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"Fireflies" is the debut single from American electronica project Owl City's album Ocean Eyes. Frontman Adam Young wrote the track about seeing fireflies in his hometown of Owatonna, Minnesota while he was awake with insomnia. Young produced the song alongside Matt Thiessen; the latter also provided guest vocals. The song is built around a ...
Owl City is an American electronic music project created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. It is one of several projects by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young , who created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement.
Between May and June 2009, Owl City performed many shows in support of his forthcoming album. [10] In May, Owl City performed at the 2009 Bamboozle festival. [11] In the summer, Owl City embarked on his first headlining tour, as well as opened several dates for Relient K. [1] He later toured in the fall from September to October, before heading to Japan in November 2009. [1]
Owl City's third studio album All Things Bright and Beautiful was released in June 2011, peaking at number six on the Billboard 200 and selling 143,000 copies. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] The album produced six singles, with " Alligator Sky " and " Lonely Lullaby " managing to chart on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [ 8 ] "
Owl City's sixth studio album, Cinematic, was released on June 1, 2018. His seventh studio album, Coco Moon , was released on March 24, 2023. On March 22, 2024, he released the deluxe edition of Coco Moon , which contains 6 extra songs, including a cover of Augustana's " Boston ".
"New York City" was written and produced by Adam Young. The track runs at 171 BPM and is in the key of B major. [4] The song recounts his trip in the city, spending time with his friends, listening to Johnny Cash and showering at a truck stop. [5] "'New York City' is about the first time I ever really left my hometown and saw some of the world.
He is best known as the founder and sole member of electronica project Owl City. [6] Outside of Owl City, Young has recorded music under different musical projects, most notably Port Blue and Sky Sailing. [8] In addition to these works, Young was part of the electronica band Swimming With Dolphins and post-rock band Windsor Airlift. [9] [10]
"Hot Air Balloon" is a song by American electronica project Owl City. The song was released digitally on May 5, 2009 as the first promotional single from his second studio album, Ocean Eyes. [2] The song appears as the B-side on the European CD release of his debut single, "Fireflies". [3]