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Official Site: http://www.ournameisfun.com | @ournameisfun | facebook.com/ournameisfun


Following the Format's breakup in 2008, frontman Nate Ruess took his songwriting skills to Steel Train's Jack Antonoff and Anathallo's Andrew Dost, both of whom shared a similar affinity for vintage pop music and quirky, melodic hooks. The trio began a series of collaborations in Antonoff's parents' living room and soon enlisted the help of producer Steven McDonald, who recorded their work and handled bass duties. After enlisting the help of former Jellyfish keyboardist Robert Joseph Manning, Jr., who arranged several tracks, the bandmates completed work on their first record. Dubbing themselves Fun., the group introduced their Queen and ELO-influenced big pop sound in 2009 with the debut album Aim and Ignite. In 2012, Fun. returned with its sophomore effort, Some Nights. The album was produced by Jeff Bhasker, who worked on Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The album drew much inspiration from hip-hop, and West in particular, while staying true to their roots and blowing their sound up to impressively large proportions. The record's first single, "We Are Young," featured vocals by Janelle Monáe and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi

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Music

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  • Why Am I the One?
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    Why Am I the One?
  • We Are Young (EMA 2012 Live)
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    We Are Young (EMA 2012 Live)
  • Carry On
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    Carry On
  • Some Nights
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    Some Nights
  • We Are Young Featuring Janelle Monae (Live)
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    We Are Young Featuring Janelle Monae (Live)
  • Walking the Dog (Live)
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    Walking the Dog (Live)
  • Carry On (Live)
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    Carry On (Live)
  • We Are Young (Live)
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    We Are Young (Live)
  • We Are Young (Featuring Janelle Monae)
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    We Are Young (Featuring Janelle Monae)
  • Walking the Dog (Live)
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    Walking the Dog (Live)

Interviews & Exclusives

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  • Woodie Of The Year Nominees
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    Woodie Of The Year Nominees
  • Fun. Will 'Crush That Song' At Grammys Performance
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    Fun. Will 'Crush That Song' At Grammys Performance
  • fun. Perform At The Inaugural Ball
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    fun. Perform At The Inaugural Ball
  • Celebs Celebrate Christmas In Their Own Unique Ways
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    Celebs Celebrate Christmas In Their Own Unique Ways
  • The #2 Best Song Of 2012 Is Fun.
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    The #2 Best Song Of 2012 Is Fun.
  • Fun. Will 'Carry On' In Latest Music Video
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    Fun. Will 'Carry On' In Latest Music Video
  • Fun. On Their 'Some Nights' Video Frame By Frame
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    Fun. On Their 'Some Nights' Video Frame By Frame
  • Fun. Reveal Who First Heard 'We Are Young'
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    Fun. Reveal Who First Heard 'We Are Young'
  • Who Will Fun.'s Jack Antonoff Kiss At The VMAs?
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    Who Will Fun.'s Jack Antonoff Kiss At The VMAs?
  • Fun. Is ... Fun!
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    Fun. Is ... Fun!

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  • fun. performs with Queen at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.
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    fun. performs with Queen at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.
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  • fun. performs with Queen at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.
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    fun. performs with Queen at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.
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  • fun. performs at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.
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    fun. performs at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.
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  • Janelle Monae joins Nate Ruess of fun. at the 2012 Movie Awards to sing a soulful rendition of "We Are Young."
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    Janelle Monae joins Nate Ruess of fun. at the 2012 Movie Awards to sing a soulful rendition of "We Are Young."
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  • Sway (@RealSway) chats with the 2012 MTV Movie Awards' opening act: "Just interviewed fun. on the red carpet."
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    Sway (@RealSway) chats with the 2012 MTV Movie Awards' opening act: "Just interviewed fun. on the red carpet."
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  • Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff of fun.
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    Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff of fun.
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  • Jack Antonoff, Nate Ruess, and Andrew Dost of fun. at the 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on February 10, 2013.
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    Jack Antonoff, Nate Ruess, and Andrew Dost of fun. at the 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on February 10, 2013.
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  • Taylor Swift has a little bit of Fun. backstage at EMA 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany.
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    Taylor Swift has a little bit of Fun. backstage at EMA 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany.
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    Afternoon Delight: Does Jodie Foster have a new girlfriend?
    AfterEllen
    October 2, 2013
    Happy October everyone! It’s my birthday month, WOOHOO! Happy birthday to Grey’s Anatomy ’s Sarah Drew, Julie Andrews Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Brie Lar...
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  • fun.
    Briefs: Brant Daugherty Mugged At Gunpoint, Elton's Pottymouth, and "The Simpsons" Will Lighten The Load Again
    The Backlot
    October 1, 2013
    Birthday shoutouts go to Rupert Friend (above), who is 32, Zach Galifianakis is 44, Stella Stevens is 75, Christian Borle is 39, and Julie An...
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  • fun.
    Rebel Wilson & Lorde Hang Backstage At "Jimmy Fallon," Are New Best Friends
    NewNowNext
    October 1, 2013
    The two baddest, and most talented, bitches in the Southern Hemisphere, actor Rebel Wilson and singer Lorde , met this evening while backstage at ...
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  • fun.
    19 Guy Code Violations In 'Dumb And Dumber' [GIFs]
    clutch.mtv.com
    October 1, 2013
    Credit: Getty Images If you're a red-blooded, male human being, then chances are you've seen "Dumb and Dumber." Not only can you quote it line-f...
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  • fun.
    Givenchy, Alexander Wang & More: North West Expensive Designer Baby Clothes Revealed
    NewNowNext
    October 1, 2013
    For anyone who has ever had a baby and was bummed out about the crap gifts they received from family and friends, stop reading now. And for anyone who...
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  • fun.
    Katy Perry And Rita Ora Sport Subdued Flowers And Feathers At Chanel Spring 2014
    MTV Style
    October 1, 2013
    Katy Perry and Rita Ora at the Chanel Spring/Summer 2014 show in Paris. Photo: Getty Images Believe it or not, Fashion Month Week is still goi...
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  • fun.
    Justin Timberlake's Best 20/20 Sex-aphors: From Cage To The Cabaret
    MTV News
    October 1, 2013
    JT gets wild with his metaphors on his latest, folding boxing, murder and cars into the mix.
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    Justin Timberlake's Best 20/20 Sex-aphors: From Cage To The Cabaret
    MTV News
    October 1, 2013
    JT gets wild with his metaphors on his latest, folding boxing, murder and cars into the mix.
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  • fun.
    It's NFL Week 5 And Your Team Sucks. Now What?
    clutch.mtv.com
    October 1, 2013
    Credit: Getty Images Hang in there, Tampa Bay. We feel ya, Pittsburgh. Jacksonville, well, you knew you had it coming. And if your football team re...
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  • fun.
    What Shocks Cassadee Pope the Most
    CMT News
    October 1, 2013
    Cassadee Pope didn't really shock any of us when she won The Voice in 2012. I mean, did you hear her sing Miranda Lambert's "Over You" and Keith Urban...
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    Fun. Find Breakout Anthem With 'We Are Young'
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    Fun.'s "We Are Young" has become one of the year's most-unlikely sensations, leaping all the way to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart -- behin...
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    DJ Earworm's 'United State of Pop 2012' Mashes Ke$ha, fun., Rihanna | Billboard
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    The sixth installment of DJ Earworm's "United State of Pop" series, which mashes up 25 of the year's biggest pop smashes into one bite-sized single, h...
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    Black Keys, Fun., Mumford & Sons to Perform at Grammys
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    In a press release, The Recording Academy has officially announced the first batch of artists set to perform at this year's 55th Annual Grammy Awards....
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    Tiesto, fun. Lead Kanrocksas Festival
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    Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar and T-Pain will join the two-day bill. An EDM giant is coming to Kansas. The Kanrocksas Music Festival wi...
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    Eminem To Headline Belgium’s Pukkelpop Festival In August: fun., Solange, Chvrches Also On The Bill
    idolator.com
    festival was canceled. Em is expected to release his next album in the weeks ahead of the performance. But other than a baseball cap announcing he'd h...
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  • fun.
    Taylor Swift, Fun. & Maroon 5 Lead Billboard Music Awards Nominations
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    The Billboard Music Awards are a few weeks away, and today (April 22) the nominees (er, finalists) have been revealed. Taylor Swift, Maroon 5 and fun....
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    Taylor Swift, Fun. To Fight Adele At Billboard Awards
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    While Taylor Swift, Fun. and Maroon 5 are all the top nominees at the upcoming Billboard Awards with 11 nods each, music lovers might be surprised by ...
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    Heart, fun., Trampled By Turtles, Kendrick Lamar, MGMT, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, Maceo Parker and More Confirmed for Bumbershoot
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    Bassnectar, fun., MGMT, Heart ,Death Cab for Cutie Maceo Parker, Trampled by Turtles, Justin Townes Earle, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, All...
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    Nate Ruess of Fun. to Perform With Queen at iHeartRadio Music Festival
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    Queen will team up with another powerhouse singer at the iHeartRadio Music Festival this weekend. Nate Ruess of Fun. is set to take the stage with the...
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    How Queen Hooked Up with Fun. at iHeartRadio
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    Back at the beginning of the year, as fun. planned their Grammy night performance, they came up with the idea of sharing the stage with their musical ...
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    Austin, TX, US Zilker Park
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    New Orleans, LA, US Champions Square
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  • Oct 6 Sunday
    The Woodlands, TX, US Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
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  • Oct 8 Tuesday
    Alpharetta, GA, US Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
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  • Oct 9 Wednesday
    Starkville, MS, US Humphrey Coliseum
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  • Oct 11 Friday
    Austin, TX, US Zilker Park
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  • Oct 12 Saturday
    Mexico City, Mexico Curva 4 Del Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
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Discography

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  • Some Nights (2012)
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    Some Nights (2012)
    Fueled by Ramen Records
  • Aim and Ignite (2009)
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    Aim and Ignite (2009)
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