| Fun | |
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 Lead singer Nate Ruess at Electric Ballroom, Camden, London. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | indie pop, alternative rock, power pop[1] |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Fueled by Ramen Records/Nettwerk Records (US) Hassle Records (UK) |
| Associated acts | The Format, Steel Train, Anathallo |
| Website | ournameisFun.com |
| Members | |
| Nate Ruess Andrew Dost Jack Antonoff |
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Fun (often stylized as fun.) is an American alternative rock band based in New York City that was formed by Nate Ruess, formerly of The Format. After the 2008 breakup of The Format, Ruess formed Fun with Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff of Anathallo and Steel Train respectively.[2] Fun has released two albums: their debut Aim and Ignite in 2009 and their latest Some Nights in February 2012.
The band is best known for its hit single "We Are Young" featuring Janelle Monáe. "We Are Young" reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Digital Songs charts, becoming the first alternative song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart since Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" in 2008. It also peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart.
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History [link]
2007–2008: Career beginning and formation [link]
The Format split in February 2008. Immediately afterward Nate Ruess asked Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff to join his new project. Dost had toured with The Format and provided various instrumentation. Ruess met Antonoff after The Format toured with Steel Train.[3] The three began working together in New Jersey within a week. Ruess sang melodies while the other two provided music for them.[4] The first demo song the band recorded was "Benson Hedges," which was made available for free in Spin's September 20, 2008 article on the band.[5] Fun 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."[4]
[edit] 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.[6] Aim and Ignite was released on August 25, 2009 and had 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."[7] 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".[8] 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".[9] 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."[10] 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."[11] The album reached number 26 on Sputnikmusic's top 50 albums of 2009. The album peaked at 71 on the US album charts.
Fun began its first North American tour on November 8, 2008 with Jack's Mannequin.[12] The debut album Aim and Ignite was released on August 25, 2009.[13] In reviewing the album, The Washington Post called some of the arrangements "theatrical, much like those on Panic! at the Disco's 2005 debut".[14] In February 2010, Fun supported Jack's Mannequin on their headline tour, along with Vedera which was followed by their first UK appearances in March. Their current touring band also includes Will Noon, Rob Kroehler, Emily Moore, Nate Harold, and Jon "Jonny Thunder" Goldstein.[15] In April 2010, Fun supported Paramore's headline tour. Other support for the tour includes Relient K and Harriet Ellis of Summer Beats.[16] The band then embarked on a full UK tour in May. On August 4, 2010, Fun announced that they had signed with label Fueled by Ramen.[17]
On August 14, 2010, it was announced via the Official Paramore Fan Club that Fun would be opening for Paramore on their November UK tour.[18] In 2010 Fun's single, "Walking the Dog," was used in a commercial for the travel site Expedia.com.[19] In 2010, Will Noon (formerly of Straylight Run) played drums with Fun on tour, according to Noon's Twitter page.[20] To celebrate the Paramore UK tour and the band’s new single ‘Walking The Dog’, Hassle Records gave away a free download of an acoustic version of the track.[21] On April 27, 2011, a video of the band performing a new song entitled "Carry On" was uploaded to YouTube.[22]
[edit] 2011–present: Some Nights
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On May 17, 2011, the band released "C'mon" as a joint single with Panic! at the Disco, who they opened for on their 2011 Vices & Virtues Tour.
On November 7, 2011, the band announced that their next album would be titled Some Nights and released on February 21, 2012. Its first single, called "We Are Young" and featuring Janelle Monáe, has since been used in several other media including:
- Gossip Girl season 5 episode 24 "The Return of the Ring"
- 90210 season 4 episode 24 "Forever Hold Your Peace"
- Glee episode "Hold On to Sixteen"
- introducing the Game Changer of the Year at the 2011 WWE Slammy Awards
- Chuck episode "Chuck Versus the Baby"
- Chevrolet Chevy Sonic Super Bowl XLVI commercial "Stunt Anthem", also featuring American professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and the rock band OK Go.[23]
- a vignette promoting the WWE Wrestlemania XXVIII Main event match between John Cena and The Rock
- BBC Radio One as Scott Mills' Big Thing
- The trailer for the Judd Apatow film This is 40
On December 12, 2011, the band's song "One Foot" was available for instant streaming and free download on Nylon's website.[24]
On February 13, 2012, the band released an album stream 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."[25]
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 #1 Billboard debut on the Hot 100 since Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" in December 2001/January 2002.[26] On the same day, "We Are Young" was used by Apple in a promotional video of their recent retail development in Grand Central Terminal.[27] On April 11, 2012, Billboard.com announced that Fun's "We Are Young" also made Digital Sales history. As the song was at the #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.[28]
On March 19, 2012, Fun was announced as a performing band at the Bonnaroo 2012 music festival.
On June 3, 2012, Fun will perform "We Are Young" at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards.
"We Are Young" peaked at number 1 on May 27, 2012 in the UK.
Band members [link]
- Current members
- Jack Antonoff – vocals, guitars, trumpet (2008–present)
- Andrew Dost – vocals, piano, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, trumpet, flugelhorn, glockenspiel, drums, percussion, beach ball, cardboard box (2008–present)
- Nate Ruess – lead vocals (2008–present)
- Current touring members
- Nate Harold – bass guitar, vocals, sampler (2009–present)
- Emily Moore – guitars, vocals, keyboards, saxophone (2009–present)
- Will Noon – drums (2010–present)
- Former touring members
- Jon Goldstein – drums (2008–2010)
- Rob Kroehler – guitar (2008–2010)
- Mike Schey - guitar (March 2010-May 2010)
- Michael Newsted (The Soil & The Sun) – bass guitar (2010)
- Maggie Malyn – violin (2008)
- Evan Winiker – bass guitar (2011)
- Ryan Lallier – guitar (2010–2011)
Discography [link]
- Studio albums
- Aim and Ignite (2009)
- Some Nights (2012)
References [link]
- ^ Chris DeVille (April 18, 2012). "Feature: fun. at LC Pavilion". Columbus Alive. The Columbus Dispatch. https://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2012/04/19/feature-fun--at-lc-pavilion.html. 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."
- ^ Martin, Hannah (September 15, 2009). "A new dynamic to Fun: Nate Ruess", Boston Globe, p. G3.
- ^ Introducing: Fun.. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
- ^ a b "About - Fun.". https://ournameisFun.com/about. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ Kiser, Matt. "Members of the Format, Steel Train, Anathallo Unite as Fun.", Spin, 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Dear You: Letter from Nate + new song!". Fun.'s MySpace Blog. April 6, 2009. https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=402387619&blogId=481510377. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
- ^ Beringer, Drew (25 July 2009). "Fun. - Aim & Ignite - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. https://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1215392. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ Poet, J.. "allmusic ((( Aim and Ignite > Review )))". Allmusic. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1621278/review. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ de Sylvia, Dave (18 August 2009). "Fun. - Aim and Ignite Review". sputnikmusic. https://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=39469. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ Hung, Estella (18 November 2009). "Fun.: Aim and Ignite < Reviews". PopMatters. https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/115738-Fun.-aim-and-ignite/. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ Shane, Ken (27 August 2009). "CD Review: Fun., "Aim and Ignite"". Popdose. https://popdose.com/cd-review-fun-aim-and-ignite/. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ Tate, Jason (November 8, 2008). "Introducing: Fun. - News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. https://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=467591. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Aim and Ignite is out today! Listen to a special track now". August 25, 2009. https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=402387619&blogId=507239197. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- ^ Dunham, Nancy (September 18, 2009). "CD Review: Fun.: Aim and Ignite", The Washington Post, p. T8.
- ^ The Format's Ruess talks about music and Fun.. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
- ^ Paramore to tour US with Fun. and Relient K. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
- ^ "Special Letter From Nate & Live Web Chats with Fun.!". Fun.'s Website. August 4, 2010. https://ournameisFun.com/news/special-letter-nate-live-web-chars-fun-566. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ Bhamra, Satvir (2010-08-14). "B.o.B and Fun. to join Paramore on UK tour". Amplified.tv. https://amplified.tv/2010/08/14/b-o-b-and-fun-to-join-paramore-on-uk-tour/. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Expedia.com commercial featuring "Walking the Dog."!". September 4, 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5hcH8Kr4U. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ^ willnoon. "will noon (willnoon) op Twitter". Twitter.com. https://twitter.com/willnoon/. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ Bhamra, Satvir (2010-11-15). "FREE Download: ‘Walking The Dog’ (acoustic) by fun.". Amplified.tv. https://amplified.tv/2010/11/15/download-%e2%80%98walking-the-dog%e2%80%99-acoustic-by-fun-for-free/. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Fun. - Carry On (Live @ TCNJ)". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nLY_E0PovM. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Chevy Sonic "Stunt Anthem"". YouTube. January 27, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuvoSw1TiJ8. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ https://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=7290
- ^ https://www.ournameisFun.com/
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/news/fun-tastic-we-are-young-tops-hot-100-1006389352.story#/news/fun-tastic-we-are-young-tops-hot-100-1006389352.story
- ^ https://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/123pibhargjknawdconwecown/event/index.html
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/charts#/news/hot-100-fun-makes-digital-sales-history-1006729152.story
External links [link]
- Official website
- Fun on Myspace
- Fun on YouTube
- Fun coverage on Audioholic Media
- Alter the Press Interview
- March 18, 2012 NPR story and interview by Guy Raz
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Fun (disambiguation)
Fun generally refers to recreation or entertainment.
Fun may also refer to:
Music
Media
Transportation
Fun (Da Mob song)
"Fun" is the name of a House/Garage single (and popular club anthem) recorded by Da Mob, an American House music collective that featured producers Erick Morillo, José Nunez, Carlos "DJ Sneak" Sosa, singer/songwriter Karen "Dajae" Gordon (who wrote the single with the trio) and lead vocalist Jocelyn Brown, who chanted the song's main lyrics, "We're gonna have some fun tonight!" throughout the entire song.
The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart the week of April 18, 1998 and spent one week there. It is also the first release single from Morillo's Subliminal Records label, which he also launched in 1998. At first, "Fun" was supposed to feature Dajae as the lead vocalist, which drew positive response via test pressings and buzz across the Atlantic, but Dajae refused to sign the contract with Subliminal, and Brown was brought in to re-record the vocals. Brown’s collaboration with Subliminal is known as "Da Mob," but in other countries she is listed alongside the act as the featured singer.
Endor (village)
Endor (Hebrew: עֵין־דֹּאר ‘Êndōr) was a Canaanite city which is listed in the Book of Joshua (Joshua 17:11) as one of the cities with its dependencies that the Israelites failed to dispossess. It is located between the Hill of Moreh and Mount Tabor in the Jezreel Valley.
The original meaning of "Endor" is unknown and its spelling in Hebrew varies. It is mentioned or alluded to in the Bible two more times in 1 Samuel 28:7, and in Psalms 83:11. It may be connected with the words ein meaning "spring" and dor, meaning "settlement", or with the Dorians, a Greek tribal group.
Biblical basis
Endor was first mentioned in Joshua 17:11, when Endor fell within the tribal allotments of Manasseh. In 1 Samuel 28:4-25, Saul consulted the Witch of Endor, who lived in the village, on the evening before the Battle of Gilboa, in which he perished. According to Psalms 83:9-10, it was the scene of the route of Jabin and Sisera after being defeated by Barak and Deborah in Judges 4-5.
The ancient site of Endor is widely debated and many locations have been suggested. From the biblical accounts, an Endor that is located on the south edge of the Jezreel Valley seems to fit best. The tribal allotments of Manasseh, Saul's journey to Endor and the defeat of Sisera's army all fit well with a location that is on this side of the valley, somewhere between Ibleam and Ta'anach. However, there are difficulties with this location. From the origin of the name, a spring must also be located somewhere near, and archaeological evidence from the time of Joshua, Judges, and Saul is required.
Liquid-crystal display
A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronic visual display that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals. Liquid crystals do not emit light directly.
LCDs are available to display arbitrary images (as in a general-purpose computer display) or fixed images with low information content, which can be displayed or hidden, such as preset words, digits, and 7-segment displays as in a digital clock. They use the same basic technology, except that arbitrary images are made up of a large number of small pixels, while other displays have larger elements.
LCD (disambiguation)
LCD commonly refers to:
Liquid crystal display, an electronic device
LCD may also refer to:
LCD (music act)
LCD were a computer generated dance act, active in the late 1990s. Signed to Virgin Records, their only hit single was a Europop version of the Greek song "Zorbas", entitled "Zorba's Dance". The music video to the song, made in computerised animation, featured a band of overweight men playing the song.
The single was a club hit in the UK, charting twice in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, within 18 months of its original release, and was one of the first of its kind which was enabled to be played on a computer for its music video. The song was a big club hit in Australia due to its large Greek community supporting the song. The CD to the single pronounced LCD as "The world's first digital supergroup". The man behind the act was David K, a London based record producer.
A second single "Follow The Leader" did not chart and in 2000, LCD was discontinued. The video for "Follow The Leader" shows the act's name LCD stands for "Large Cool Dudes". The video also shows the four leading men were called Zed, Ed, Ned and Ted.
