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to hear the band "in a more stripped-down form." He ended his review with: "I have a similar problem with Dr. Dog, a band that was recommended to me by a number of people. I think much of their recorded work is too fussed over, but when I saw them live and their sound was more stripped down out of necessity, emphasizing their powerful songwriting, I thought they were wonderful. Perhaps the same fate awaits me with Fun." In reviewing the album,
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is "pretty original to say the least", it "fails to live up to the Format's last outing." Popdose's Ken Shane called the album "an interesting and unusual listen". Shane applauded the album's songwriting and said "many of the songs are really good," but he objected to the "cute" production, desiring
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Hot 100 for a sixth consecutive week, it has become the first, and at this time only, song that has ever gained 300,000+ downloads for seven weeks straight. The music video for the album's third single, "Carry On", was released in
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split up. Immediately afterwards, Nate Ruess asked Andrew Dost and Jack
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called the album "progressive, but in the best possible way" and admired Ruess's lyrics for "investigating the larger truths of life...with a witty approach that keeps the songs bubbling merrily along on a positive note". Dave de Sylvia of
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isn't the most consistent pop album around," but he ultimately commended the album as "a superbly mixed and arranged album made by musicians who clearly understand the limits and potential of pop music". Estella Hung of
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1939:"2012 MTV EMA Performances: Watch Them All Here!"
1739:. Nylonmag.com. December 12, 2011. Archived from
1092:"How A Band Called 'fun.' Found Its Way To No. 1"
1715:"This Is 40 Trailer Tackles Aging, Apatow Style"
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1882:"Fun. Get Reflective in 'Carry On' Clip"
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1294:"Fun. - Aim & Ignite - Album Review"
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1911:Hartsell, Carol (October 21, 2012).
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1621:"90210 Music - Season 4, Episode 24"
1571:Bhamra, Satvir (November 15, 2010).
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1785:"Fun. Album Title and Release Date"
1526:. Fun. May 26, 2010. Archived from
1408:"CD Review: Fun., "Aim and Ignite""
1377:"Fun.: Aim and Ignite < Reviews"
1375:Hung, Estella (November 18, 2009).
1344:de Sylvia, Dave (August 18, 2009).
1032:"Fun.: Aim and Ignite < Reviews"
1030:Hung, Estella (November 18, 2009).
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1888:. October 24, 2012. Archived from
1737:"Free Music: Fun - Nylon Magazine"
1713:O'Connell, Sean (April 27, 2012).
1453:"Introducing: Fun. - News Article"
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2023:Ruess, Nate (December 17, 2013).
1787:. Absolute Punk. November 8, 2011
1765:. Ournameisfun.com. June 23, 2012
645:, a live EP with songs from both
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2485:Grammy Award for Best New Artist
1913:"Fun to be Musical Guest on SNL"
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1433:CD Review: Fun.: Aim and Ignite
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310:"; they also won the award for
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1346:"Fun. - Aim and Ignite Review"
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1320:"Aim and Ignite > Review"
1165:. Grammy.com. Archived from
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462:Vices & Virtues Tour
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215:. The band consists of
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610:Best Pop Vocal Album
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21:Fun (disambiguation)
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2623:Starland Vocal Band
2537:The Swingle Singers
2095:American Songwriter
2048:"Metal Bubble Trio"
1945:on January 24, 2016
1917:The Huffington Post
1892:on October 28, 2012
1668:on February 1, 2012
1530:on October 29, 2021
1438:The Washington Post
1273:on February 7, 2009
1267:Fun.'s MySpace Blog
1169:on December 7, 2014
576:Saturday Night Live
458:Panic! at the Disco
411:Panic! at the Disco
406:The Washington Post
58:New York City, U.S.
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2785:Christina Aguilera
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1387:on January 7, 2010
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