Биография Fun:

Fun. is an American indie pop band based in New York City, New York that was formed by Nate Ruess, formerly of The Format. After the 2008 breakup of The Format, Ruess then formed Fun with Andrew Dost of Anathallo and Jack Antonoff of Steel Train.^[1] 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 their hit single "We Are Young" featuring Janelle Monae, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Digital Songs charts. The song marks the first time in over a decade a multi-member rock band made a Billboard debut with the #1 spot in the Hot 100 since Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" in December 2001.

In February 2008, The Format split, and Nate Ruess immediately asked Andrew Dost, of Anathallo, and Jack Antonoff, of Steel Train, to join his new project. Dost had previously toured with The Format, providing various instrumentation, and Ruess knew Antonoff after The Format toured with Steel Train.^[2] The three began working together in New Jersey within a week, with Ruess singing melodies for the other two to provide music for.^[3] The first song the band recorded a demo of was "Benson Hedges," which was then made available for free in Spin's September 20, 2008 article on the band.^[4]

Fun approached Steven McDonald, who had previously produced The Format's Dog Problems with Ruess, to produce their debut album. McDonald, who also played bass guitar on the album, was enthusiastic about the project, at one point saying, "I can’t believe what we’re working on here. This crushes anything I’ve ever done."^[3]

Recording took place in the Fall of 2008, and 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.^[5]

Fun began its first North American tour on November 8, 2008 with Jack's Mannequin.^[6] The debut album Aim and Ignite was released on August 25, 2009.^[7] In reviewing the album, The Washington Post called some of the arrangements "theatrical, much like those on Panic! at the Disco's 2005 debut".^[8]

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 Rob Kroehler, Emily Moore, Nate Harold, and Jon "Jonny Thunder" Goldstein.^[9]

In April 2010, Fun supported Paramore's headline tour. Other support for the tour includes Relient K and Harriet Ellis of Summer Beats.^[10] 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.^[11]

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.^[12]

In 2010 Fun's single, "Walking the Dog," was used in a commercial for the travel site Expedia.com.^[13]

In 2010, Will Noon (formerly of Straylight Run) will play drums with Fun on tour, according to Noon's twitter page.^[14]

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.^[15]

On April 27, 2011, a video of the band performing a new song entitled "Carry On" was uploaded to YouTube.^[16]

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 September 14, 2011, the band announced that the first single off of their next album would be called "We Are Young" and would feature Janelle Monáe.

On November 7, 2011, the band announced that their next album would be titled Some Nights and released on February 21, 2012.

On December 6, 2011, the band's song "We Are Young" was covered by the TV show Glee in the episode "Hold On to Sixteen", after the end of Sectionals in the auditorium of McKinley High. The single for the Glee version of the song hit #1 on iTunes that night. On December 12, the song was used to highlight the nominees for Game Changer of the Year at the 2011 edition of the WWE Slammy Awards.

On December 12, 2011, the band's song "One Foot" was available for instant streaming and free download on Nylon's website.^[17]

On December 30, 2011, the song "We Are Young" was played in the TV show Chuck in the episode Chuck versus The Baby, in the final few minutes during the wrap up of the episode's story lines.

On January 27, 2012, the song "We Are Young" was featured in the Chevrolet Chevy Sonic Super Bowl XLVI commercial "Stunt Anthem," also featuring American professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and the rock band OK Go. ^[18]

On February 13th, 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." ^[19]

On February 21st, Fun. released their album "Some Nights", along with their music video to the song "Some Nights Intro" ^[20].

On March 7th, Fun.'s Single "We Are Young" reached the No. 1 spot in the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. This makes Fun. the first multi-member Rock Band to make a Billboard debut with the #1 spot in the Hot 100 since Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" in Dec. 2001/Jan. 2002 ^[21]. On this same date, "We Are Young" was featured in a 2012 Apple Special Event video ^[22]