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{{short description|American pop band}}
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| origin = New York City,<!-- Links not needed per MOS:OVERLINK --> U.S.
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* [[Indie pop]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Estella|last=Hung|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/115738-Fun.-aim-and-ignite/|title=Fun.: Aim and Ignite < Reviews|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=November 18, 2009|access-date=November 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120050502/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/115738-fun.-aim-and-ignite/|archive-date=November 20, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| origin = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]
* [[indie rock]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Leahey|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/fun-mn0002129441#biography|title=Fun. Biography|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 22, 2024}}</ref>
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* [[pop rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/03/18/148754959/how-a-band-called-fun-found-its-way-to-no-1|title=How A Band Called 'fun.' Found Its Way To No. 1|work=[[NPR]]|date=March 16, 2012|access-date=September 18, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Indie pop]]<ref name=indiepop>{{cite web|last=Kellman|first=Andy|title=Fun. - biography and credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fun-mn0002129441|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=March 12, 2013}}</ref>
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* {{nowrap|[[baroque pop]]}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067167/2012s-most-anticipated-debut-albums|title=2012's Most Anticipated Debut Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 19, 2012|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>
* [[alternative rock]]
* {{nowrap|[[indie rock]]}}
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* [[baroque pop]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title= 2012's Most Anticipated Debut Albums |date= January 19, 2012 |magazine= Billboard |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067167/2012s-most-anticipated-debut-albums |accessdate= May 7, 2016}}</ref>
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| years_active = 2008–2015 (on hiatus)
| years_active = 2008–2015{{efn|Indefinite hiatus}}
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* [[Nettwerk Records|Nettwerk]]
* [[Nettwerk Records|Nettwerk]]
* [[Fueled by Ramen]]
* [[Fueled by Ramen]]
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| spinoff_of = {{hlist|[[The Format]]|[[Anathallo]]|[[Steel Train]]}}
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| website = {{URL|ournameisfun.com}}
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* [[The Format]]
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* [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]]
* [[Steel Train]]
* [[Nate Ruess]]
* [[Anathallo]]
* [[Jack Antonoff]]
*[[Panic! At The Disco]]
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| website = {{URL|ournameisfun.com}}
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| current_members = * [[Nate Ruess]]
* [[Andrew Dost]]
* [[Andrew Dost]]
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'''Fun''' (stylized as '''fun.''') is an American [[indie pop]] group based in [[New York City]]. The band was formed by [[Nate Ruess]] (former lead singer of [[The Format]]), with [[Andrew Dost]] (of [[Anathallo]]), and [[Jack Antonoff]] (of [[Steel Train]] and [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]]).<ref>Martin, Hannah (September 15, 2009). "A new dynamic to Fun: Nate Ruess", ''[[Boston Globe]]'', p. G3.</ref> To date, Fun has released two albums: ''[[Aim and Ignite]]'' in August 2009 and ''[[Some Nights (album)|Some Nights]]'' in February 2012.
'''Fun''' (stylized as '''fun.''') is an American [[pop rock]]<ref>https://www.npr.org/2012/03/18/148754959/how-a-band-called-fun-found-its-way-to-no-1</ref> band based in [[New York City]]. The band consists of [[Jack Antonoff]] (of [[Steel Train]]), [[Andrew Dost]] (of [[Anathallo]]), and [[Nate Ruess]] (of [[the Format]]).<ref>Martin, Hannah (September 15, 2009). "A new dynamic to Fun: Nate Ruess", ''[[Boston Globe]]'', p. G3.</ref>


The band is best known for three hit singles from ''[[Some Nights (album)|Some Nights]]'': Grammy Award-winning "[[We Are Young]]" (featuring [[Janelle Monáe]]), "[[Some Nights (song)|Some Nights]]", and "[[Carry On (Fun song)|Carry On]]". "We Are Young" reached number one on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and [[Hot Digital Songs|Digital Songs]] charts. It also peaked at number one in the United Kingdom. "Some Nights" was released as the album's second single in June 2012, peaking at number three on the Hot 100 chart and becoming Fun's second Top 10 single, as well as the band's second song to reach platinum status in the United States.
Fun formed in 2008, and their debut studio album, ''[[Aim and Ignite]]'', was released in 2009 to moderate commercial success. The band rose to prominence with the release of their second album, ''[[Some Nights (album)|Some Nights]]'', in 2012. The album peaked at number three on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, and topped [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'']]'s [[Top Alternative Albums]] and [[Top Rock Albums]] charts. It spawned their biggest hit singles to date: "[[We Are Young]]" featuring [[Janelle Monáe]], "[[Some Nights (song)|Some Nights]]" and "[[Carry On (Fun song)|Carry On]]", all of which reached the top 20 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] with "We Are Young" peaking at number one. At the [[55th Annual Grammy Awards]], they won the award for [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] for their song "[[We Are Young]]"; they also won the award for [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |title=55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees: General |publisher=Grammy.com |access-date=February 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207032519/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |archive-date=December 7, 2014 }}</ref>

Fun's song "We Are Young" won the Grammy awards for [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] in 2013. Additionally, Fun was a nominee for four other [[Grammy Awards]]: Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo or Group Performance (both for "We Are Young") along with Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album (both for ''[[Some Nights (album)|Some Nights]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |title=55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees: General |publisher=Grammy.com |accessdate=February 10, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207032519/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |archivedate=December 7, 2014 |df= }}</ref>


==History==
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===2008: Career beginnings and formation===
===2008: Career beginnings and formation===


In February 2008, [[Nate Ruess]]'s former band [[The Format]] split up. Immediately afterwards, Nate Ruess asked Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff to join his new project. Dost had toured with The Format and provided various instrumentation, and Ruess met Antonoff after The Format toured with Steel Train.<ref>[http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=467591 Introducing: Fun.]. Retrieved June 11, 2010.</ref> The three began working together in [[New Jersey]] within a week. Ruess sang melodies while the other two provided music for them.<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=About - Fun |url=http://ournameisFun.com/about |accessdate=November 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505083735/http://www.ournameisfun.com/about |archive-date=May 5, 2010 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The first demo song the band recorded was "Benson Hedges", which was made available free in ''[[Spin magazine|Spin]]'''s August 20, 2008 article on the band.<ref>Kiser, Matt. "[http://spin.com/articles/members-format-steel-train-anathallo-unite-fun Members of the Format, Steel Train, Anathallo Unite as Fun.]", Spin, August 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-19.</ref> In November 2008, fun embarked on their first tour opening for [[Jack's Mannequin]]. Their first show was played in Denver, Colorado on November 5, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/archive_4628|title=Jack’s Mannequin to play entire new album on fall tour - News - Alternative Press|publisher=}}</ref> A couple of early demos and covers from other bands were performed. Fun then approached Steven McDonald, who produced [[The Format]]'s album ''[[Dog Problems]]'' with Ruess, to produce their debut album. McDonald was enthusiastic about the project and stated, "I can’t believe what we’re working on here. This crushes anything I’ve ever done."<ref name="about"/>
In February 2008, [[Nate Ruess]]'s former band [[the Format]] split up. Immediately afterwards, Nate Ruess asked Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff to join his new project. Dost had toured with the Format and provided various instrumentation, and Ruess met Antonoff after the Format toured with Steel Train.<ref>[http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=467591 Introducing: Fun.]. Retrieved June 11, 2010.</ref> The three began working together in [[New Jersey]] within a week. Ruess sang melodies while the other two provided music for them.<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=About - Fun |url=http://ournameisFun.com/about |access-date=November 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505083735/http://www.ournameisfun.com/about |archive-date=May 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The first demo song the band recorded was "Benson Hedges", which was made available free in ''[[Spin magazine|Spin]]'''s August 20, 2008 article on the band.<ref>Kiser, Matt. "[http://spin.com/articles/members-format-steel-train-anathallo-unite-fun Members of the Format, Steel Train, Anathallo Unite as Fun.]", Spin, August 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-19.</ref> In November 2008, fun embarked on their first tour opening for [[Jack's Mannequin]]. Their first show was played in Denver, Colorado on November 5, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/archive_4628|title=Jack's Mannequin to play entire new album on fall tour - News - Alternative Press|website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=September 3, 2008}}</ref> A couple of early demos and covers from other bands were performed. Fun then approached Steven McDonald, who produced [[the Format]]'s album ''[[Dog Problems]]'' with Ruess, to produce their debut album. McDonald was enthusiastic about the project and stated, "I can't believe what we're working on here. This crushes anything I've ever done."<ref name="about"/>


===2009–2010: ''Aim and Ignite''===
===2009–2010: ''Aim and Ignite''===
Recording took place in the fall of 2008. The band's first single, "At Least I'm Not as Sad As I Used to Be" was made available as a free download on the band's [[Myspace]] page on April 6, 2009.<ref name="AtLeast">{{cite web |title=Dear You: Letter from Nate + new song! |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=402387619&blogId=481510377 |date=April 6, 2009 |work=Fun.'s MySpace Blog |accessdate=November 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |archive-date=February 7, 2009 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''Aim and Ignite'' was released on August 25, 2009 and received positive reviews. [[AbsolutePunk.net]]'s Drew Beringer praised the album, stating it was "what a pop album 'should' sound like" and "the most essential pop album of 2009."<ref name="absolutepunk">{{cite web |last=Beringer |first=Drew |title=Fun. - Aim & Ignite - Album Review |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1215392 |date=July 25, 2009 |work=AbsolutePunk.net |accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref> [[Allmusic]] called the album "progressive, but in the best possible way" and admired Ruess's lyrics for "investigating the larger truths of life...with a witty approach that keeps the songs bubbling merrily along on a positive note".<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Poet |first=J. |title=allmusic ((( Aim and Ignite > Review )))
Recording took place in the fall of 2008. The band's first single, "At Least I'm Not as Sad As I Used to Be" was made available as a free download on the band's [[Myspace]] page on April 6, 2009.<ref name="AtLeast">{{cite web |title=Dear You: Letter from Nate + new song! |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=402387619&blogId=481510377 |date=April 6, 2009 |work=Fun.'s MySpace Blog |access-date=November 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |archive-date=February 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''Aim and Ignite'' was released on August 25, 2009, and received positive reviews. [[AbsolutePunk.net]]'s Drew Beringer praised the album, stating it was "what a pop album 'should' sound like" and "the most essential pop album of 2009".<ref name="absolutepunk">{{cite web |last=Beringer |first=Drew |title=Fun. - Aim & Ignite - Album Review |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1215392 |date=July 25, 2009 |work=AbsolutePunk.net |access-date=November 23, 2009}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] called the album "progressive, but in the best possible way" and admired Ruess's lyrics for "investigating the larger truths of life...with a witty approach that keeps the songs bubbling merrily along on a positive note".<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Poet |first=J. |title=Aim and Ignite > Review|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1621278/review|pure_url=yes}} |work=AllMusic |access-date=February 26, 2010}}</ref> Dave de Sylvia of Sputnikmusic wrote, "''Aim and Ignite'' isn't the most consistent pop album around," but he ultimately commended the album as "a superbly mixed and arranged album made by musicians who clearly understand the limits and potential of pop music".<ref name="sputnikmusic">{{cite web |last=de Sylvia |first=Dave |title=Fun. - Aim and Ignite Review |url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=39469 |date=August 18, 2009 |work=sputnikmusic |access-date=November 23, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100106032836/http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=39469 |archive-date= 6 January 2010 }}</ref> Estella Hung of [[PopMatters]] was less impressed with the album. She praised songs "Be Calm" and "The Gambler", but criticized the lyrics and production of the album's early tracks. Hung concluded that while ''Aim and Ignite'' is "pretty original to say the least", it "fails to live up to the Format's last outing."<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web |last=Hung |first=Estella |title=Fun.: Aim and Ignite < Reviews |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/115738-Fun.-aim-and-ignite/ |date=November 18, 2009 |work=PopMatters |access-date=November 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107043503/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/115738-Fun.-aim-and-ignite/ |archive-date= Jan 7, 2010 }}</ref> Popdose's Ken Shane called the album "an interesting and unusual listen". Shane applauded the album's songwriting and said "many of the songs are really good," but he objected to the "cute" production, desiring to hear the band "in a more stripped-down form." He ended his review with: "I have a similar problem with Dr. Dog, a band that was recommended to me by a number of people. I think much of their recorded work is too fussed over, but when I saw them live and their sound was more stripped down out of necessity, emphasizing their powerful songwriting, I thought they were wonderful. Perhaps the same fate awaits me with Fun."<ref>{{cite web |last=Shane |first=Ken |title=CD Review: Fun., "Aim and Ignite" |url=http://popdose.com/cd-review-fun-aim-and-ignite/ |date=August 27, 2009 |work=Popdose |access-date=November 23, 2009}}</ref> In reviewing the album, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' called some of the arrangements "theatrical, much like those on [[Panic! at the Disco]]'s [[A Fever You Can't Sweat Out|2005 debut]]".<ref>Dunham, Nancy (September 18, 2009). "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/17/AR2009091701458.html CD Review: Fun.: Aim and Ignite]", ''[[The Washington Post]]'', p. T8.</ref> The album reached number 26 on Sputnikmusic's top 50 albums of 2009. The album peaked at 71 on the U.S. album charts.
|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1621278/review|pure_url=yes}} |work=Allmusic |accessdate=February 26, 2010}}</ref> Dave de Sylvia of [[Sputnikmusic]] wrote, "''Aim and Ignite'' isn’t the most consistent pop album around," but he ultimately commended the album as "a superbly mixed and arranged album made by musicians who clearly understand the limits and potential of pop music".<ref name="sputnikmusic">{{cite web |last=de Sylvia |first=Dave |title=Fun. - Aim and Ignite Review |url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=39469 |date=August 18, 2009 |work=sputnikmusic |accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref> Estella Hung of [[PopMatters]] was less impressed with the album. She praised songs "Be Calm" and "The Gambler", but criticized the lyrics and production of the album's early tracks. Hung concluded that while ''Aim and Ignite'' is "pretty original to say the least", it "fails to live up to the Format’s last outing."<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web |last=Hung |first=Estella |title=Fun.: Aim and Ignite < Reviews |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/115738-Fun.-aim-and-ignite/ |date=November 18, 2009 |work=PopMatters |accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref> Popdose's Ken Shane called the album "an interesting and unusual listen." Shane applauded the album's songwriting and said "many of the songs are really good," but he objected to the "cute" production, desiring to hear the band "in a more stripped-down form." He ended his review with: "I have a similar problem with Dr. Dog, a band that was recommended to me by a number of people. I think much of their recorded work is too fussed over, but when I saw them live and their sound was more stripped down out of necessity, emphasizing their powerful songwriting, I thought they were wonderful. Perhaps the same fate awaits me with Fun."<ref>{{cite web |last=Shane |first=Ken |title=CD Review: Fun., "Aim and Ignite" |url=http://popdose.com/cd-review-fun-aim-and-ignite/ |date=August 27, 2009 |work=Popdose |accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref> In reviewing the album, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' called some of the arrangements "theatrical, much like those on [[Panic! at the Disco]]'s [[A Fever You Can't Sweat Out|2005 debut]]".<ref>Dunham, Nancy (September 18, 2009). "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/17/AR2009091701458.html CD Review: Fun.: Aim and Ignite]", ''[[The Washington Post]]'', p. T8.</ref> The album reached number 26 on Sputnikmusic's top 50 albums of 2009. The album peaked at 71 on the U.S. album charts.


Fun began its first North American tour on November 8, 2008, opening for [[Jack's Mannequin]]<ref name="IntroducingFun.">{{cite web |last=Tate |first=Jason |title=Introducing: Fun. - News Article |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=467591 |date=November 8, 2008 |work=AbsolutePunk.net |accessdate=November 24, 2009}}</ref> as well as opening for them again in February 2010, followed by their first U.K. appearances in March. In April 2010, Fun supported [[Paramore]]'s headline tour.<ref>[http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/01/paramore-to-tour-us-with-fun-reliant-k.html ''Paramore to tour U.S. with Fun. and Relient K'']. Retrieved June 11, 2010.</ref> The band then embarked on a full U.K. tour in May. On August 4, 2010, Fun announced that they had signed with label [[Fueled by Ramen]].<ref name="FueledByRamen">{{cite web |title= Special Letter From Nate & Live Web Chats with Fun.! |url= http://ournameisFun.com/news/special-letter-nate-live-web-chars-fun-566 |date= August 4, 2010 |work= Fun.'s Website |accessdate= August 4, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101127070034/http://ournameisfun.com/news/special-letter-nate-live-web-chars-fun-566 |archive-date= November 27, 2010 |dead-url= yes |df= mdy-all }}</ref> In 2010, Fun's single "Walking the Dog" was used in a commercial for the travel site [[Expedia.com]].<ref name="YouTube">{{cite AV media |title= New Expedia TV ad with 'Walking The Dog' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5hcH8Kr4U |date=May 26, 2010 |accessdate=September 4, 2010|publisher=Fun}}</ref> [[Will Noon]] (formerly of [[Straylight Run]]) played drums with Fun on tour, according to Noon's Twitter page.<ref>{{cite web|author=willnoon |url=https://twitter.com/willnoon/ |title=will noon (willnoon) op Twitter |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=August 13, 2011}}</ref> To celebrate the Paramore U.K. tour and the band's new single "Walking the Dog", Hassle Records gave away a free download of an acoustic version of the track.<ref name="amplified1">{{cite web|last=Bhamra |first=Satvir |url=http://amplified.tv/2010/11/15/download-%e2%80%98walking-the-dog%e2%80%99-acoustic-by-fun-for-free/ |title=FREE Download: 'Walking The Dog' (acoustic) by fun |publisher=Amplified.tv |date=November 15, 2010 |accessdate=August 13, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124134817/http://amplified.tv/2010/11/15/download-%E2%80%98walking-the-dog%E2%80%99-acoustic-by-fun-for-free/ |archivedate=November 24, 2010 }}</ref>
Fun began its first North American tour on November 8, 2008, opening for [[Jack's Mannequin]]<ref name="IntroducingFun.">{{cite web |last=Tate |first=Jason |title=Introducing: Fun. - News Article |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=467591 |date=November 8, 2008 |work=AbsolutePunk.net |access-date=November 24, 2009}}</ref> as well as opening for them again in February 2010, followed by their first U.K. appearances in March. In April 2010, Fun supported [[Paramore]]'s headline tour.<ref>[http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/01/paramore-to-tour-us-with-fun-reliant-k.html ''Paramore to tour U.S. with Fun. and Relient K'']. Retrieved June 11, 2010.</ref> The band then embarked on a full U.K. tour in May. On August 4, 2010, Fun announced that they had signed with label [[Fueled by Ramen]].<ref name="FueledByRamen">{{cite web |title= Special Letter From Nate & Live Web Chats with Fun.! |url= http://ournameisFun.com/news/special-letter-nate-live-web-chars-fun-566 |date= August 4, 2010 |work= Fun.'s Website |access-date= August 4, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101127070034/http://ournameisfun.com/news/special-letter-nate-live-web-chars-fun-566 |archive-date= November 27, 2010 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref> In 2010, Fun's single "Walking the Dog" was used in a commercial for the travel site [[Expedia.com]].<ref name="YouTube">{{cite AV media |title= New Expedia TV ad with 'Walking The Dog' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5hcH8Kr4U | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/-B5hcH8Kr4U| archive-date=2021-10-29|date=May 26, 2010 |access-date=September 4, 2010|publisher=Fun}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Will Noon]] (formerly of [[Straylight Run]]) played drums with Fun on tour, according to Noon's Twitter page.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/willnoon/ |title=will noon (willnoon) |publisher=Twitter |access-date=August 13, 2011}}</ref> To celebrate the Paramore U.K. tour and the band's new single "Walking the Dog", Hassle Records gave away a free download of an acoustic version of the track.<ref name="amplified1">{{cite web|last=Bhamra |first=Satvir |url=http://amplified.tv/2010/11/15/download-%e2%80%98walking-the-dog%e2%80%99-acoustic-by-fun-for-free/ |title=FREE Download: 'Walking The Dog' (acoustic) by fun |publisher=Amplified.tv |date=November 15, 2010 |access-date=August 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124134817/http://amplified.tv/2010/11/15/download-%E2%80%98walking-the-dog%E2%80%99-acoustic-by-fun-for-free/ |archive-date=November 24, 2010 }}</ref>


===2011–present: ''Some Nights'' and hiatus===
===2011–2015: ''Some Nights'' and hiatus===
On May 17, 2011, the band released "C'mon" as a joint single with [[Panic! at the Disco]], for whom they opened on their 2011 [[Vices & Virtues Tour]]. On November 7, 2011, the band announced that their next album would be titled ''[[Some Nights (album)|Some Nights]]''. Its first single, called "[[We Are Young]]" featuring Janelle Monáe, has since been used in several other media, including television series ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Gossip Girl Music - Season 5, Episode 24|url=http://www.cwtv.com/music/gossip-girl/season-5/episode-524|publisher=The CW|accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref> ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=90210 Music - Season 4, Episode 24|url=http://www.cwtv.com/music/90210/season-4/episode-424|publisher=The CW|accessdate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', and ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'';<ref>{{cite web|last=Sepinwall|first=Alan|title=Review: 'Chuck' - 'Chuck vs. the Baby': The mother and child reunion|url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/chuck-chuck-vs-the-baby-the-mother-and-child-reunion|work=HitFix|date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> commercials for [[Chevrolet]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuvoSw1TiJ8 |title=Chevy Sonic "Stunt Anthem" |publisher=YouTube |date=January 27, 2012 |accessdate=February 2, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201174303/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuvoSw1TiJ8 |archivedate=February 1, 2012 }}</ref> and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/123pibhargjknawdconwecown/event/index.html |title=Apple - Apple Events - Apple Special Event March 2012 |publisher=Events.apple.com.edgesuite.net |date=March 7, 2012 |accessdate=July 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306111748/http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/123pibhargjknawdconwecown/event/index.html |archive-date=March 6, 2013 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and in the trailer for [[Judd Apatow]]'<nowiki/>s film ''[[This Is 40]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Connell|first=Sean|title=This Is 40 Trailer Tackles Aging, Apatow Style|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/40-Trailer-Tackles-Aging-Apatow-Style-30662.html|publisher=CinemaBlend.com|accessdate=September 25, 2012|date=April 27, 2012}}</ref> On December 12, 2011, the band's song "One Foot" was available for instant streaming and free download on ''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]'''s website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=7290 |title=Free Music: Fun - Nylon Magazine |publisher=Nylonmag.com |date=December 12, 2011 |accessdate=July 11, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509160810/http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=7290 |archivedate=May 9, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
On May 17, 2011, the band released "C'mon" as a joint single with [[Panic! at the Disco]], for whom they opened on their 2011 [[Vices & Virtues Tour]]. On November 7, 2011, the band announced that their next album would be titled ''[[Some Nights (album)|Some Nights]]''. Its first single, called "[[We Are Young]]" featuring Janelle Monáe, has since been used in several other media, including television series ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Gossip Girl Music - Season 5, Episode 24|url=http://www.cwtv.com/music/gossip-girl/season-5/episode-524|publisher=The CW|access-date=May 16, 2012}}</ref> ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=90210 Music - Season 4, Episode 24|url=http://www.cwtv.com/music/90210/season-4/episode-424|publisher=The CW|access-date=May 18, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', and ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'';<ref>{{cite web|last=Sepinwall|first=Alan|title=Review: 'Chuck' - 'Chuck vs. the Baby': The mother and child reunion|url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/chuck-chuck-vs-the-baby-the-mother-and-child-reunion|work=HitFix|date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> commercials for [[Chevrolet]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuvoSw1TiJ8 |title=Chevy Sonic "Stunt Anthem" |publisher=YouTube |date=January 27, 2012 |access-date=February 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201174303/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuvoSw1TiJ8 |archive-date=February 1, 2012 }}</ref> and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/123pibhargjknawdconwecown/event/index.html |title=Apple - Apple Events - Apple Special Event March 2012 |publisher=Events.apple.com.edgesuite.net |date=March 7, 2012 |access-date=July 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306111748/http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/123pibhargjknawdconwecown/event/index.html |archive-date=March 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and in the trailer for [[Judd Apatow]]'<nowiki/>s film ''[[This Is 40]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Connell|first=Sean|title=This Is 40 Trailer Tackles Aging, Apatow Style|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/40-Trailer-Tackles-Aging-Apatow-Style-30662.html|publisher=CinemaBlend.com|access-date=September 25, 2012|date=April 27, 2012}}</ref> On December 12, 2011, the band's song "One Foot" was available for instant streaming and free download on ''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]'''s website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=7290 |title=Free Music: Fun - Nylon Magazine |publisher=Nylonmag.com |date=December 12, 2011 |access-date=July 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509160810/http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=7290 |archive-date=May 9, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>


On February 13, 2012, the band released an album stream of ''Some Nights'' on their website along with a note from Ruess thanking fans for their ongoing support. Ruess states he is "over the moon about what you're about to hear and falling asleep knowing that as soon as I wake up, this will no longer be a dream."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ournameisFun.com/ |title=Fun |publisher=Ournameisfun.com |date=June 23, 2012 |accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> It was released on February 21, 2012 through [[Fueled by Ramen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2504882 |title=Fun. Album Title and Release Date |date=November 8, 2011 |accessdate=November 8, 2011|publisher=Absolute Punk}}</ref> The band kicked off the start of their North American tour in support of ''[[Some Nights (album)|Some Nights]]'' on February 29.<ref>{{cite web|last=Common|first=Tyler|title=fun. reveal spring 2012 tour dates|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/fun._reveal_spring_2012_tour_dates/|publisher=Alternative Press Online|accessdate=June 27, 2012}}</ref>
On February 13, 2012, the band released an album stream of ''Some Nights'' on their website along with a note from Ruess thanking fans for their ongoing support.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ournameisFun.com/ |title=Fun |publisher=Ournameisfun.com |date=June 23, 2012 |access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref> It was released on February 21, 2012, through [[Fueled by Ramen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2504882 |title=Fun. Album Title and Release Date |date=November 8, 2011 |access-date=November 8, 2011|publisher=Absolute Punk}}</ref> The band kicked off the start of their North American tour in support of ''[[Some Nights (album)|Some Nights]]'' on February 29.<ref>{{cite web|last=Common|first=Tyler|title=fun. reveal spring 2012 tour dates|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/fun._reveal_spring_2012_tour_dates/|publisher=Alternative Press Online|access-date=June 27, 2012}}</ref>


[[File:Fun. Concert in Vegas Nate and Jack.jpg|thumb|Fun performing in Las Vegas in 2012]]
On March 7, 2012, Fun's single "We Are Young" reached the No.&nbsp;1 spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. This makes Fun the first multi-member rock band to have a No.&nbsp;1 ''Billboard'' debut on the Hot 100 since [[Nickelback]]'s "[[How You Remind Me]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/502854/fun-tastic-we-are-young-tops-hot-100 |title=Fun.-tastic! 'We Are Young' Tops Hot 100 |publisher=Billboard.com |date=September 14, 2009 |accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> On April 11, 2012, Billboard.com announced that Fun's "We Are Young" also made Digital Sales history. As the song was at the No.&nbsp;1 spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for a sixth consecutive week, it has become the first, and at this time only, song that has ever gained 300,000+ downloads for seven weeks straight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/496322/hot-100-fun-makes-digital-sales-history-in-sixth-week-at-no-1 |title=Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts |work=Billboard |date=April 11, 2012 |author=Gary Trust |accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> The music video for the album's third single, "Carry On", was released in October 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/fun-get-reflective-in-carry-on-clip-20121024|title=Fun. Get Reflective in 'Carry On' Clip|date=October 24, 2012|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=October 29, 2012}}</ref> and was the third song from ''Some Nights'' to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.{{cn|date=April 2019}} The group performed "Some Nights" and "Carry On" on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on November 3,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/20/louis-ck-to-host-snl_n_1995122.html/ |title=Fun to be Musical Guest on SNL |work=The Huffington Post |accessdate=October 21, 2012 |first=Carol |last=Hartsell |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> and then performed "We Are Young" on the [[2012 MTV Europe Music Awards]] on November 11.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brodsky|first1=Rachel|title=2012 MTV EMA Performances: Watch Them All Here!|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2302651/2012-mtv-ema-performances-highlights/|publisher=MTV|accessdate=January 18, 2016}}</ref>
On March 7, 2012, Fun's single "We Are Young" reached the No.&nbsp;1 spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. This makes Fun the first multi-member rock band to have a No.&nbsp;1 ''Billboard'' debut on the Hot 100 since [[Nickelback]]'s "[[How You Remind Me]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/502854/fun-tastic-we-are-young-tops-hot-100 |title=Fun.-tastic! 'We Are Young' Tops Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard.com |date=September 14, 2009 |access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref> On April 11, 2012, Billboard.com announced that Fun's "We Are Young" also made Digital Sales history. As the song was at the No.&nbsp;1 spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for a sixth consecutive week, it has become the first, and at this time only, song that has ever gained 300,000+ downloads for seven weeks straight.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/496322/hot-100-fun-makes-digital-sales-history-in-sixth-week-at-no-1 |title=Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts |magazine=Billboard |date=April 11, 2012 |last=Trust |first=Gary |access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref> The music video for the album's third single, "Carry On", was released in October 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/fun-get-reflective-in-carry-on-clip-20121024|title=Fun. Get Reflective in 'Carry On' Clip|date=October 24, 2012|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 29, 2012|archive-date=October 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028013822/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/fun-get-reflective-in-carry-on-clip-20121024|url-status=dead}}</ref> The group performed "Some Nights" and "Carry On" on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on November 3,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/20/louis-ck-to-host-snl_n_1995122.html/ |title=Fun to be Musical Guest on SNL |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=October 21, 2012 |first=Carol |last=Hartsell |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> and then performed "We Are Young" on the [[2012 MTV Europe Music Awards]] on November 11.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brodsky|first1=Rachel|title=2012 MTV EMA Performances: Watch Them All Here!|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2302651/2012-mtv-ema-performances-highlights/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124212311/http://www.mtv.com/news/2302651/2012-mtv-ema-performances-highlights/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2016|publisher=MTV|access-date=January 18, 2016}}</ref>


The group performed at the [[55th Grammy Awards]], held February 10, 2013. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' predicted that "We Are Young" would bring home the Grammy in the categories [[Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] (writing, of the latter, "'We Are Young' is the kind of anthem this category is made for"), and that ''Some Nights'' would win for [[Best Pop Vocal Album]]. "We Are Young" won the Grammy for Song of the Year and was nominated for Record of the Year. Fun also won the Grammy for [[Best New Artist]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=''EW''{{'s}} [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] Picks |journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 8, 2013 |location=New York |page=26}}</ref> Ruess, after winning for "We Are Young", jokingly said, "I don't know what I was thinking, writing the chorus for this song. If this is in HD, everybody can see our faces, and we are not very young."<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ruess |first=Nate |authorlink=Nate Ruess |title=The Week's Best Sound Bites |journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 22, 2013 |location=New York |page=8}}</ref> On February 26, 2013, Fun released the music video for "[[Why Am I the One]]", the fourth single from the album.{{cn|date=April 2019}}
The group performed at the [[55th Grammy Awards]], held February 10, 2013. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' predicted that "We Are Young" would bring home the Grammy in the categories [[Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] (writing, of the latter, "'We Are Young' is the kind of anthem this category is made for"), and that ''Some Nights'' would win for [[Best Pop Vocal Album]]. "We Are Young" won the Grammy for Song of the Year and was nominated for Record of the Year. Fun also won the Grammy for [[Best New Artist]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''EW''{{'s}} Grammy Picks |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 8, 2013 |location=New York |page=26|title-link=Grammy Award }}</ref> Ruess, after winning for "We Are Young", jokingly said, "I don't know what I was thinking, writing the chorus for this song. If this is in HD, everybody can see our faces, and we are not very young."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ruess |first=Nate |author-link=Nate Ruess |title=The Week's Best Sound Bites |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 22, 2013 |location=New York |page=8}}</ref> On February 26, 2013, Fun released the music video for "[[Why Am I the One]]".


In September 2013, the band joined British rock legends [[Queen (band)|Queen]] for a special version of Queen's hit "[[Somebody to Love (Queen song)|Somebody to Love]]" then as a duet with the more modern version of the band in the form of [[Queen + Adam Lambert]] for "[[Fat Bottomed Girls]]" at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIGJECUU2rE Queen + Fun performing "Somebody to Love" & Queen + Adam Lambert featuring Fun performing "Fat Bottomed Girls" at iHeartRadio Festival 2013] Retrieved August 31, 2015</ref> In December 2013, Fun digitally released ''[[Before Shane Went To Bangkok: Live in The USA]]'', a live EP with songs from both [[Aim and Ignite]] and [[Some Nights (album)|Some Nights]], as well as a recording of "What the Fuck", previously unreleased by the band. A vinyl release of the EP was released in March 2014.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://ournameisfun.fanbridge.com/campaigns/show.php?id=1051102&sid=209536238 |author=Nate Ruess |title=FUN.: A Letter From Nate + A Free Live EP |date=December 17, 2013 |publisher=fanbridge.com |accessdate=December 17, 2013}}</ref>
In September 2013, the band joined [[Queen (band)|Queen]] for a special version of Queen's hit "[[Somebody to Love (Queen song)|Somebody to Love]]" then as a duet with the more modern version of the band in the form of [[Queen + Adam Lambert]] for "[[Fat Bottomed Girls]]" at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIGJECUU2rE Queen + Fun performing "Somebody to Love" & Queen + Adam Lambert featuring Fun performing "Fat Bottomed Girls" at iHeartRadio Festival 2013] Retrieved August 31, 2015</ref> In December 2013, Fun digitally released ''[[Before Shane Went To Bangkok: Live in The USA]]'', a live EP with songs from both ''[[Aim and Ignite]]'' and ''[[Some Nights (album)|Some Nights]]'', as well as a recording of "What the Fuck", previously unreleased by the band. A vinyl release of the EP was released in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ournameisfun.fanbridge.com/campaigns/show.php?id=1051102&sid=209536238 |last=Ruess |first=Nate |title=FUN.: A Letter From Nate + A Free Live EP |date=December 17, 2013 |publisher=fanbridge.com |access-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref> On June 18, 2014, Fun performed the song "Harsh Light" on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]''.


On February 4, 2015, the band announced on its Facebook page and their official website that they were not splitting up, but were taking some time off to pursue other projects. Antonoff later became the lead singer of the indie pop band [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]]. Dost is the lead singer of the band Metal Bubble Trio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trio |first=Metal Bubble |title=Metal Bubble Trio |url=https://metalbubbletrio.com/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Metal Bubble Trio |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2014, the band announced they are working on writing new material for an upcoming and unnamed album, however there was no time frame. On June 18, 2014, Fun performed a new song "Harsh Light" on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]''. This song was later released on Nate Ruess' solo album, ''[[Grand Romantic]]''.

On February 4, 2015, the band announced on its Facebook page and their official website that they are not splitting up, but are taking some time off to pursue other projects:
<blockquote>First and foremost, to answer the question that has been raised most often: Fun is not breaking up. Fun was founded by the 3 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 3 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 (band)|Bleachers]] music. The 3 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=https://www.facebook.com/ournameisfun|title=FUN - Facebook|publisher=FUN}}</ref></blockquote>

Ruess' debut solo album, ''Grand Romantic'', was released on June 15, 2015.


==Band members==
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| Nate Harold || 2009–2015 || bass guitar

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| Emily Moore || 2009–2015 || guitar, vocals, keyboards, saxophone, [[maracas]], violin
| [[Emily Moore (musician)|Emily Moore]] || 2009–2015 || guitar, vocals, keyboards, saxophone, [[maraca]]s, violin
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| Alex Townley || 2010–2011 || guitar
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| Ian Hare || 2010 || bass guitar<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/ournameisfun/posts/10153137742925712|title=Status update from FUN|publisher='Facebook''|work=Fun}}</ref>
| Ian Hare || 2010 || bass guitar<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/ournameisfun/posts/10153137742925712|title=Status update from FUN|publisher=Facebook|work=Fun}}</ref>
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| Liam O'Keefe || 2010 || guitar
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Fun is the winner of two [[Grammy Awards]], two [[Teen Choice Awards]], and one [[Billboard Music Award]].
Fun is the winner of two [[Grammy Awards]], two [[Teen Choice Awards]], and one [[Billboard Music Award]].


In 2010, they won Best Pop/Rock Song at the Independent Music Awards for "All the Pretty Girls".<ref>{{cite news|work=American Songwriter|accessdate=April 21, 2015|date=January 27, 2010|title=This Year’s Independent Music Award Winners Revealed|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/01/this-years-independent-music-award-winners-revealed/}}</ref>
In 2010, they won Best Pop/Rock Song at the Independent Music Awards for "All the Pretty Girls".<ref>{{cite news|work=American Songwriter|access-date=April 21, 2015|date=January 27, 2010|title=This Year's Independent Music Award Winners Revealed|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/01/this-years-independent-music-award-winners-revealed/}}</ref>

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==References==
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* {{Official website|http://www.ournameisFun.com/}}
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* [http://www.alterthepress.com/2009/05/interview-fun-230509.html Alter the Press Interview]
* [http://www.alterthepress.com/2009/05/interview-fun-230509.html Alter the Press Interview]
* [https://www.npr.org/2012/03/18/148754959/how-a-band-called-fun-found-its-way-to-no-1 March 18, 2012 NPR story and interview by Guy Raz]
* [https://www.npr.org/2012/03/18/148754959/how-a-band-called-fun-found-its-way-to-no-1 March 18, 2012 NPR story and interview by Guy Raz]
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"Fun." redirects here. For other uses, see Fun (disambiguation).

Fun
Fun performing in 2012
Fun performing in 2012
Background information
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
Years active2008–2015[a]
Labels
Spinoff of
Members
Websiteournameisfun.com

Fun (stylized as fun.) is an American pop rock[5] band based in New York City. The band consists of Jack Antonoff (of Steel Train), Andrew Dost (of Anathallo), and Nate Ruess (of the Format).[6]

Fun formed in 2008, and their debut studio album, Aim and Ignite, was released in 2009 to moderate commercial success. The band rose to prominence with the release of their second album, Some Nights, in 2012. The album peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and topped Billboard's Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. It spawned their biggest hit singles to date: "We Are Young" featuring Janelle Monáe, "Some Nights" and "Carry On", all of which reached the top 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with "We Are Young" peaking at number one. At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, they won the award for Song of the Year for their song "We Are Young"; they also won the award for Best New Artist.[7]

History

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2008: Career beginnings and formation

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In February 2008, Nate Ruess's former band the Format split up. Immediately afterwards, Nate Ruess asked Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff to join his new project. Dost had toured with the Format and provided various instrumentation, and Ruess met Antonoff after the Format toured with Steel Train.[8] The three began working together in New Jersey within a week. Ruess sang melodies while the other two provided music for them.[9] The first demo song the band recorded was "Benson Hedges", which was made available free in Spin's August 20, 2008 article on the band.[10] In November 2008, fun embarked on their first tour opening for Jack's Mannequin. Their first show was played in Denver, Colorado on November 5, 2008.[11] A couple of early demos and covers from other bands were performed. Fun then approached Steven McDonald, who produced the Format's album Dog Problems with Ruess, to produce their debut album. McDonald was enthusiastic about the project and stated, "I can't believe what we're working on here. This crushes anything I've ever done."[9]

2009–2010: Aim and Ignite

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Recording took place in the fall of 2008. The band's first single, "At Least I'm Not as Sad As I Used to Be" was made available as a free download on the band's Myspace page on April 6, 2009.[12] Aim and Ignite was released on August 25, 2009, and received positive reviews. AbsolutePunk.net's Drew Beringer praised the album, stating it was "what a pop album 'should' sound like" and "the most essential pop album of 2009".[13] AllMusic called the album "progressive, but in the best possible way" and admired Ruess's lyrics for "investigating the larger truths of life...with a witty approach that keeps the songs bubbling merrily along on a positive note".[14] Dave de Sylvia of Sputnikmusic wrote, "Aim and Ignite isn't the most consistent pop album around," but he ultimately commended the album as "a superbly mixed and arranged album made by musicians who clearly understand the limits and potential of pop music".[15] Estella Hung of PopMatters was less impressed with the album. She praised songs "Be Calm" and "The Gambler", but criticized the lyrics and production of the album's early tracks. Hung concluded that while Aim and Ignite is "pretty original to say the least", it "fails to live up to the Format's last outing."[16] Popdose's Ken Shane called the album "an interesting and unusual listen". Shane applauded the album's songwriting and said "many of the songs are really good," but he objected to the "cute" production, desiring to hear the band "in a more stripped-down form." He ended his review with: "I have a similar problem with Dr. Dog, a band that was recommended to me by a number of people. I think much of their recorded work is too fussed over, but when I saw them live and their sound was more stripped down out of necessity, emphasizing their powerful songwriting, I thought they were wonderful. Perhaps the same fate awaits me with Fun."[17] In reviewing the album, The Washington Post called some of the arrangements "theatrical, much like those on Panic! at the Disco's 2005 debut".[18] The album reached number 26 on Sputnikmusic's top 50 albums of 2009. The album peaked at 71 on the U.S. album charts.

Fun began its first North American tour on November 8, 2008, opening for Jack's Mannequin[19] as well as opening for them again in February 2010, followed by their first U.K. appearances in March. In April 2010, Fun supported Paramore's headline tour.[20] The band then embarked on a full U.K. tour in May. On August 4, 2010, Fun announced that they had signed with label Fueled by Ramen.[21] In 2010, Fun's single "Walking the Dog" was used in a commercial for the travel site Expedia.com.[22] Will Noon (formerly of Straylight Run) played drums with Fun on tour, according to Noon's Twitter page.[23] To celebrate the Paramore U.K. tour and the band's new single "Walking the Dog", Hassle Records gave away a free download of an acoustic version of the track.[24]

2011–2015: Some Nights and hiatus

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On May 17, 2011, the band released "C'mon" as a joint single with Panic! at the Disco, for whom they opened on their 2011 Vices & Virtues Tour. On November 7, 2011, the band announced that their next album would be titled Some Nights. Its first single, called "We Are Young" featuring Janelle Monáe, has since been used in several other media, including television series Gossip Girl,[25] 90210,[26] Glee, and Chuck;[27] commercials for Chevrolet[28] and Apple;[29] and in the trailer for Judd Apatow's film This Is 40.[30] On December 12, 2011, the band's song "One Foot" was available for instant streaming and free download on Nylon's website.[31]

On February 13, 2012, the band released an album stream of Some Nights on their website along with a note from Ruess thanking fans for their ongoing support.[32] It was released on February 21, 2012, through Fueled by Ramen.[33] The band kicked off the start of their North American tour in support of Some Nights on February 29.[34]

Fun performing in Las Vegas in 2012

On March 7, 2012, Fun's single "We Are Young" reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This makes Fun the first multi-member rock band to have a No. 1 Billboard debut on the Hot 100 since Nickelback's "How You Remind Me".[35] On April 11, 2012, Billboard.com announced that Fun's "We Are Young" also made Digital Sales history. As the song was at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a sixth consecutive week, it has become the first, and at this time only, song that has ever gained 300,000+ downloads for seven weeks straight.[36] The music video for the album's third single, "Carry On", was released in October 2012.[37] The group performed "Some Nights" and "Carry On" on Saturday Night Live on November 3,[38] and then performed "We Are Young" on the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 11.[39]

The group performed at the 55th Grammy Awards, held February 10, 2013. Entertainment Weekly predicted that "We Are Young" would bring home the Grammy in the categories Record of the Year and Song of the Year (writing, of the latter, "'We Are Young' is the kind of anthem this category is made for"), and that Some Nights would win for Best Pop Vocal Album. "We Are Young" won the Grammy for Song of the Year and was nominated for Record of the Year. Fun also won the Grammy for Best New Artist.[40] Ruess, after winning for "We Are Young", jokingly said, "I don't know what I was thinking, writing the chorus for this song. If this is in HD, everybody can see our faces, and we are not very young."[41] On February 26, 2013, Fun released the music video for "Why Am I the One".

In September 2013, the band joined Queen for a special version of Queen's hit "Somebody to Love" then as a duet with the more modern version of the band in the form of Queen + Adam Lambert for "Fat Bottomed Girls" at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.[42] In December 2013, Fun digitally released Before Shane Went To Bangkok: Live in The USA, a live EP with songs from both Aim and Ignite and Some Nights, as well as a recording of "What the Fuck", previously unreleased by the band. A vinyl release of the EP was released in March 2014.[43] On June 18, 2014, Fun performed the song "Harsh Light" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

On February 4, 2015, the band announced on its Facebook page and their official website that they were not splitting up, but were taking some time off to pursue other projects. Antonoff later became the lead singer of the indie pop band Bleachers. Dost is the lead singer of the band Metal Bubble Trio.[44]

Band members

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Band members Years active Instruments
Nate Ruess 2008–2015 vocals, sampler
Jack Antonoff 2008–2015 guitar, drums, percussion, piano, vocals
Andrew Dost 2008–2015 piano, guitar, keyboards, flugelhorn, trumpet, glockenspiel, drums, bass guitar, vocals
Touring musicians Years active Instruments
Nate Harold 2009–2015 bass guitar
Emily Moore 2009–2015 guitar, vocals, keyboards, saxophone, maracas, violin
Will Noon 2011–2015 drums
Jonathan Goldstein 2008–2010 drums
Jessica Martins 2008 guitar, vocals, keyboards
David Lizmi 2008 bass
Maggie Malyn 2008 violin
Will Yates 2009 bass guitar
Am Wheeldon 2008 bass guitar
Ryan Mann Jr. 2009 bass guitar
Lee Wilkinson 2009 guitar
Alex Townley 2010–2011 guitar
Ian Hare 2010 bass guitar[45]
Liam O'Keefe 2010 guitar
Mike Schey 2010 guitar
George Roth 2011 bass guitar

Discography

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Main article: Fun discography

Awards and nominations

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Fun

Fun is the winner of two Grammy Awards, two Teen Choice Awards, and one Billboard Music Award.

In 2010, they won Best Pop/Rock Song at the Independent Music Awards for "All the Pretty Girls".[46]

Notes

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  1. ^ Indefinite hiatus

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