style="font-size:90%;">([[Pink (singer)|Pink]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
! scope="row"|"[[Just Give Me a Reason]]"<br /><span style="font-size:90%;">([[Pink (singer)|Pink]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| 2013
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||1|| 2
| 2
|
|
* US: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22JUST+GIVE+ME+A+REASON%22 |title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] |accessdate=12 October 2013}}</ref>
* RIAA: 4× Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22JUST+GIVE+ME+A+REASON%22 |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] |access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref>
* ARIA: 12× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Australia|certyear=2023|type=single|access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref>
* AUS: 5× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles|title=Australian Singles Chart: 01/07/2013 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|accessdate=2013-06-29}}</ref>
*BPI: 3× Platinum<ref name=BPI>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=15 May 2022|artist=Nate Ruess}}</ref>
* AUT: Gold<ref name="IFPIAustria">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin|title=Gold & Platin|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI Austria]]|language=German|accessdate=2010-09-21}}</ref>
*BVMI: 3× Gold<ref name="Germany's Gold and Platinum database2">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Pink|access-date=March 28, 2010}}</ref>
* CAN: 6× Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Just%20Give%20Me%20a%20Reason&ica=False&sa=Pink&sl=&smt=9&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|title=Music Canada: Pink (Just Give Me a Reason)|publisher=[[Music Canada]]|accessdate=2013-03-01}}</ref>
* GER: Platinum<ref name="Germany's Gold and Platinum database">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Pink|accessdate=2010-03-28}}</ref>
*FIMI: 3× Platinum<ref>{{Cite certification|region=Italy|title=Just Give Me a Reason|artist=Pink feat. Nate Ruess|id=1832|access-date=June 1, 2024}}</ref>
*GLF: 3× Platinum<ref>{{Cite certification|region=Sweden|type=single|certyear=2013|certweek=34|access-date=June 1, 2024}}</ref>
* NZ: 3× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2213|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|title=NZ Top 40: Singles Chart - 10 June 2013 |accessdate=2013-06-11}}</ref>
* IFPI AUT: Platinum<ref name="IFPIAustria">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin|title=Gold & Platin|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI Austria]]|language=de|access-date=September 21, 2010}}</ref>
*IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum<ref>{{Cite certification|region=Switzerland|title=Just Give Me a Reason|artist=P!nk feat. Nate Ruess|access-date=June 1, 2024}}</ref>
* MC: Diamond<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Just%20Give%20Me%20a%20Reason&ica=False&sa=Pink&sl=&smt=9&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|title=Music Canada: Pink (Just Give Me a Reason)|publisher=[[Music Canada]]|access-date=March 1, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212074104/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Just%20Give%20Me%20a%20Reason&ica=False&sa=Pink&sl=&smt=9&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|archive-date=December 12, 2013}}</ref>
* RMNZ: 3× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2013-06-07|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|title=NZ Top 40: Singles Chart – 10 June 2013 |access-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref>
| ''[[The Truth About Love (Pink album)|The Truth About Love]]''
| ''[[The Truth About Love (Pink album)|The Truth About Love]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Headlights (Eminem song)|Headlights]]"<br/><span style="font-size:90%;">([[Eminem]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
! scope="row"| "[[Headlights (Eminem song)|Headlights]]"<br /><span style="font-size:90%;">([[Eminem]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span><ref>{{cite web |last1=Camp |first1=Alexa |title=Eminem Makes Up with Mom in Spike Lee-Directed Music Video for "Headlights" |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/eminem-makes-up-with-mom-in-spike-lee-directed-music-video-for-headlights/ |website=Slant Magazine |date=May 11, 2014}}</ref>
| 2014
| 45 || 21 || — || 54 || — || — || 60 || — || — || 63
| 45 || 21 || — || 54 || — || — || — || — || — || 63
|
|
* RIAA: Platinum<ref>{{Cite certification|region=United States|artist=Eminem|title=Headlights|type=single|access-date=June 1, 2024}}</ref>
* AUS: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|accessdate=March 22, 2014|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart - 24/03/2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322200515/http://ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles|archivedate=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
*ARIA: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Australia|certyear=2024|type=single|access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref>
*BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI" />
| ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP 2]]''
| ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP 2]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Hands (2016 song)|Hands]]"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with various artists)</span>
! scope="row"| "Fool Me Too"<br /><span style="font-size:90%;">([[Emile Haynie]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| 2016
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|
|''[[We Fall]]''
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Saturday Night"<br /><span style="font-size:90%;">([[Brian Wilson]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|''[[No Pier Pressure]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Hands (2016 song)|Hands]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with various artists)</span>
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|{{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "[[I Want to Know What Love Is]]" (re-release)<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]] featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|{{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row" | "My Sacrifice" <br /><span style="font-size:90%;">(The Hot Guy Band featuring Nate Ruess)</span>
| 2017
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
| ''Let's Do Coke in the Bathroom''
|-
|-
| colspan="18" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
| colspan="18" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}
|}

===Guest appearances===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, showing other artist(s), year released and album name
|-
! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Other artist(s)
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Album
|-
!scope="row"|"Angel In The Snow"<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=JoyceManor |number=821821201915879424 |title=People I don't give enough credit: Nate Ruess. Helped write the chorus melody for Angel in the Snow, helped arrange the song &sang on it.
}}
</ref>
| 2016
| [[Joyce Manor]]
| ''[[Cody (Joyce Manor album)|Cody]]''

|-
!scope="row"|"Love You More"<ref>{{cite news |last1=William Cowen |first1=Trace |title=Watch Young Thug Perform 'Tick Tock' and 'Love You More' on 'Saturday Night Live' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/watch-young-thug-perform-on-saturday-night-live-travis-barker/ |access-date=October 19, 2021 |work=Complex |date=October 17, 2021}}</ref>
| 2021
| [[Young Thug]], [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]], [[Jeff Bhasker]]
| ''[[Punk (Young Thug album)|Punk]]''
|-
!scope="row"|"Global Access" <ref>{{Cite web |title=Young Thug Releases New Album "Business Is Business" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/690079-young-thug-releases-business-is-business |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.hotnewhiphop.com |date=June 23, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|2023
|Young Thug
|[[Business Is Business (Young Thug album)|''Business Is Business'']]
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:44, 21 December 2024

Nate Ruess
Ruess singing into a microphone
Ruess performing in 2015
Background information
Birth nameNathaniel Joseph Ruess[1]
Born (1982-02-26) February 26, 1982 (age 42)
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
OriginGlendale, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2000–present
LabelsFueled by Ramen
Member of
Websitenateruess.com
Signature

Nathaniel Joseph Ruess (pronounced /ruːs/ ROOSS;[2] born February 26, 1982)[3] is an American singer and songwriter. He formed the indie pop band The Format in 2002, and later went on to form the band fun. in 2008.[4]

He emerged as a solo act with his guest performance on P!nk's 2013 single "Just Give Me a Reason", which earned two nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards and won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration.[5] His 2015 single, "Nothing Without Love", marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist. It served as the lead single for his debut solo album, Grand Romantic (2015), which peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 and saw positive critical response.

Ruess has also co-written a number of commercially successful singles, including "Die Young" by Kesha, "Stay the Night" by Zedd and Hayley Williams, "Walk Me Home" by Pink and with Keith Urban, Maroon 5 and Ellie Goulding. His songwriting work has earned him the Hal David Starlight Award at the 2015 Songwriters Hall of Fame.[6]

Early life

[edit]

Ruess was born the second child of Larry Ruess and Bess Zinger.[7][8] His uncle, John Ruess, was a performer on Broadway and served as an influence for Ruess's musical ventures.[9]

In 1986, his family moved to a farm in Glendale, Arizona, due to repeated bouts of pneumonia Ruess faced as a child.[10] Ruess's pneumonia and the move are referenced in the lyrics of the song "The Gambler". Ruess remained in Arizona throughout his childhood and attended Deer Valley High School, graduating in 2000.[11] During his time in school, Ruess played in punk bands and upon graduation chose to pursue music professionally. In an interview with American Songwriter Ruess states, "I'm not one to take lessons, so I decided that the only way I was going to learn how to sing, if what they were saying was true, was to go in my car and put on any sort of music from a vocalist that might be really hard to mimic, turn it on as loud as possible and try to hit all those notes".[12] He took a job in a law firm as a way to support himself while he pursued his musical ambitions.[13]

In 2002, at the age of 19, he launched the band the Format with his longtime best friend, Sam Means. The Format was his first musical endeavor to gain widespread attention.

Career

[edit]

2000–2008: The Format

[edit]

After forming in 2000,[14] the Format released a five-song EP, titled EP, which generated local interest and led to the band being signed to Elektra Records in 2002. They released their first studio album, Interventions + Lullabies, on October 21, 2003, leading to more local mainstream success. The band's fanbase began to grow, and the Format released their second EP, Snails, with Atlantic Records in April 2005. However, while working on their second album, Dog Problems, they were dropped from Atlantic. They eventually created their own label, The Vanity Label, and released the album on July 10, 2006. On February 4, 2008, Ruess announced through the band's blog that the Format would not be making another album.[15]

2008–2014: fun.

[edit]
Ruess performing with Fun in March 2010.

Immediately after the split of the Format, Ruess contacted Jack Antonoff of Steel Train and Andrew Dost, formerly of Anathallo, to form a new band called fun. They released their first demo, "Benson Hedges", through Spin's September 20, 2009, article.[16] Four months after releasing their first single, "At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)", through Myspace on April 6, 2009, Fun released their first studio album, entitled Aim and Ignite. The album received generally positive reviews and peaked at 71 on the Billboard 200.

The band's first tour happened in 2008 supporting Jack's Mannequin and gained exposure opening for them as well as Paramore in 2010. On August 4, 2010, Fun announced that they had been signed to the Fueled by Ramen label.

In 2011, in collaboration with the band Panic! at the Disco, the band released the single, "C'mon" with limited vinyl release.[17]

Ruess performing in Tucson, Arizona in March 2012.

Their second album, Some Nights, was released on February 21, 2012, and featured production by Jeff Bhasker. The album's first single, "We Are Young", which features guest singer Janelle Monáe, was released September 20, 2011. The song was covered on Glee in December 2011, featured in a Chevy Sonic commercial during the Super Bowl in February 2012, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 8, 2012. The album has become a success throughout the world, selling nearly three million copies. The album's title song, "Some Nights", reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number 1 on the Alternative Songs chart.

On February 10, 2013, Fun won a Grammy for "We Are Young". Upon receiving the Grammy, Ruess commented, "I don't know what I was thinking writing the chorus for this song. If this is in HD, everyone can see our faces, and we are not very young. We've been doing this for 12 years, and I just got to say we could not do this without the help of all the fans that we've had keeping us afloat for the last 12 years."[18] Fun also won the Grammy for Best New Artist.[19]

Alongside Fun, Ruess had been a supporting vocalist for many different songs across genres. In 2012, he was featured on "Only Love" from Anthony Green's second solo album, Beautiful Things, and in 2013 was featured on Pink's album, The Truth About Love, in the song "Just Give Me a Reason". The song began as a simple songwriting session with Pink. She decided the song needed another side to it and subsequently a male part was written. While at first reluctant, with Pink encouraging him, he decided to participate in the duet.[20] The song eventually topped the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first number-one single as a solo artist and his second overall. After the success of "Just Give Me a Reason", Ruess was featured on Eminem's eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 on the track "Headlights". Many of Ruess' lyrics were borrowed from a previously unreleased track, "Jumping the Shark", written during the Aim and Ignite sessions.

In 2014, the band released the single "Sight of the Sun" for the HBO series Girls after being approached by show creator Lena Dunham.[21]

On June 18, 2014, Fun debuted a new song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon called "Harsh Lights". It would be the last new Fun song performed before Ruess' pursuing his career as a solo artist, however the band has made it clear that they are on hiatus, not splitting up.

2014–2017: Solo music projects

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On February 5, 2015, Fun posted on their official website their status stating "there was no new Fun album in the works"; instead stating all three members were pursuing their own projects.

Fun was founded by the three of us at a time when we were coming out of our own bands. One thing that has always been so special about Fun is that we exist as three individuals in music who come together to do something collaborative. We make Fun records when we are super inspired to do so. Currently Nate is working on his first solo album, Andrew is scoring films, and Jack is on tour and working on Bleachers music. The three of us have always followed inspiration wherever it leads us. Sometimes that inspiration leads to Fun music, sometimes it leads to musical endeavors outside of Fun. We see all of it as part of the ecosystem that makes Fun, fun.[22]

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Ruess added, "You get a little selfish about the songs that you write, and it's really hard to do that in a group setting, where there are two other people, and you have to think about everybody else's feelings. I'm writing and singing these songs about myself. When you work with producers versus bandmates, that line becomes a lot less blurry."[5]

In addition to his solo album, Ruess was invited to perform on Brian Wilson's album No Pier Pressure. Wilson, who co-founded the Beach Boys, likened Ruess' voice to his deceased brother and former bandmate Carl Wilson.[23] Ruess then contributed guest vocals to the frequent collaborator Emile Haynie's 2015 release, We Fall. Ruess' then released his first single from his debut album, titled Nothing Without Love, which was sent to the alternative radio on February 23, 2015.[24]

On March 23, 2015, he made the first of multiple appearances, as a guest advisor on the eighth season on The Voice.[25] On April 6, 2015, Ruess announced his debut album would be called Grand Romantic, and it was released on June 16, 2015.[26] On April 27, 2015, Ruess released the opening track from his debut album, titled "AhHa".[27]

In May 2015, he released another song, titled "Great Big Storm", in correlation with the announcement of his solo tour. The song "What The World is Coming To" features guest vocals from American singer-songwriter and musician Beck. It was released as part of the countdown to his new solo album. On May 31, 2015, Ruess made his live debut as a solo artist with his newly formed backup band called the Band Romantic. He performed in Utrecht, Netherlands, at the intimate Tivoli/Vredenburg Cloud Nine location. The set list consisted of the 3 released tracks from "Grand Romantic", several then-unheard tracks from the same album, and songs from Fun such as "Some Nights", "We Are Young", and "Carry On". He also performed "Just Give Me a Reason". On June 1, 2015, Ruess released a new track from his solo album "Grand Romantic", titled "What This World Is Coming To".

On January 1, 2016, Ruess played during the 1st period intermission at the NHL Winter Classic in Foxboro, Massachusetts. On January 12, 2016, he released a music video for his song "Take It Back" starring actor Patrick Fischler[28] and also features a guitar solo from Jeff Tweedy of the band Wilco.[29]

2018–present: songwriting and podcast host

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In 2018, Ruess was credited as a composer and lyricist for Keith Urban on his release Graffiti U. He helped write Urban's track "Way Too Long". Additionally, Ruess has been working as a songwriter and producer. In 2019, he collaborated again with Pink for the track "Walk Me Home", which was released in February for her eighth studio album, called Hurts 2B Human. In 2020, Ruess had songwriting credits on Halsey's Manic and Kesha's High Road.

On February 3, 2020, Ruess and Sam Means performed a surprise acoustic set together in place of a promised live screening of the Format's 2007 concert film Live at the Mayan Theatre, the first time the duo performed in almost six years. The band subsequently announced reunion shows in Chicago, Phoenix and New York City.[30] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was postponed multiple times before it was ultimately canceled.[31] Hayley Williams from Paramore believes that Nate secretly used a moniker Benjamin Eli Hanna to co-write the song "Stay the Night".[32]

In November 2021, he appeared on Saturday Night Live as part of musical guest Young Thug's performance of "Love You More."[33] The same year Ruess launched ClayneCast, a podcast about the Lethal Weapon TV series, with his accomplice Drew of the podcast Globe Hell Warning, and his friend, ChapoFYM co-host Tom.[34] It can be found on Spotify,[35] Apple Podcasts,[36] Soundcloud[37] as well as bonus video content on Patreon.[38] As of 2023, the podcast has covered the entire three seasons of the Lethal Weapon TV series, all 4 Lethal Weapon movies, as well as all episodes of the crime-mystery show Houdini & Doyle. In 2024, the show started its fifth season. This season started out as a re-watch of the Lethal Weapon TV series, but after 13 episodes was abandoned in favor of watching the Mission: Impossible series of films.

In 2023, Ruess collaborated with the hosts of the podcasts Episode One, Chapo Trap House, and Podcast About List to create the E1 exclusive Sodas, stylized as a 110-minute podcast audio-only film lampooning common tropes in children's animated media. Ruess provided vocals alongside Raina Douris on the episode-exclusive track "All the Bubbles in the World", though he remained uncredited in the public-facing marketing of the episode. His involvement was confirmed by posts on the Episode One Patreon page.[39][40] He also appeared in Episode One's scripted episode "The Ballad of Brewer Grouse" as Soap Weathers, a folk musician who makes music for infants and the nemesis of the title character. He wrote and performed an original song called "The Sun's Birthday" for the episode.[41]

Personal life

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From 2009 to 2013, Ruess dated fashion designer Rachel Antonoff, the sister of Fun guitarist Jack Antonoff.[42] Rachel and Ruess both provided backing vocals for the song "Dakota" from the 2007 album Trampoline by Jack's band Steel Train.[43] Later, Rachel sang on some Fun songs and appeared in the video for "We Are Young". Rachel and Ruess collaborated on The Ally Coalition, an activist project to raise awareness of LGBTQ issues.[44][45][46]

Ruess began dating English fashion designer Charlotte Ronson in March 2014.[47] They had their first child, a son, in early 2017.[48] They had their second child, a daughter, in March 2019.[49]

Ruess has stated that Drew and Tom, his co-hosts on ClayneCast, are his best friends.[50]

Discography

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Further information: The Format § Discography, and Fun discography

Solo albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[51] 		US
Alt
[52] 		US
Rock
[53] 		CAN
[54] 		AUS
[55]
Grand Romantic
  • Released: June 16, 2015
  • Label: Fueled by Ramen (549145)
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download, LP
 7 1 1 16 61

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[56] 		US
Adult
Pop
[57] 		US
Alt
Airplay
[58] 		US
Rock
[59] 		CAN
[60]
"Nothing Without Love" 2015 77 14 24 6 90 Grand Romantic
"AhHa"[61] — — — — —
"Great Big Storm" — 30 — — —
"What This World Is Coming To"
(featuring Beck) 		— — — —[a] —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US AUS AUT CAN GER ITA NZ SWE SWI UK
"It's for the Best"
(Straylight Run featuring Nate Ruess) 		2004 — — — — — — — — — — Straylight Run
"Kill Monsters in the Rain"
(Steel Train featuring Nate Ruess) 		2007 — — — — — — — — — — Trampoline
"Only Love"[63]
(Anthony Green featuring Nate Ruess) 		2012 — — — — — — — — — — Beautiful Things
"Just Give Me a Reason"
(Pink featuring Nate Ruess) 		2013 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[64]
  • ARIA: 12× Platinum[65]
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[66]
  • BVMI: 3× Gold[67]
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum[68]
  • GLF: 3× Platinum[69]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[70]
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[71]
  • MC: Diamond[72]
  • RMNZ: 3× Platinum[73]
 The Truth About Love
"Headlights"
(Eminem featuring Nate Ruess)[74] 		2014 45 21 — 54 — — — — — 63 The Marshall Mathers LP 2
"Fool Me Too"
(Emile Haynie featuring Nate Ruess) 		2015 — — — — — — — — — — We Fall
"Saturday Night"
(Brian Wilson featuring Nate Ruess) 		— — — — — — — — — — No Pier Pressure
"Hands"
(with various artists) 		2016 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"I Want to Know What Love Is" (re-release)
(Foreigner featuring Nate Ruess) 		— — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"My Sacrifice"
(The Hot Guy Band featuring Nate Ruess) 		2017 — — — — — — — — — — Let's Do Coke in the Bathroom
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, showing other artist(s), year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Angel In The Snow"[77] 2016 Joyce Manor Cody
"Love You More"[78] 2021 Young Thug, Gunna, Jeff Bhasker Punk
"Global Access" [79] 2023 Young Thug Business Is Business

Notes

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  1. ^ "What This World Is Coming To" did not enter the US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but did peak at number 43 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart.[62]

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