Why Fun. Ended

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  • Опубликовано: 13 апр 2019
  • fun. (the band) Where Are They Now?
    It would be early 2008, when a band we know as fun stylized as fun with a period, would be formed consisting of members Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff & Andrew Dost. They shot straight up the charts circa 2011-2012 with hits such as “We Are Young” Ft Janelle Monáe,”Some Nights” & “Carry On” and then disappeared and here’s why....
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  • @CherryRedBanshee
    @CherryRedBanshee 4 года назад +5048

    Everyone has that one memory they associate with We Are Young.

    • @BonyTony64
      @BonyTony64 4 года назад +83

      Yes like listening to it.

    • @ixPeaCexi
      @ixPeaCexi 4 года назад +13

      Obama Bruh lmaoooooooooo

    • @EdmarZuba
      @EdmarZuba 4 года назад +4

      Yes!!!! Everyone has....

    • @lauren6034
      @lauren6034 4 года назад +5

      Every new year

    • @kailey_marler
      @kailey_marler 4 года назад +4

      The parody We Are Hungry I had to watch in fifth grade before writing an essay about Michelle’s school lunch thing

  • @madisonking4176
    @madisonking4176 5 лет назад +14170

    Thank god someone still remembers fun... nobody ever talks about them anymore. Some Nights was a fantastic album, it deserved so much better

    • @natek5249
      @natek5249 5 лет назад +101

      Madison King Aim and Ignite was better imo but Some Nights had some gems

    • @zoeboslet5143
      @zoeboslet5143 5 лет назад +56

      Aim and ignite has more of my fav songs, but some nights has some good songs too. I love all their songs, don’t think I hate any of them

    • @islandrebelmakeup4653
      @islandrebelmakeup4653 5 лет назад +21

      Both albums are great, I’m more an AAI fan but some nights is still great. I also love the format.

    • @eadlynjune
      @eadlynjune 5 лет назад +10

      How could it get any better? I mean the songs are instantly recognizable and remembered.

    • @caroline8125
      @caroline8125 5 лет назад +5

      They were so good

  • @masteryeh7812
    @masteryeh7812 4 года назад +3643

    At least Jack Antonoff is out there giving us bops
    stream evermore :)

    • @Annamarie40985
      @Annamarie40985 4 года назад +168

      Exactly :-) I love the band and I love Nate’s voice, but Jack Antonoff-you have to admit-is an absolute genius. I’m so glad he is still out there doing his thing so we can hear his creations :-)

    • @stacyvega4991
      @stacyvega4991 4 года назад +8

      Name one.. i never knew wtf :(

    • @kennethpinlac01
      @kennethpinlac01 4 года назад +144

      Stacy Vega he’s in a band called “Bleachers” and he has a lot of writing credits on the Melodrama by Lorde, Taylor Swift’s Lover, 1989, reputation and Lana Del Rey’s Norman fucking Rockwell

    • @knee6935
      @knee6935 4 года назад +21

      @@stacyvega4991 *look what u made me do- taylor swift*

    • @stacyvega4991
      @stacyvega4991 4 года назад +10

      akash ashish that garbage ass song but ok lol

  • @thehauntedhive
    @thehauntedhive 3 года назад +754

    It wasn't as simple as that. Fun started as just a side project for all 3 of them. They've always been clear that they are 3 individual artists, & Fun is an artistic side project they collaborate on when they feel inspired to do so. They went on hiatus, as in truth they each were ready to, but Nate is the one that finally pulled the lever (and each are living more fulfilling lives since).
    When We Are Young hit, Jack faced an internal artistic conflict, saying he didn't want to be remembered for We Are Young, he didn't want to be singing We Are Young when he was 35. If you're so morally & artistically bothered by the thought of performing one of your collaborative hits in just few years time, I could imagine your fellow collaborators feeling a certain kind of way….
    A lot happened to them personally and professionally in such a short amount of time, there was a lot of personal growth & artistic evolution they each went through individually.
    Nate and his gf broke up (Jack’s sister), he began dating Charlotte Ronson, he moved, and underwent a total transformation. He said it was the 1st time finally felt happy in his own skin, 1st time he was with someone else happy in their own skin, 1st time in his life he felt/saw the good in things & not automatically the negative (like winning an award but not album if the year), 1st time he’d ever written songs that _were him_ that the songs were his story of firsts. He owned up to mistakes he’d made during that time & being selfish with the last songs he wrote pre-hiatus. He grew from it, and his entire outlook and perspective changed drastically, for the better.
    Jack talked about how much the death of his other sister affected him (I believe she was 13, he 18, she had brain cancer) & how her memory was what gave him a reason to live & was the engine behind Bleachers, his solo project he started while still in Fun. He also talked about wanting to make music that, in a nutshell, is much deeper & meaningful to him, that means something to others, that he doesn’t want to “chase the ambulance” that is pop music, he wants to be away from it all to create it. In an article from the NYT, “The problem was that Fun. was merely something Mr. Antonoff was a part of; he needed the music he made to be a part of him.”.
    Which, is the same thing Nate felt.
    I mean, you can’t really blame either of them for wanting to tell their own personal stories, _personally._ They have all said it would have been easy to capitalize on their success & continue what they were doing, but that’s not what Fun was about. The inspiration to work together collaboratively was what made Fun what it was, & things changed. They changed. And it worked out for the best for all 3 of them. Jack is a successful producer working with big names like Lorde & T Swift, there’s of course Bleachers. Andrew has been enjoying experimenting with music, working on an album, scoring some films and TV shows. Nate had his solo album Grand Romantic, which peaked at 7 on US Billboard 200. Critics said it was too theatrical, but Nate was happy. A stark contrast to how he would’ve felt about it before. He is an amazing, brave artist - a true artist who has grown so much, even in the face of undeserved scrutiny. He cares more about the art & meaning, the personal connection of music rather than the numbers; conveying a story - his story. And he does it beautifully

    • @ML-xh6rd
      @ML-xh6rd 3 года назад +119

      Don't know who you are, but if you're not already a journalist, you should be. Well written, insightful, referencing other reputable publications, positive tone overall. So well done. I give your comment 11/10. 😀

    • @thehauntedhive
      @thehauntedhive 3 года назад +58

      @@ML-xh6rd Wow, thank you so much for your kind words! You really made my day. Though I am not a journalist, writing is an essential part of my work. Thank you for taking the time to read it, and to share your thoughts - it means a lot ☺️

    • @vedika9466
      @vedika9466 3 года назад +8

      heyy ur the one who always comments on roomie's channel lol

    • @thehauntedhive
      @thehauntedhive 3 года назад +9

      @@vedika9466 lol hey! Yep, that's me 😂

    • @emmajorkey9719
      @emmajorkey9719 3 года назад +22

      Like the person above said this was wonderfully written, I had no idea that the band taking a break was WAYYY more complicated then nate wanting to leave, thankss!!!

  • @tyde4610
    @tyde4610 5 лет назад +4201

    They should come back, they’d do great in our current indie scene.

    • @ihateuifulikebts3548
      @ihateuifulikebts3548 5 лет назад +66

      Tyree Flores no no they would not everything was better back in 2011

    • @charliecroft5477
      @charliecroft5477 5 лет назад +16

      I HATE YOU IF U LIKE BTS I agree fully too

    • @Rodeointx
      @Rodeointx 5 лет назад +17

      Nah they wouldn’t look at MGMT they haven’t made a hit song since Electric Feel-Kids-Time to Pretend & they released an album last year

    • @Monorat
      @Monorat 5 лет назад +42

      @@Rodeointx honestly little dark age was an amazing album, highly underrated

    • @Monorat
      @Monorat 5 лет назад +46

      I'm actually growing tired of the mainstream indie today, guys like Rex Orange county, clairo, cuco, Gus dapperton, Frank ocean, while having a distinct sound from one another, they all seem the same, desperate to be different. Bedroom pop is tryhard indie

  • @jerrious5955
    @jerrious5955 5 лет назад +5304

    Listening to Some Nights really takes you on a vivid memory trip

    • @hayleyscomet3447
      @hayleyscomet3447 5 лет назад +4

      Zuhairi Zamzuri truth.

    • @hayleyscomet3447
      @hayleyscomet3447 5 лет назад +9

      Zuhairi Zamzuri I was 14. Memories.

    • @Fluffyguy958
      @Fluffyguy958 5 лет назад +11

      I have a couple songs that take on emotional trips. They bring back so many memories.

    • @610SSS
      @610SSS 5 лет назад +5

      True, I remember sitting under a table with these 2 hot girls in year 4 this song and skinny love by Birdie. So many good memories

    • @RonaldoSwizzbeats
      @RonaldoSwizzbeats 5 лет назад +3

      It really does.

  • @grantlockley7926
    @grantlockley7926 4 года назад +799

    Nate looks like the love child of Rob Liefeld and John Mulaney

    • @dp9828
      @dp9828 4 года назад +25

      ad like the cousin of Eddie Redmayne

    • @hijrahahmed6847
      @hijrahahmed6847 4 года назад +8

      The accuracy

    • @jackyvelasquez3353
      @jackyvelasquez3353 4 года назад +18

      Or an older Louis Tomlinson

    • @dulldyl
      @dulldyl 4 года назад +5

      Oh my fucking god.

    • @emillelee5999
      @emillelee5999 3 года назад +3

      I always thought he looked like Guy Pearce

  • @jordanloophole
    @jordanloophole 5 лет назад +1894

    i feel like jack antonoff is the most successful of them all

    • @theodoricwijaya7283
      @theodoricwijaya7283 4 года назад +168

      he co wrote look what you made me do, call it what you want, key producer in 1989 and reputation

    • @k_ph99
      @k_ph99 4 года назад +158

      theo doric Also produced Lorde’s Melodrama, Kevin Abstract’s Arizona Baby, and most recently Lana’s Norman Fucking Rockwell. Considering that these were met with critical acclaim, he definitely came out the best out of the three members

    • @andyvillatoro5281
      @andyvillatoro5281 4 года назад +21

      back in the days when i lived in NY, i used to know jack, he really is an amazing and creative guy !

    • @Hakajin
      @Hakajin 3 года назад +9

      @Erin Bleachers is an amazing band all around! They actually performed several songs on that soundtrack. I know this because a friend of mine was on the fence about going to their concert with me... And then she saw Love, Simon.

    • @Hakajin
      @Hakajin 3 года назад +2

      @@andyvillatoro5281 Really? That's great to hear! ...I may have something of a fan-crush on him.

  • @tablegames9613
    @tablegames9613 5 лет назад +2619

    after the jonas brothers, fun. should come back as well

    • @handlemeifyoucan144
      @handlemeifyoucan144 5 лет назад +22

      But they are not brothers

    • @tablegames9613
      @tablegames9613 5 лет назад +66

      @@handlemeifyoucan144 do you not want them to come back?
      EXACTLY.

    • @tablegames9613
      @tablegames9613 5 лет назад +5

      @@Trosper222 what's up with jonas brothers?

    • @hahaha-jn9fj
      @hahaha-jn9fj 5 лет назад +19

      @@tablegames9613 They're just too overrated Fun. more better and much talented

    • @taryngood2273
      @taryngood2273 5 лет назад +10

      And big time rush

  • @agustinabarrios4234
    @agustinabarrios4234 5 лет назад +1885

    THIS QUESTION KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT. THEY COULDVE BEEN KINGS OF EVERYTHING

    • @k0nidias
      @k0nidias 5 лет назад +81

      But Nate wanted the throne all to himself, and the greed didn't work out for him

    • @brianscottblowers3306
      @brianscottblowers3306 5 лет назад +49

      Konidias it wasn’t greed.. he just wanted to do his own thing. It’s more like the people are greedy for questioning his career choice and wanting what he doesn’t want for him..

    • @assclownmcgraw5634
      @assclownmcgraw5634 4 года назад +5

      Kings of England, even?

    • @YaroLord
      @YaroLord 4 года назад +2

      lmfao... no?
      2 albums and 2 major songs, hate to break it to you but they were never that big of a deal, even by indie standards

    • @ZNIR777
      @ZNIR777 4 года назад +9

      Yaro it has potential. Everyone was waiting for them at that time..

  • @raystrife234
    @raystrife234 4 года назад +790

    Fun wasn't just a band.. They were a lifestyle. Their song "Carry On" actually got me through some tough times during 2013 to 2015 when everything was just going south almost everywhere. I still can't believe they're gone...

    • @Lauren_Fields
      @Lauren_Fields 4 года назад +1

      raystrife234 same!

    • @IJustFiguredThisOut
      @IJustFiguredThisOut 4 года назад +6

      A lifestyle? Are you kidding me? A band that only really releases one album is not a lifestyle. Just because one song got you through tough times does not make them a lifestyle.

    • @multijxde1855
      @multijxde1855 3 года назад +15

      @@IJustFiguredThisOut the whole album was a masterpiece also everyone has their own things that make them happy, everyone has their own life as well. Stop judging.

    • @IJustFiguredThisOut
      @IJustFiguredThisOut 3 года назад +3

      @@sayrehackworth1007 I have never heard of Aim and Ignite, but I can guarantee you there are hundreds of albums that deserve the title "greatest album in history" most that it.

    • @yokoohnoismygmail
      @yokoohnoismygmail 3 года назад +1

      Same... I love the Beatles and they have something nates voice is so amazing there idols making something new out of Queen and ELO. It’s not to late. The Beatles are dead they are not. #GetBackTogetherFun.

  • @jordansenitu2791
    @jordansenitu2791 4 года назад +92

    "No one likes to admit it, but fun always ends"

  • @ItsCassIGuess
    @ItsCassIGuess 5 лет назад +5213

    The grammy award curse

    • @chumslife7862
      @chumslife7862 5 лет назад +49

      Park jiminie ッTM there’s nothing stopping the curse

    • @heggy_69
      @heggy_69 5 лет назад +120

      Grammies mean absolutely nothing anyway lol. Just a bunch of corporate bigwigs sucking each other off

    • @HelloHello-tm7uc
      @HelloHello-tm7uc 5 лет назад +49

      Maybe so, but that particular Grammy has left a mark on the music industry-- more artists that have gotten that award have never recovered compared to those that did-- you have an Adele once in a while, but you'll get more Fun like musicians because of that grammy's curse @@heggy_69

    • @alyssa-fw2gn
      @alyssa-fw2gn 5 лет назад +5

      JIMIN💅🏽

    • @hayleyscomet3447
      @hayleyscomet3447 5 лет назад +3

      Park jiminie ッTM jimin~~~

  • @ZachGWatterson
    @ZachGWatterson 5 лет назад +3497

    They weren't *fun* anymore

    • @parthrangan
      @parthrangan 5 лет назад +24

      more like- it just wasnt fun anymore

    • @Red_Vega
      @Red_Vega 5 лет назад

      Cheeki Breeki they never were tbh

    • @kotagu
      @kotagu 5 лет назад +1

      Hah kneeslapper

    • @Koko24250
      @Koko24250 5 лет назад +1

      Oof

    • @_Viper.Vich72
      @_Viper.Vich72 5 лет назад +1

      I just gave you 2k likes

  • @dpowers1185
    @dpowers1185 4 года назад +287

    All you youngsters that liked Fun, need to listen to “The Format”. Nates band from the early 2000’s.

    • @DarkShadows-me2fj
      @DarkShadows-me2fj 4 года назад +14

      dpowers1185 I agree. Dead End is my Favourite off of Dog Problems

    • @ryanmcdevitt2770
      @ryanmcdevitt2770 4 года назад +8

      The format is one of my all time favorite bands :)

    • @waynelester2863
      @waynelester2863 4 года назад +7

      The Format is one of my absolute favorite bands. Interventions and Lullabies is a GOAT album.

    • @dpowers1185
      @dpowers1185 4 года назад

      Faze's best Snipur , eh, I’m actually a Millennial. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @asaprea
      @asaprea 4 года назад +1

      I love that band sm

  • @Ty-mu7gl
    @Ty-mu7gl 3 года назад +41

    8 years later Jack is still out there killing it

  • @sks17873
    @sks17873 5 лет назад +1568

    I adore C’mon by Panic! and Fun. It’s a beautiful collaboration and Brendon’s voice fits really well with Nate’s.

  • @s.o.s-5714
    @s.o.s-5714 5 лет назад +669

    To this day “Some Nights” can still make me ball my eyes out.

  • @blancaarlingarcia9425
    @blancaarlingarcia9425 3 года назад +117

    Me not knowing jack was from fun 😂 I always thought he was just Taylor swift friend

  • @its_starboy
    @its_starboy 4 года назад +35

    Jack really was a sleeper hit maker. He made some of the best hits and albums of the 2010s with albums like 1989, NFR!, Melodrama, and song like Wildest Dreams, Delicate, Perfect Places, etc.

  • @marisolaguilar7361
    @marisolaguilar7361 5 лет назад +1847

    'We Are Young' will always be a classic. I heard some other songs by them and always wondered what happened to the band. Also, Nate Ruess (the lead singer) collaborated with P!NK on 'Just Give Me A Reason'

    • @JulianAguilera001
      @JulianAguilera001 5 лет назад +26

      Nate also collabed with Eminem on the MMLP2

    • @martinsosa6965
      @martinsosa6965 5 лет назад +17

      I hate that song so much

    • @yaj1v
      @yaj1v 5 лет назад +9

      @@JulianAguilera001 Headlights is awesome.

    • @timtoongamer
      @timtoongamer 5 лет назад +2

      The new nostalgia in regards to music

    • @marisolaguilar7361
      @marisolaguilar7361 5 лет назад

      Martin Sosa which?

  • @sunqueenn
    @sunqueenn 5 лет назад +3019

    Its always when they wanna go solo smh🤦🏾‍♀️

    • @TheGoldenCapstone
      @TheGoldenCapstone 5 лет назад +11

      Hawk Holloway who gives a shit. No one is going to care about their next album 5 years later.

    • @pizzaboynick8759
      @pizzaboynick8759 5 лет назад +31

      Boomer Beaer I know I certainly would

    • @micahalaizaaraojo-eusena7866
      @micahalaizaaraojo-eusena7866 5 лет назад +11

      Well fun. was created after the three left their respective bands (Jack Antonoff use to lead Steel Train, Nate with The Format, and Andrew Dost is with Anthallo) and if anything fun. "Broke up" after when Jack's current project The Bleacher's released its maiden single (it first premiered on the fun.'s Official page and IWGB is still a bop) before everything split apart.

    • @nope-xe5yf
      @nope-xe5yf 5 лет назад

      Boomer Beaer i definitely would

    • @adoorknob4799
      @adoorknob4799 5 лет назад

      Boomer Beaer I will boi

  • @imokayurokay
    @imokayurokay 4 года назад +22

    this band was my whole life for a while. i followed them as much as i could. i interviewed Dost on the phone. i interviewed Nate on their bus. Nattie and Noon was my brain child. i made Jack's JAIL DINNER shirt. i ended up winning a scholarship to tour with them for a week. i made a whole community of friends. the rest of the band and the crew recognized me by name at every show. i got recognized at shows by other fans because i was known in the fan community - it was awesome and my closest brush with personal fame. when i toured with them...that week included one of their very last shows where Nate was very intoxicated and behaving in ways that visibly annoyed the other band members. i had a bad feeling then and wasn't surprised when we kept holding our breath for a new album and it never came. this band will always, ALWAYS hold an incredibly special place in my heart. they taught me what i'm capable of and gave me a glimpse of my creative potential when my passion drives me. they gave me a true place to belong. it was a poor judgement call for Nate to go solo but i'll make peace with it. thank you fun. for all the firsts in my life: first photo passes, first time going on tour, first time loving myself. thank you.

    • @11matt11
      @11matt11 Год назад +1

      What a great post, and thanks for sharing. It's so difficult to see when great bands throw it away for personal reasons they regret later. Queen had it right. Madness has it right. The Dead had it right. Very difficult with all the negative social media culture to make it today in the long run.

  • @yungkermit
    @yungkermit 4 года назад +7

    My Mom is really good friends with Andrew! He moved up to our small town on the bay and we eventually had him over for dinner. Awesome person, came to my graduation party and treated me very kindly. Such a genuine artist and humble person.

  • @girIworId
    @girIworId 5 лет назад +2370

    yall i just really miss radio music from 2010 through 2013 😔

    • @creedoflies
      @creedoflies 5 лет назад +75

      Its more so a mental thing. Music from the first half of your teens sticks with you.

    • @grimabsolssbm
      @grimabsolssbm 5 лет назад +25

      I don’t Jesus it fucking sucked

    • @grimabsolssbm
      @grimabsolssbm 5 лет назад +9

      Tycommand109 It is the same

    • @stealthiscool
      @stealthiscool 5 лет назад +5

      sunny I don’t, it was terrible

    • @stealthiscool
      @stealthiscool 5 лет назад +5

      Tycommand109 music today is garbage but honestly better than a lot of this trash that was played constantly back then

  • @audreylim9215
    @audreylim9215 5 лет назад +361

    Their music was special and it was different.I wish they would come back together

  • @elig7087
    @elig7087 4 года назад +54

    Nate was pretty good doing solo though. At least his voice was amazing. Nate went on to collab with Eminem and Pink in iconic songs.

  • @mickcv4554
    @mickcv4554 4 года назад +350

    This sounds exactly like an executive/agent snuck in there and convinced nate to split off and Nate was weak to manipulation. I’d put money on it.

    • @acetakeoff2109
      @acetakeoff2109 4 года назад +7

      That always happens

    • @reamccly4815
      @reamccly4815 4 года назад +6

      Alana Correia peep nates tweets , hes done w music it seems :(

    • @ML-xh6rd
      @ML-xh6rd 3 года назад +2

      If that's true, then that person should have done everything within their power to ensure Nate's success because there are no guarantees in music and entertainment.

    • @thehauntedhive
      @thehauntedhive 2 года назад

      Not at all, actually. But, such a narrative catches ppl's attention more than "F.U.N. Amicably Goes Separate Ways"

  • @thesassynerd
    @thesassynerd 5 лет назад +763

    Jack Anthonoff produced Reputation by Taylor Swift & Melodrama by Lorde. He's so talented and passionnate I love him
    Edit : Melodrame is still the best album in 2019, even if it was release in 2017. Dont mention me because I dont care, Lorde is everything.

    • @ThePhl4ever
      @ThePhl4ever 5 лет назад +31

      He also is the lead singer and guitarist in Bleachers

    • @lemonlemonzz
      @lemonlemonzz 5 лет назад +1

      THATS where I knew that name from

    • @robertmatheus8004
      @robertmatheus8004 5 лет назад +7

      and St. Vincent's MASSEDUCTION, which is marvelous - Jack is a genius!

    • @thesassynerd
      @thesassynerd 5 лет назад +3

      @flex56k Melodrama is Lorde's best album and Reputation is one of the greatest by Taylor Swift. The songs the most interesting and the well produced in Rep are made by Anthonoff and not by Max Martin.

    • @thesassynerd
      @thesassynerd 5 лет назад

      @@ThePhl4ever Yeah I forget it but I dont listen The Bleachers. My apologies

  • @TylerMartin-lf8wk
    @TylerMartin-lf8wk 5 лет назад +1728

    But according to their website message, they’re didn’t break up. On hiatus sure, but there’s nothing that actually says they broke up

    • @aradiaboss
      @aradiaboss 5 лет назад +270

      same with one direction, and look at them...

    • @aradiaboss
      @aradiaboss 5 лет назад +106

      Alex Vanderspek thee years is a lot mate.

    • @livelovely4681
      @livelovely4681 5 лет назад +46

      @@aradiaboss No, it's not lol. You have single acts that haven't released albums in years.

    • @iamnotallie8575
      @iamnotallie8575 5 лет назад +45

      @@aradiaboss Look at The Jonas Brothers HAHAHAHA
      It'll come when it will.

    • @mara1807
      @mara1807 5 лет назад +25

      Tyler Martin but people sort of got the message that they broke up after Zayn left. (Or was it that dude? Idk-) but since the Jonas brothers have made a come back, I feel like other bands are starting to debate on coming back as well, which sorta gives me hope for fun.

  • @dominicdefelice7974
    @dominicdefelice7974 5 лет назад +144

    Nates album, while underrated, is not that bad. If you listen to the lyrics you can tell he put so much into it. I liked it and have the while album. I also love bleachers. I listen to it every morning. In the fun. Albums (have both) I Can tell the difference of what is Nate and jack.

    • @debrishmawi7512
      @debrishmawi7512 3 года назад +2

      I love Nate’s solo album as much as the F.U.N. ones

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn 2 года назад

      Grand Romantic was bad.

    • @11matt11
      @11matt11 Год назад +2

      The lyrics are good. That wasn't the problem with the album. When you compare it to "The Gambler" on the first album of FUN, which is such a real romantic song, the little diddy music hits right at the heart. Grand Romantic missed the mark in comparison.

  • @lalabear11
    @lalabear11 4 года назад +52

    "...because Jack Antonoff was behind the pen" 👀

  • @mallory3308
    @mallory3308 5 лет назад +1063

    You briefly mentioned their collab with Panic! At The Disco, but let me say that song "cmon" is such a beautiful song and highly underrated.

  • @beefyappa
    @beefyappa 5 лет назад +86

    Saw them at a Panic! At The Disco concert in Seattle. When I saw them, they said they had just wrote a song and wanted to share it for the first time. It was We Are Young!!!

    • @Baubles8889
      @Baubles8889 5 лет назад +1

      Brandon McNeill I only went to that tour just to see fun and left before Panic! Even hit the stage. Closest to a format concert I could get

    • @h3adfirst.4.hal0s8
      @h3adfirst.4.hal0s8 4 года назад +3

      S e a t t l e

  • @annabell_lee
    @annabell_lee 4 года назад +11

    This is my favorite band. Nobody ever talks about it. Their so underrated.

  • @Indivinityyy
    @Indivinityyy 4 года назад +5

    The song Some Nights and We Are Young has been in my head ever since I was young, back then I didn't where the song came from, until I decided to listen to old music in YT and met Fun.

  • @toriwalthers9916
    @toriwalthers9916 5 лет назад +213

    “We are young” was my summer with best friend good times

  • @cedarflags
    @cedarflags 5 лет назад +261

    We are young is gonna be a classic from this generation! It’s so different!

    • @kenm4390
      @kenm4390 5 лет назад +3

      Nah, some nights is better

    • @musichere3287
      @musichere3287 5 лет назад +1

      @@kenm4390 I was about to say that.

    • @nathanburnett9529
      @nathanburnett9529 4 года назад +8

      I swear to god so many people only listen to the billboard top 100. Fun. sounds exactly like everything else to me

    • @westonkouryfan69
      @westonkouryfan69 4 года назад +1

      Nathan Burnett ok boomer

    • @worstusernameintheworld9871
      @worstusernameintheworld9871 4 года назад +5

      Nathan Burnett b o o m e r a l e r t
      Some people have different tastes, but ofc you just *had* to post that comment.

  • @micahcook2408
    @micahcook2408 4 года назад +80

    I always thought they would be considered “The Queen” of our generation especially with Nate’s voice being eerily similar to Freddie Mercury’s..

    • @marlonrando9272
      @marlonrando9272 4 года назад +5

      Check out The Struts, Luke Spiller makes Nate look like a tit

    • @junhanliao1444
      @junhanliao1444 4 года назад +4

      I feel like Stars from Some Nights is a little like the structure of Bohemian Rhapsody lol

    • @MatmoeLP
      @MatmoeLP 3 года назад +7

      Imagine how Queen would've failed if any of the members went solo after 'Sheer Heart Attack' or 'A Night at the Opera'. They didn't start making solo stuff until they had like 5 or 6 hit records already

    • @emeraldfox76
      @emeraldfox76 3 года назад +2

      I actually thought it was a remixed Queen song when I first heard it!

    • @matthewsmith1547
      @matthewsmith1547 3 года назад +3

      Freddy Mercuries solo career didn’t fair well. Queen needed Freddy and Freddy needed Queen.

  • @craysanimations1751
    @craysanimations1751 4 года назад +20

    I MISS NATE RUESS. Everyone say they don’t even know who he is and I’m very upset about that . Who agrees that he should come back 🥺

  • @emmaaa10
    @emmaaa10 5 лет назад +732

    Jack antonoff is one of my favoite musicians. Bleachers is such a good band it *almost* makes fun. breaking up okay
    Edit: I realize that bleachers is Jack’s solo project, but to me, it’s easier to refer to bleachers as a band. It’s like how Panic! At the disco is only Brendon Urie, but it’s still called Panic! At the Disco. 🙃

    • @ayaashraf-wr8ki
      @ayaashraf-wr8ki 5 лет назад +2

      Wait he does music ? I feel dumb i thought he was only a producer/writer

    • @scooterproose7186
      @scooterproose7186 5 лет назад +24

      Bleachers is the best

    • @welcometodmitrysworld
      @welcometodmitrysworld 5 лет назад +7

      His work with Lorde and Lana Del Rey is amazing

    • @GodsFaveSim
      @GodsFaveSim 5 лет назад +5

      I love when he and Taylor Swift collab 😍 reputation is a whole fucking bop.

    • @emily-qe3yu
      @emily-qe3yu 5 лет назад +7

      Agreed 🙌🙌 fun were amazing but I’m glad Jack is still excelling. Bleachers is incredible

  • @tehyat8956
    @tehyat8956 5 лет назад +55

    I remember staring out the window of my car when Some Nights and We Are Young came on the radio

  • @brandonnaidu8292
    @brandonnaidu8292 2 года назад +3

    We are young and some nights .. Was and still is a great songs..

  • @shaoshuai_on_film
    @shaoshuai_on_film 5 лет назад +4

    ‘Some night’ was one of the most important song in my life, i was 14 and being aboard studying by myself was really a difficult time for me but this song helped me a lot and was a loved song between me and my friends

  • @--Paws--
    @--Paws-- 5 лет назад +197

    I noticed that some artists and groups that Janelle Monae collaborated with have faded while she rose. _Chester French_ and _fun._ were once great but now they just live in our playlists and memories.

    • @something6510
      @something6510 5 лет назад +18

      I feel like Grimes is the only one who didn't. Strange.

    • @Mina-fl6us
      @Mina-fl6us 5 лет назад +14

      @@something6510 I think it's because Grimes was a lot more experienced than these artists when she collaborated with Janelle.

    • @whoa6513
      @whoa6513 5 лет назад +4

      Whoever you are, you rock for mentioning Chester French

    • @something6510
      @something6510 5 лет назад +1

      @@Mina-fl6us yeah that's true she had been around a while before art angels

    • @alejandrocisneros7442
      @alejandrocisneros7442 5 лет назад +1

      She's a parasite.

  • @MrAJMproductions
    @MrAJMproductions 5 лет назад +687

    Fun.'s first album is like still the best indie pop album of all time

    • @nathanburnett9529
      @nathanburnett9529 4 года назад +7

      *not saying much*

    • @pinkopat
      @pinkopat 4 года назад +8

      I love it so much I imported it from the US to Italy when I was 12 years old. Every track is special and well crafted.

    • @Umimouto
      @Umimouto 4 года назад +1

      Andy Burnstein it’s literally my favorite since I’ve first heard it

    • @metallama8988
      @metallama8988 4 года назад +13

      One of my all time favorites, I adore Aim and Ignite.

    • @YaroLord
      @YaroLord 4 года назад +5

      1. factually wrong
      2. do you realize how big of an oxymoron "indie pop" is?

  • @danimarket3402
    @danimarket3402 5 лет назад +2

    I saw fun. live in santa Barbara and it's the best concert I've ever been to. The music brought me to tears and the emotion was palpable to say the least. Always my favorite band. Nate ruess favorite artist and love grand romantic.

  • @jadamcalister7618
    @jadamcalister7618 4 года назад +45

    Grand Romantic was filled with bops.. “Nothing Without Love”, is a classic and y’all just slept on that whole album. 🤧 Jack’s album was full of bops too and is also underrated by most. Y’all have to learn you can like one or the other without having to bash on them. They are both good in their own ways.

    • @luciagarcia4820
      @luciagarcia4820 4 года назад +8

      This! Also, Nate rescued Harsh Lights, which was supposed to be a fun. single, but something (the "hiatus") happened and they never properly released it as a band, there's only a video of them playing it in a late night show. Nate recorded it and did justice to it, such a beautiful song.

    • @EnvyTraxus
      @EnvyTraxus 4 года назад

      What is Jack's album called? Is it the one by bleachers band?

  • @AmoriMoori
    @AmoriMoori 5 лет назад +51

    i'm shook that i didn't know jack antonoff was in fun. i only knew him since lorde started working with him on melodrama

  • @kt18439
    @kt18439 5 лет назад +87

    i miss fun so much 😔 some nights is such an amazing album! the nostalgia is real

  • @modsg8476
    @modsg8476 4 года назад +5

    We are young
    Some nights
    Carry on
    One foot
    Why am I the one
    Fun. Had some very good hits

  • @judewhite4401
    @judewhite4401 3 года назад +5

    I really hope Fun. gets back together soon. The world needs more bands like them.

  • @savannaobregon3823
    @savannaobregon3823 5 лет назад +53

    This band and Nate Ruess' other band, The Format, are literally my favorite bands like ever.
    If you guys haven't heard it before, I highly recommend their first album, Aim and Ignite. The gambler made me cry the first time I heard it!!

    • @Aster_Risk
      @Aster_Risk 5 лет назад +1

      I like Nate and The Format, but I really don't like fun.

    • @mudkips8399
      @mudkips8399 5 лет назад +2

      The Format were great for their time, and Aim and Ignite is a masterpiece

    • @travis_redfern6771
      @travis_redfern6771 5 лет назад +1

      Omg same. That’s one of my favorite songs ever.

    • @travis_redfern6771
      @travis_redfern6771 5 лет назад +2

      flex56k Everyone’s got their own opinions man. Don’t be an elitist prick.

    • @taliaparmer5640
      @taliaparmer5640 5 лет назад

      give it up is one of my fav songs of all time!!

  • @alyssa-fw2gn
    @alyssa-fw2gn 5 лет назад +229

    IM SO GLAD U MENTIONED THEIR COLLAB WITH PANIC!

  • @nickmanory1843
    @nickmanory1843 4 года назад +4

    I was at the NHL winter classic and Nate was one of the musical guests during intermission. No one in the stadium knew who he was. He tried to get people to sing with him and it was crickets... You could see on the big screen how embarrassed he was. Even I had no idea who he was. Then they started playing "we are young" as their closer. And you could hear people in my section go: "Ohhh, that's who this guy is"

  • @neontyler6663
    @neontyler6663 4 года назад +8

    Tbh. I want them to return .. they’re like a drug. once you’ve listen to them the melodies never wears off

  • @newworld3844
    @newworld3844 5 лет назад +576

    Someone needs to make a video on why Jack and Jack flopped.

    • @mirasdiary
      @mirasdiary 5 лет назад +3

      New World yesssss

    • @dramaticvirghoe
      @dramaticvirghoe 5 лет назад +59

      Or Jack and Finn, they disappeared out of nowhere 💀

    • @JJ-es4vs
      @JJ-es4vs 5 лет назад +14

      caitlyn who r u they’re now doing more impactful things with the platform they had. they make videos every once and a while and you can watch them to get a taste of what they’re doing. as well as follow some of their social media

    • @khloeonfilm
      @khloeonfilm 5 лет назад

      i heard that they were kicked off a tour for being sexist or smth

    • @hayleyscomet3447
      @hayleyscomet3447 5 лет назад +1

      New World I don’t know who that is. When did they come about?

  • @EPICBryce
    @EPICBryce 5 лет назад +300

    They were a big part of my childhood. Next video should be about Hot Chelle Rae, who was also big in the pop scene around the same time.

    • @handlemeifyoucan144
      @handlemeifyoucan144 5 лет назад

      Uh how old wer ya

    • @EPICBryce
      @EPICBryce 5 лет назад +2

      Abraar Mohammed around 10. I’m a youngin but I’m cultured :)

    • @handlemeifyoucan144
      @handlemeifyoucan144 5 лет назад +2

      @@EPICBryce oh okay I was 15 when they were outshining every other pop group

    • @EPICBryce
      @EPICBryce 5 лет назад +5

      Abraar Mohammed 2011-2012 were some good years for music

    • @handlemeifyoucan144
      @handlemeifyoucan144 5 лет назад

      @@EPICBryce true true

  • @BriTaylor
    @BriTaylor 4 года назад

    I was literally just thinking about Fun. yesterday and what ever happened to them.... so glad you made a video on this!!!

  • @oforlikelalune1506
    @oforlikelalune1506 5 лет назад +2

    Nate's voice is so unique and blows me away. I love their sound, especially their less popular songs! So good!

  • @maidelidmonje6261
    @maidelidmonje6261 5 лет назад +104

    I loved Grand Romantic😭 and The Bleachers is one of my favorite bands

  • @OriginalPinkPenguin
    @OriginalPinkPenguin 5 лет назад +22

    One of the bands I miss most honestly

  • @davidwhatsthatabout7404
    @davidwhatsthatabout7404 4 года назад +14

    I remember watching an interview where the lead singer of FUN, said they would never be a 1 hit wonder like the Baha Men. Well,,,

    • @caffeinator1849
      @caffeinator1849 4 года назад +7

      Theyre not tho, they have Some Nights Carry On and Why Am I The One

  • @thegreenphoenix7167
    @thegreenphoenix7167 4 года назад +2

    Damn some nights is an album I’ve never stopped listening to since it came out. When I was younger I’d play it every night while I was sleeping and now many years later I’m here listening to it whenever I’m driving around on my learners license.

  • @faaaduma
    @faaaduma 5 лет назад +132

    Musicians that want to go solo, should take a lesson from Geri Halliwell.

    • @GodsFaveSim
      @GodsFaveSim 5 лет назад +5

      Geri Halliwell isn’t a musician 😂😂

  • @liawhorun
    @liawhorun 5 лет назад +42

    The Gambler will always be my favorite. We Are Young? Some Nights? Classics. Too bad they ended too soon

    • @daniellehowell4339
      @daniellehowell4339 5 лет назад +2

      I feel that. The gambler is such a good song.

    • @andalltheangelssay212
      @andalltheangelssay212 4 года назад +2

      I love Be calm and Benson hedges from aim and ignite, also Dog problems from when he was in the format

    • @starknit
      @starknit 4 года назад +4

      the entire aim and ignite album is a masterpiece.

    • @andalltheangelssay212
      @andalltheangelssay212 4 года назад +1

      Beyer I agree, it is, Dog problems comes a close second. Nate’s song writing on that album was amazing.

    • @arjujannaka9807
      @arjujannaka9807 3 года назад

      The Gambler is sooo beautiful

  • @bellablondon6172
    @bellablondon6172 4 года назад +11

    Here’s an underrated song by Fun:
    C’mon (the collab with Panic! At The Disco)

  • @michetti1198
    @michetti1198 5 лет назад

    Thanks for this video. I was actually just searching about for Fun’s whereabouts last week

  • @annaliese430
    @annaliese430 5 лет назад +73

    I've listened to a few of their songs they're really good!!

  • @MarleneGallo
    @MarleneGallo 5 лет назад +19

    Does no one remember The Format? They were GENIUS.. miss them too..

    • @jackcollins2568
      @jackcollins2568 5 лет назад +5

      The Format was basically my high school soundtrack.

    • @Aster_Risk
      @Aster_Risk 5 лет назад +3

      The Format was so much more interesting than fun.

    • @Pendarr
      @Pendarr 5 лет назад +1

      Marlene “The First Single” was instant love for me when I first heard it. I recognized his voice immediately when I first heard fun. purely from how much I listened to that track heh

    • @jackcollins2568
      @jackcollins2568 5 лет назад +1

      @@Pendarr "First Single" gave me so many memories in high school. I got my first kiss because I put on the song lol

    • @thedavidjscott_
      @thedavidjscott_ 5 лет назад

      I was only scrolling the comments to see if anyone would mention The Format. Great band.

  • @nancybetters6243
    @nancybetters6243 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for making this video😊

  • @bleuberry9636
    @bleuberry9636 4 года назад

    Thanks for this - it made a lot of sense and explained things that were just a vacant hole of info. Appreciate it!

  • @reveluv11
    @reveluv11 5 лет назад +6

    Thank you for making this! I was a HUGE fan of fun., and I still am, their Some Nights album was perfect! Why Am I the One and Out on the Town are my favourite songs! Its a shame they broke up. I was waiting for them to come back! Their music added so much diversity to the industry.

  • @1080kk
    @1080kk 5 лет назад +137

    Just get “the Format” back together again Nate. The first single is still better than anything by fun.

    • @Baubles8889
      @Baubles8889 5 лет назад +4

      1080kk yaaaaaaaaassss. For the love of god this would be amazing

    • @KeaLynn
      @KeaLynn 5 лет назад +3

      Yes 100% I love the format music, jack antonoff is too busy anyway doing great things

    • @mudkips8399
      @mudkips8399 4 года назад

      The Format was pretty great. But overall a lot of it hasn't aged well. Fun's first album was the best thing Nate ever did.

    • @brokenwave6125
      @brokenwave6125 4 года назад

      @@mudkips8399 On Your Porch is better than any Fun song...

    • @faithloosli75
      @faithloosli75 4 года назад +1

      Your wish has been granted dude

  • @lefromage2001
    @lefromage2001 3 года назад +1

    If i meet the members i will literally fall onto my knees and cry and beg them to come back because theyr music has helped me sooo much and i need them to come back especially after 2020

  • @reteipdevries
    @reteipdevries 8 месяцев назад +2

    Like nobody ever heard of The Format. Nate wrote so many great songs. And he has the best voice since Freddie Mercury.

  • @pinkiepiescz
    @pinkiepiescz 5 лет назад +9

    Ahhhh... The nostalgia. I was wondering what happened to them

  • @fredricmarquez1733
    @fredricmarquez1733 5 лет назад +5

    The Gambler makes me cry! It’s such a good song lol and I will always love “We Are Young” cuz it makes me feel nostalgic of the good times!

  • @OliviaBrynnnn
    @OliviaBrynnnn 4 года назад +1

    Fun. will always and forever be one of my favorite bands. I was devastated I never got to see them in concert.

  • @Zoot004
    @Zoot004 4 года назад +3

    Every time I used to go to the yearly fair as a kid, "We Are Young" would play. And on the way back also, I don't know why LOL. Miss those days.

  • @rafterm4936
    @rafterm4936 5 лет назад +6

    Thanks for this bc I was just thinking bout them this week lol

  • @babs-bofficial4928
    @babs-bofficial4928 5 лет назад +5

    I asked myself same question the other day.... FUN would have been one of the best act of all time if they continued.

  • @sethgunther5514
    @sethgunther5514 4 года назад +9

    The day the finally comeback it’s gonna be the greatest comeback ever

  • @rluccas8163
    @rluccas8163 4 года назад +7

    "Some nights, I stay up cashing in my bad luck"

  • @madroshyka
    @madroshyka 5 лет назад +3

    Oh my god I listened to We Are Young religiously when it came out.. nostalgia man

  • @dylanfallon6720
    @dylanfallon6720 5 лет назад +12

    somewhere, having fun.

  • @bennyj4106
    @bennyj4106 5 лет назад +1

    So neat to know what was of their lives. Perhaps we shall see them once again reunited later on. The possibilities would be grand. Throwback to those 2012 days.

  • @ruthlessshrek2592
    @ruthlessshrek2592 3 года назад +4

    Getting them together can save 2020

  • @kiwoppa
    @kiwoppa 5 лет назад +4

    I never knew a RUclipsr showing a panic! at the disco vices clip would make me so happy SKSKSK

  • @millicathomas7948
    @millicathomas7948 5 лет назад +5

    I only knew 3 songs from them but they are still among my fave indie bands

  • @jacklang363
    @jacklang363 2 года назад +4

    They defined that whole era.

  • @call_me_cooper
    @call_me_cooper 3 года назад +2

    Why isn’t anyone talking about The Format. Nate’s band before Fun. Man. That band was amazing! And wow. Jack and Bleachers … dude! Keep focusing on that band! They are SO good.

  • @drewgladwell5875
    @drewgladwell5875 5 лет назад +241

    Who needs fun when you got bleachers? Sure, Nate’s voice is incredible, but real talk bleachers deserves more attention.

    • @lintangrumi
      @lintangrumi 5 лет назад +15

      Bastille's all we have now

    • @drewgladwell5875
      @drewgladwell5875 5 лет назад +2

      Lintang Rumi ayyyy bruh doom days the song is fire

    • @littleE33
      @littleE33 4 года назад

      Drew Gladwell hell yeah

    • @joonasdarkside7085
      @joonasdarkside7085 4 года назад +3

      Drew, you're an Idiot, cause you aren't a person with respect.
      Yes, the bleachers are nice, but fun. was the matter, that Jack goes to be famous.

    • @drewgladwell5875
      @drewgladwell5875 4 года назад +5

      @@joonasdarkside7085
      a)you are an idiot
      b) it's actually Bleachers, not the Bleachers
      c) your grammar has me kinda confused
      d) I have respect
      e) Nate could've kept the momentum, instead he just threw away Jack Antonoff's creativity so really he's not a person with respect

  • @timaschippedtooth
    @timaschippedtooth 5 лет назад +20

    that song they did with Panic! At The Disco is my shit

    • @kensiem8252
      @kensiem8252 5 лет назад

      depressed bread c’mon is such a good song- way too underrated though

  • @SugapawzFANDOMS
    @SugapawzFANDOMS Год назад +1

    I remember when I was younger, I was able to go to one of their concerts with my mom where I first learned how to swear haha

  • @MrBrknsyt
    @MrBrknsyt 5 лет назад

    I was wondering where they went. Thanks for this honest. Now all my questions have been answered.

  • @tatertotter808
    @tatertotter808 5 лет назад +7

    Yup always ego getting in the way. Great vid as usual 😍

  • @peachycupcake
    @peachycupcake 5 лет назад +5

    So if by the time the bar closes and you feel like falling down, I'll carry you home tonight ~

  • @maybetomorrow6423
    @maybetomorrow6423 4 года назад +2

    They've been my favourite band since 2013 and I would really love to see them together again. Also it's great that someone still remembers them

  • @ericglenn9984
    @ericglenn9984 4 года назад

    Needed this vid. Thx