Band discography
Fun discographyStudio albums 2 EPs 7 Singles 11 Music videos 7
The discography of Americanindie pop bandFun consists of twostudio albums , sevenextended plays , 11singles and sevenmusic videos . Following the split of his previous bandThe Format , lead singerNate Ruess formed Fun in 2008 with musiciansAndrew Dost andJack Antonoff , both of whom had previously toured with The Format.[ 1] Fun began recording sessions for their debut album in September 2008 and embarked on a North American tour the following month.[ 2] In May 2009, they issued their debut single, "At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)".[ 3] Aim and Ignite , the band's first full-length album, was released byNettwerk Records on August 25, 2009, and peaked at number 71 on the United StatesBillboard 200 chart.[ 4] [ 5] The album produced an additional two singles, "All the Pretty Girls" and "Walking the Dog", which were then followed by the release of the single "C'mon", a collaboration with Americanalternative rock bandPanic! at the Disco .
The band's single "We Are Young ", featuring American R&B singerJanelle Monáe , was released in September 2011, beginning a steady rise in popularity after gaining attention on online media and being covered on the television seriesGlee .[ 6] [ 7] It debuted on theBillboard Hot 100 in December, becoming the band's first single to enter a national record chart.[ 8] The song's use in aChevrolet Sonic Super Bowl commercial further increased sales of the song,[ 8] and it eventually topped the Hot 100 and hit the top ten in multiple other countries,[ 9] including Canada,[ 10] Ireland,[ 11] and the United Kingdom.[ 12] It has become one of thebest-selling singles of all-time , with sales of over 9.3 million copies.[ 13] The band's second studio album,Some Nights , was released byFueled by Ramen on February 21, 2012; it debuted at number three on theBillboard 200 and received a platinum certification from theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[ 5] [ 14] The album's title track was released as its second single and peaked at number three on the Hot 100, while also reaching the top ten on other national singles charts.[ 9] "Carry On ", "Why Am I the One", and "All Alone" followed as the next three singles fromSome Nights .
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions US [ 5] US Alt. [ 33] US Rock [ 34] UK DL [ 23] Fun. Live at Fingerprints Released: April 12, 2010[ 35] Label: Nettwerk Formats: CD — — — — Nova's Red Room Presents Fun. Released: February 21, 2012[ 36] Label: Fueled by Ramen Format: Digital download — — — — The Ghost That You Are to Me Released: April 21, 2012[ 37] Label: Fueled by Ramen Format:10" — — — — iTunes Session Released: December 10, 2012[ 38] Label: Fueled by Ramen Format: Digital download 143 16 27 86 Selections & B-Sides from Aim & Ignite Released: March 7, 2013[ 39] Label: Fueled by Ramen Format: Digital download — — — — Before Shane Went to Bangkok: Live in the USA Released: December 18, 2013[ 40] Label: Fueled by Ramen Format: Digital download,12" — — — — Point and Light Released: April 19, 2014[ 41] Label: Nettwerk Format: 10" — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs [ edit ] "Please Leave a Light On When You Go" (featured onSong Reader ) ^ Kiser, Matt (August 20, 2008)."Members of the Format, Steel Train, Anathallo Unite as Fun" .Spin .Spin Media . RetrievedMay 16, 2014 . ^ "Members Of The Format, Anathallo & Steel Train Form New Band, Fun" . JamBase. RetrievedMay 16, 2014 .^a b "At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be): fun" .Amazon.com . RetrievedMay 16, 2014 .^a b "Aim and Ignite [Explicit]: Fun" .Amazon . RetrievedDecember 12, 2012 .^a b c d "Fun. – Chart History: Billboard 200" .Billboard .Prometheus Global Media . RetrievedAugust 3, 2012 .^ Zemler, Emily (March 2, 2012)."Fun.: The Billboard Cover Story" .Billboard .Prometheus Global Media . RetrievedMay 16, 2014 . ^ Bosso, Joe (March 27, 2012)."Interview: Fun.'s Nate Ruess on writing and recording We Are Young" .MusicRadar . RetrievedMay 16, 2014 . ^a b Hampp, Andrew (February 5, 2012)."How fun.'s 'We Are Young' Scored Chevy's 'Stunt Anthem' Super Bowl Spot" .Billboard .Prometheus Global Media . RetrievedMay 16, 2014 . ^a b c "Fun. – Chart History: Hot 100" .Billboard .Prometheus Global Media . RetrievedAugust 3, 2012 .^a b "Fun. – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100" .Billboard .Prometheus Global Media . RetrievedAugust 3, 2012 .^a b Peak chart positions for singles in Ireland: ^a b c Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: ^ "Digital Music Report 2013" (PDF) .International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . February 26, 2013. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on September 27, 2013. RetrievedFebruary 26, 2013 .^a b c d e "Gold & Platinum: Fun" .Recording Industry Association of America . RetrievedNovember 4, 2022 .^ "Discography Fun" .australian-charts.com . Hung Medien. RetrievedMay 28, 2012 .^a b "Discographie Fun" .austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. RetrievedMay 28, 2012 .^ "Fun. – Chart History: Canadian Albums" .Billboard .Prometheus Global Media . RetrievedAugust 3, 2012 .^ "Discographie Fun" .lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. RetrievedJuly 22, 2021 .^ "Discography Fun" .irish-charts.com . Hung Medien. RetrievedMay 28, 2012 .^ "Discografie Fun" . Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). RetrievedJuly 20, 2021 .^a b "Discography Fun" .charts.nz . Hung Medien. RetrievedMay 28, 2012 .^ "Discography Fun" .swedishcharts.com . Hung Medien. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2012 .^a b "Fun" (select "Albums" tab) .Official Charts Company . RetrievedMay 28, 2012 .^ Fekadu, Mesfin (March 2, 2012)."Fun. finds success thanks to Bhasker, Super Bowl" .Yahoo! Music .Yahoo! . RetrievedMay 16, 2014 . ^ Sendra, Tim."Some Nights – Fun" .AllMusic .Rovi Corporation . RetrievedDecember 12, 2012 . ^ Lynch, Joe (February 5, 2015)."Is Fun. Done?" .Billboard .Prometheus Global Media . RetrievedFebruary 5, 2015 . ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" .Australian Recording Industry Association . Archived fromthe original on February 5, 2014. RetrievedMay 16, 2014 .^a b c "Certified Awards Search" .British Phonographic Industry . Archived fromthe original (To access, enter the search parameter "Fun" and select "Search by Keyword") on August 1, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2012 .^ "Veckolista Album – Vecka 37, 14 september 2012" (in Swedish).Sverigetopplistan . Archived fromthe original on 3 July 2013. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2012 .^ "2012 Certification Awards – Platinum" .Irish Recorded Music Association . RetrievedMay 16, 2014 .^a b c d "Canadian certifications – Fun" .Music Canada . RetrievedNovember 2, 2012 .^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart – 21 January 2013" .Recorded Music NZ . RetrievedFebruary 13, 2013 .^ "Fun. – Chart History: Alternative Albums" .Billboard .Prometheus Global Media . RetrievedJuly 20, 2021 .^ "Fun. – Chart History: Rock Albums" .Billboard .Prometheus Global Media . RetrievedMay 28, 2012 .^ "Live at Fingerprints" .Amazon . RetrievedAugust 19, 2012 .^ "Nova's Red Room Presents Fun. (Live) – EP by Fun" .iTunes Store .Apple . 21 February 2012. RetrievedDecember 12, 2012 .^ "The Ghost That You Are To Me – Fun" .AllMusic .Rovi Corporation . RetrievedMay 16, 2014 .^ "iTunes Session by Fun" .iTunes Store .Apple . 10 December 2012. RetrievedDecember 12, 2012 .^ Common, Tyler (March 7, 2013)."fun. release free download of 'Aim & Ignite' b-sides" .Alternative Press . Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived fromthe original on March 8, 2017. RetrievedMay 16, 2014 . ^ Grow, Kory (December 18, 2013)."Fun. Ask 'What the F*ck' on Free Live EP" .Rolling Stone .Wenner Media . RetrievedMay 16, 2014 . ^ "Point & Light 10" out April 19th" . OurNameIsFun.com. Archived fromthe original on April 17, 2014. RetrievedMay 16, 2014 .^ Peak chart positions for singles in Australia: ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Italy: ^ "Fun. – Chart History: Japan Hot 100" .Billboard . RetrievedJuly 20, 2021 .^ "Fun. – Chart History: Mexico Airplay" .Billboard . RetrievedJuly 20, 2021 .^ "All the Pretty Girls – Fun" .AllMusic .Rovi Corporation . RetrievedMay 16, 2014 .^ "Believe In Me – Single by Fun" .iTunes Store .Apple . 22 December 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 3, 2010. RetrievedAugust 2, 2012 .^ "Walking the Dog [4 Tracks] – Fun" .AllMusic .Rovi Corporation . RetrievedMay 16, 2014 .^ "C'Mon (with Fun.) – Single by Panic! At the Disco" .iTunes Store .Apple . 17 May 2011. RetrievedAugust 2, 2012 .^ "Fun Chart History: Hot Singles Sales" .Billboard . Archived fromthe original on July 21, 2021. RetrievedJuly 20, 2021 .^a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF) .Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved24 April 2021 .^ "Veckolista Album - Vecka 36, 7 September 2012" (in Swedish).Sverigetopplistan . Archived fromthe original on 20 July 2013. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2012 .^a b "Austrian certifications – Fun" (in German).IFPI Austria. RetrievedJuly 26, 2012 .^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 16 July 2012" .Recorded Music NZ . RetrievedJuly 16, 2012 .^ "Veckolista Album - Vecka 36, 7 September 2012" (in Swedish).Sverigetopplistan . Archived fromthe original on 20 July 2013. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2012 .^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 17 September 2012" .Recorded Music NZ . RetrievedNovember 20, 2012 .^ "Fun Chart History: Mexican Ingles Airplay" .Billboard . RetrievedJuly 20, 2021 .^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 18 March 2013" .Recorded Music NZ . RetrievedApril 9, 2013 .^ Lane, Daniel (May 12, 2013)."This week's new releases 13-05-2013" .Official Charts Company . RetrievedMay 16, 2014 . ^ "Sight of the Sun - Single by Fun" .Apple Music .Apple . RetrievedDecember 22, 2021 .^ "Fun. – Chart History: Hot Rock Songs" .Billboard .Prometheus Global Media . RetrievedAugust 3, 2012 .^ "Fun Chart History: Rock Digital Song Sales" .Billboard . RetrievedJuly 20, 2021 .^ "All the Pretty Girls | fun. | Music Video" .MTV .Viacom Media Networks . Archived fromthe original on January 28, 2012. RetrievedMay 28, 2012 .^ "Walking the Dog | fun. | Music Video" .MTV .Viacom Media Networks . Archived fromthe original on January 11, 2012. RetrievedMay 28, 2012 .^ "We Are Young (Featuring Janelle Monae) | fun. | Music Video" .MTV .Viacom Media Networks . Archived fromthe original on January 8, 2012. RetrievedMay 28, 2012 .^ "fun.'s 'Some Nights' Out Today; Band To Perform On TBS' Conan Tonight!" .Nettwerk . February 21, 2012. Archived fromthe original on February 22, 2012. RetrievedMay 28, 2012 .^ "Some Nights | fun. | Music Video" .MTV .Viacom Media Networks . Archived fromthe original on June 6, 2012. RetrievedJune 6, 2012 .^ "Carry On | fun. | Music Video" .MTV .Viacom Media Networks . Archived fromthe original on January 31, 2013. RetrievedMay 16, 2014 .^ "Why Am I the One? | fun. | Music Video" .MTV .Viacom Media Networks . Archived fromthe original on August 7, 2013. RetrievedMay 16, 2014 .
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