American pop rock band based in New York City. Fun formed fun valentines day gifts 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.
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. 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.
Aim and Ignite was released on August 25, 2009 and received positive reviews. Fun began its first North American tour on November 8, 2008, opening for Jack’s Mannequin as well as opening for them again in February 2010, followed by their first U. In April 2010, Fun supported Paramore’s headline tour. On May 17, 2011, the band released “C’mon” as a joint single with Panic! On November 7, 2011, the band announced that their next album would be titled Some Nights. 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.
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”.
The group performed at the 55th Grammy Awards, held February 10, 2013. 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. 3 of us at a time when we were coming out of our own bands. 3 individuals in music who come together to do something collaborative. 3 of us have always followed inspiration wherever it leads us.