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The song is built around a "bleepy" synthline and includes lyrics about insomnia, fireflies and summer. "Fireflies" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two non-consecutive weeks. Outside of the United States, "Fireflies" also topped the charts in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Owl City also has been compared to the Postal Service, often critically, for his combination of fuzzy synths, ironic lyrics, and use of female guest singers. [4] Pitchfork goes to say that "the surprise No. 1 single in the country, Owl City's 'Fireflies', jacks the Postal Service in such a bald-faced, obvious manner that getting into specifics ...
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 ".
"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]
"Vanilla Twilight" is a song by American electronica act Owl City. The song was released on January 26, 2010 as the second single from his second studio album Ocean Eyes. [1] "Vanilla Twilight" attained chart placement prior to the release date, following the success of Owl City's previous single "Fireflies".
This is a list of songs inspired by insects. ... Fireflies: Coleoptera: Adam Young: Owl City: 2009: ... The song's lyrics refer to Brood X of the 17-year periodical ...