Fun (band)

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	Lead singer Nate Ruess at Bonnaroo Music Festival on June 10, 2012
Background information
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Indie pop, alternative rock, power pop
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Fueled by Ramen, Nettwerk, Hassle
Members	Nate Ruess; Andrew Dost; Jack Antonoff
Website	www.ournameisfun.com

Fun (stylized as fun.) is an American alternative rock band. The band is from New York City. It was formed by Nate Ruess who used to be in The Format. After The Format breakup in 2008, Ruess formed Fun. The band has so far released two albums. Their first album Aim and Ignite was released in 2009. Their second album Some Nights was released in February 2012.

The band became famous for their hit single "We Are Young". Janelle Monáe was featured on the song. "We Are Young" reached number one on the US Hot 100 chart. It became the first alternative rock song to be number one since Coldplay's 2008 single "Viva la Vida". It also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.

Members

Band member	Duration	Related note(s)
Jack Antonoff	2008—	Vocals, guitar
Jack Antonoff	2012—	Drums
Andrew Dost	2008—	Range of instruments
Nate Ruess	2008—	Lead vocalist
Touring member	Duration	Related note(s)
Nate Harold	2009—	Bass guitar, vocals, sampler
Emily Moore	2009—	Guitar, vocals, keyboard, saxophone
Will Noon	2010—	Drums

Discography

Aim and Ignite (2009)
Some Nights (2012)

References

↑ Chris DeVille (April 18, 2012). "Feature: fun. at LC Pavilion". Columbus Alive. The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 27 April 2012. Maybe you've been following fun.'s emo-fried, Queen-inspired power-pop since the trio brought together members of The Format, Steel Train and Anathallo in 2008. If so, you probably heard "We Are Young" when the band released it last September. Perhaps you discovered the song when the "Glee" cast performed it in December.

Other websites

Official website
Fun at MySpace
Fun on YouTube
Fun coverage Archived 2009-07-16 at the Wayback Machine on Audioholic Media
Alter the Press Interview
March 18, 2012 NPR story and interview by Guy Raz

[1] Chris DeVille (April 18, 2012). "Feature: fun. at LC Pavilion". Columbus Alive. The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 27 April 2012. Maybe you've been following fun.'s emo-fried, Queen-inspired power-pop since the trio brought together members of The Format, Steel Train and Anathallo in 2008. If so, you probably heard "We Are Young" when the band released it last September. Perhaps you discovered the song when the "Glee" cast performed it in December.

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