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Nathaniel Joseph Ruess (pronounced / r uː s / ROOSS; [2] born February 26, 1982) [3] is an American singer and songwriter. He formed the indie pop band The Format in 2002, and later went on to form the band fun. in 2008.
The band consists of Jack Antonoff (of Steel Train), Andrew Dost (of Anathallo), and Nate Ruess (of the Format). [6] Fun formed in 2008, and their debut studio album, Aim and Ignite, was released in 2009 to moderate commercial success. The band rose to prominence with the release of their second album, Some Nights, in 2012.
"Some Nights" is a song by American pop rock band Fun. It was released on June 4, 2012, as the second single from their second studio album of the same name.The song was written by Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, and Jack Antonoff.
The discography of American indie pop band Fun consists of two studio albums, seven extended plays, 11 singles and seven music videos.Following the split of his previous band The Format, lead singer Nate Ruess formed Fun in 2008 with musicians Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff, both of whom had previously toured with The Format. [1]
Sam Means and Nate Ruess left their previous bands Nevergonnascore and This Past Year and formed the indie-pop duo, The Format, in February 2000. [2] [3] [4] The Format announced a hiatus on February 4, 2008. On September 29, 2009, Means released the original motion picture soundtrack for the indie film The Sinking of Santa Isabel. [5]
The band's frontman, Nate Ruess, met with Bhasker at his hotel in New York City in February 2011. [3] [4] Ruess was anxious about meeting Bhasker, so he arrived early at the bar in the Bowery Hotel on the Lower East Side "and had a little to drink just to make sure [he] was loosened up."
The album was written, produced, and recorded almost entirely by Dost, along with help from Michael Nau (of Page France and The Cotton Jones Basket Ride), Nate Ruess (of The Format), Joel Thiele (of Anathallo), Chris Fafalios, and Steve Soboslai. The album was released in 2009 on vinyl and digital. [14]
"Carry On" is a song by American pop rock band Fun.It was released on October 23, 2012, as the third single off their second album, Some Nights.The song was written by the band members, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff, alongside the album's producer, Jeff Bhasker.