Fun.

Fun. stijgt in de zevende week notering op 8 september van 13 naar 10 met Some Nights. Het is hun tweede single en tweede top 10-hit in Nederland. Op 29 september 2012 stijgt de single terug de top 10 in van 12 naar 9.

Andrew Dost, Nate Ruess en Jack Antonoff

Fun. werd opgericht in New York City in 2008 en bestaat uit zanger Nate Ruess, pianist/basgitarist Andrew Dost en gitarist/drummer Jack Antonoff. Debuutsingle We Are Young met Janelle Monae haalde #5 in 2012 en stond maar liefst 23 weken genoteerd.

Fun. - Some Nights
Some nights, I stay up cashing in my bad luck
Some nights, I call it a draw
Some nights, I wish that my lips could build a castle
Some nights, I wish they'd just fall off
But I still wake up, I still see your ghost
Oh Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for oh
What do I stand for? What do I stand for?
Most nights, I don't know anymore...
Oh woah, oh woah, oh woah oh oh
Oh woah, oh woah, oh woah oh oh
This is it, boys, this is war - what are we waiting for?
Why don't we break the rules already?
I was never one to believe the hype - save that for the black and white
I try twice as hard and I'm half as liked, but here they come again to jack my style
And that's alright; I found a martyr in my bed tonight
She stops my bones from wondering just who I am, who I am, who I am
Oh, who am I? mmm... mmm...
Well, some nights, I wish that this all would end
Cause I could use some friends for a change
And some nights, I'm scared you'll forget me again
Some nights, I always win, I always win...
But I still wake up, I still see your ghost
Oh Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for, oh
What do I stand for? What do I stand for?
Most nights, I don't know... (come on)
So this is it? I sold my soul for this?
Washed my hands of that for this?
I miss my mom and dad for this?
(Come on)
No. When I see stars, when I see, when I see stars, that's all they are
When I hear songs, they sound like this one, so come on
Oh, come on. Oh, come on, OH COME ON!
Well, that is it guys, that is all - five minutes in and I'm bored again
Ten years of this, I'm not sure if anybody understands
This one is not for the folks at home; Sorry to leave, mom, I had to go
Who the fuck wants to die alone all dried up in the desert sun?
My heart is breaking for my sister and the con that she call "love"
When I look into my nephew's eyes...
Man, you wouldn't believe the most amazing things that can come from...
Some terrible nights...ahhh...
Oh woah, oh woah, oh woah, oh oh
Oh woah, oh woah, oh woah, oh oh
The other night, you wouldn't believe the dream I just had about you and me
I called you up, but we'd both agree
It's for the best you didn't listen
It's for the best we get our distance... oh...
It's for the best you didn't listen
It's for the best we get our distance... oh...

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Fun. featuring Janelle Monae

We Are Young van Fun. featuring Janelle Monae stijgt op 12 mei 2012 in de tiende week van 11 naar 7. De single werd uitgebracht op 20 september 2011. Het is de eerste single van Fun.'s tweede album Some Nights. Janelle Monáe werd gevraagd om mee te zingen, omdat ze een vriendin is van de producent Jeff Bhasker. De single werd in de VS een hit door de televisieserie Glee. Ook Chevrolet gebruikte het nummer voor een reclamespot tijdens Super Bowl. De single haalde al #1 in de Verenigde Staten, Canada, Australië, Ierland en Israël. Hitstanden in Nederland waren tot nu toe: 34-33-31-38-35-37-28-19-11-7. Op 30 juni 2012 stijgt de track in de 17e week terug de top 10 in.

Fun. bestaat uit zanger Nate Ruess, pianist-basgitarist Andrew Dost en gitarist-drummer Jack Antonoff. De band wilde een naam die kort en to the point is. Eerst kwam 'ice-cream' op. Dat zou volgens hen de slechtste naam ooit zijn, maar je wordt wel blij van het woord. Zo kwamen ze op Fun.. Het geeft je een goed gevoel. Fun. schrijf je met een punt erachter, omdat er al een andere formatie is die 'Fun' heet. Zij vroegen of de band iets aan de naam kon veranderen.

Janelle Monáe werd geboren als Janelle Monáe Robinson op 1 december 1985 in Kansas City. 

Fun. featuring Janelle Monae - We Are Young
Give me a second I,
I need to get my story straight
My friends are in the bathroom getting higher than the Empire State
My lover she’s waiting for me just across the bar
My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses asking bout a scar, and
I know I gave it to you months ago
I know you’re trying to forget
But between the drinks and subtle things
The holes in my apologies, you know
I’m trying hard to take it back
So if by the time the bar closes
And you feel like falling down
I’ll carry you home
Tonight
We are young
So let’s set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun
Tonight
We are young
So let’s set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun
Now I know that I’m not
All that you got
I guess that I, I just thought
Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart
But our friends are back
So let’s raise a toast
‘Cause I found someone to carry me home
Tonight
We are young
So let’s set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun
Tonight
We are young
So let’s set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun
Carry me home tonight (Nananananana)
Just carry me home tonight (Nananananana)
Carry me home tonight (Nananananana)
Just carry me home tonight (Nananananana)
The world is on my side
I have no reason to run
So will someone come and carry me home tonight
The angels never arrived
But I can hear the choir
So will someone come and carry me home
Tonight
We are young
So let’s set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun
Tonight
We are young
So let’s set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun
So if by the time the bar closes
And you feel like falling down
I’ll carry you home tonight


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