The album's lead single, "We Are Young", was highly successful, and bolstered the band into mainstream popularity in early 2012. But don't do that -- instead listen to the whole album on repeat. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling 6.8 million digital downloads as well as becoming their second No. shows and "talk about us with the passion you'd generally reserve for an artist you're working with." Genres: Pop Rock. Entdecke mehr Musik, Konzerte, Videos und Bilder mit dem größten Onlinekatalog auf Last.fm Marketplace 0 3 For Sale from $5.71. "Some Nights" (song), a song from the album; This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Some Nights. It was inspired by how personalities can change on any given night. [12] Sputnikmusic staff reviewer Adam Knott wrote, "The energy and personality which flood out of every melody give this album its own stamp of authority. Subgenres. (writers: Ruess, Dost, Antonoff, Bhasker, N. Cobey, Jake One, Before Shane Went to Bangkok: Live in the USA, "Fun: 'Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' inspired our new album' - NME", "How Fun. [34] The album has been certified Platinum[35] and has sold over 1.6 million copies as of February 2015. - Some Nights (album)", "Austria Top-40 – Fun. Rated #1438 in the best albums of 2012. Wählen Sie Ihre Cookie-Einstellungen. Some Nights is the second studio album from American alternative rock/indie pop band Fun. The opening to Fun.’s Some Nights covers what the album is about, the feelings of isolation, the crisis of mundane life, and the ever-changing personality the narrator struggles Some Nights is the second studio album by American pop rock group Fun. [14] Marcus Glimer of The A.V. Artist: fun. Oscillating loudly through emotion and sheer optimism, and carrying an almost-Queen-like vibe, fun. [36], In the UK it sold 310,000 copies in 2012. Chamber Pop. Höre kostenlos fun. Lyrically plaintive, and vocally powerful, Some Nights explores the dichotomous relationship between loneliness and romance, and the grey area in between. - Some Nights (album)", "Swedish Charts – Fun. After signing to a new label, the band began to work on Some Nights for over nine months throughout 2011. Yes, Fun. I am tired - a long day staring at a computer screen with wonderful white fluorescent lights shining above me would most probably be the cause for that, however this does not usually cause too much of a problem for listening to new music. Bhasker was preoccupied at the time working with Beyoncé but Ruess was persistent in meeting with him. The band later won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and "We Are Young" won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. It was recorded in 2011 and produced by Jeff Bhasker. [3], The album and the band's music has received several comparisons to Queen. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Entdecken Sie Some Nights [Explicit] von Fun. Buy CD Sell CD. Some Nights is ranked 2,425th in the overall chart, 406th in the 2010s, and 46th in the year 2012. at Discogs. Member Andrew Dost provided a piece of creative insight in the inception of Some Nights: The title was there really before any of the songs. The Some Nights Songfacts reports that Fun named their album after this track as they feel it best represents not only their entire record, but also where they're at as a band. "[32] Ray Rahman of Entertainment Weekly was less positive, criticizing the album's second half as being inferior to the first. [7], The most common creative process in the recording of Some Nights began with Ruess. [3] Some Nights as a title floated around before any songs for the album were even created and was envisioned by Ruess. Fun. Bewertung, Some Nights by Fun (2012) Audio CD. [6] After scanning the liner notes of his other hip-hop records, Ruess noticed that Jeff Bhasker was one of the most common names. Blaring, anthemic and vivid, indie band fun.’s remarkable second studio album Some Nights marked the band’s rapid rise to fame, undoubtedly due to the initial success of lead single “We Are Young”. Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from Fun. * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Fun. Yes, Fun. 11 tracks (46:00). [29], The album was listed at number 43 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying "Ruess' emo sweetness and self-doubting humor make Some Nights a castle you could feel at home in. Release Details. Songs [10][11][12][13] Rolling Stone's Jody Rosen, called the album a mix of "close harmony chorales, showy key changes, a dash of Queen here, a dollop of Les Miz there". ", http://www.theimproper.com/music/8045/nate-ruess-band-fun-explodes-giving-indie-rock-major-lift/, "Australian Charts – Fun. Amazon.de/musik: FUN. [3] Bhasker was a proponent of using a single instrument to provide the biggest sounds, desiring not to "over-cram [the] songs with ideas," declaring that everything that makes the song must be well-chosen. Fun named their album after this track as they feel it best represents not only their entire record, but also where they're at as a band. On 'SNL': 'Some Nights' And 'Carry On' (VIDEO)", "Hurts, Stooshe, Theme Park: this week's new tracks", Recording Industry Association of America, "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Albums of 2012 revealed! - Some Nights (album)", "Charts Vlaanderen – Fun. Höre kostenlos fun. It was released on February 21, 2012 through Fueled by Ramen. - Some Nights (album)", "IRMA – Irish Charts – Singles, Albums and Compilations", "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 36 (dal 03/09/2012 al 09/09/2012)", "Top 100 Mexico – Los Mas Vendidos – Semana Del 18 al 24 de Junio del 2012", Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, "New Zealand Charts – Fun. on AllMusic [12] while Marcus Gilmer praised Ruess' "prose-style lyrics", similar to his work in his previous band, The Format. [3] The song caught attention through the Fox television series Glee covering it. on AllMusic - 2012 - Fun. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". Bewertung, Some Nights. Selling over 1.6 million copies, the commercially successful album also garnered two Grammy nominations for the work itself (including Album of the Year) and six total for the band, winning Song of the Year for “We Are Young” and Best New Artist. [23] Rolling Stone's Jody Rosen complimented the album's "classic bubble-pop tunefulness with rococo rock & roll". Album: Some Nights Year: 2012 Label: Fueled by Ramen. Werbefrei streamen oder als CD und MP3 kaufen bei Amazon.de. "[6] The band completed production on the album in October 2011. Amazon.de/musik: Fun. It’s not really a concept album, but if it was, that would be what it’s loosely about. Released via Fueled by Ramen, the 2012 album was produced by Jeff Bhasker, who molded fun.’s sound into the amalgamation of urban hip-hop influence, indie pop, and theatric rock that is present on the record. Dost noted that in recording, despite the composer's well-defined framework, the individuals' egos "pretty much disappear" and "everybody is happy to work towards the best possible song" cohesively together. Explore releases from Fun. Consciously, the band began working in the hip-hop factor and realized they wanted a hip-hop producer. It tips over into excess at rare moments, but even as you can hear those moments happening, they provoke grins inside and out. Featured peformers: John Janick (executive producer), Chris Gehringer (mastering engineer), Andrew Dost (art direction, design), fun. [9] Janelle Monáe collaborated with the trio on "We Are Young" through a friendship with Bhasker. The title track was commissioned as the second single and has reached No. Das Debütalbum Aim and Ignite wurde im August 2008 mit Produzent Steven McDonald und Arrangeur Roger Joseph Manning Jr., dem ehemaligen Keyboarder von Jellyfish, aufgenommen. This meant creating songs that were concise instead of being "long and drawn out". Share. [15], The album's lyrics have been called "plaintive", for dealing with themes of loneliness, self-worth, introspection, paranoia and existentialism, contrasting with the album's "anthemic" music. [4], Ruess recalls that he was listening to "so much hip-hop" during the production that it became a big influence for him, specifically Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. bei Amazon Music. 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It was released on February 21, 2012 through Fueled by Ramen.It was recorded in 2011 and produced by Jeff Bhasker. It can be credited with bringing the band mainstream popularity. "[3] The transition was in the works with the label for almost nine months, when the head of the label reached out to the band. Bhasker particularly enjoyed recording guitars with guitarist Jack Antonoff as he wasn't used to it, and Dost felt hearing Bhasker compose beats was "mind-blowing". - Some Nights (album)", "Canadian Albums – Week of March 10, 2012", "Danish Charts – Fun. It was released on February 21, 2012 through Fueled by Ramen, a subsidiary of major label Warner Music Group. Length: 45 min 57 sec. [20][21], Some Nights received generally positive reviews from music critics. Fun. - Some Nights (album)", "Dutch Charts – Fun. The trio made an album that was truly progressive and also super catchy and fun. 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