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Fun discography

The discography of Americanindie popbandFunconsists of twostudio albums,sevenextended plays,11singlesand sevenmusic videos.Following the split of his previous bandThe Format,lead singerNate Ruessformed Fun in 2008 with musiciansAndrew DostandJack Antonoff,both of whom had previously toured with The Format.[1]Fun began recording sessions for their debut album in September 2008 and embarked on a North American tour the following month.[2]In May 2009, they issued their debut single, "At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)".[3]Aim and Ignite,the band's first full-length album, was released byNettwerk Recordson August 25, 2009, and peaked at number 71 on the United StatesBillboard200chart.[4][5]The album produced an additional two singles, "All the Pretty Girls" and "Walking the Dog", which were then followed by the release of the single "C'mon", a collaboration with Americanalternative rockbandPanic! at the Disco.

Fundiscography
A black-and-white photograph of a man holding up a microphone.
Lead singerNate Ruessperforming atElectric BallroominCamden, London
Studio albums2
EPs7
Singles11
Music videos7

The band's single "We Are Young",featuring American R&B singerJanelle Monáe,was released in September 2011, beginning a steady rise in popularity after gaining attention on online media and being covered on the television seriesGlee.[6][7]It debuted on theBillboardHot 100in December, becoming the band's first single to enter a national record chart.[8]The song's use in aChevrolet SonicSuper Bowlcommercial further increased sales of the song,[8]and it eventually topped the Hot 100 and hit the top ten in multiple other countries,[9]including Canada,[10]Ireland,[11]and the United Kingdom.[12]It has become one of thebest-selling singles of all-time,with sales of over 9.3 million copies.[13]The band's second studio album,Some Nights,was released byFueled by Ramenon February 21, 2012; it debuted at number three on theBillboard200 and received a platinum certification from theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA).[5][14]The album's title trackwas released as its second single and peaked at number three on the Hot 100, while also reaching the top ten on other national singles charts.[9]"Carry On","Why Am I the One ", and" All Alone "followed as the next three singles fromSome Nights.

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[5] 		AUS
[15] 		AUT
[16] 		CAN
[17] 		FRA
[18] 		IRL
[19] 		NL
[20] 		NZ
[21] 		SWE
[22] 		UK
[23]
Aim and Ignite 71 — — — — — — — — —
Some Nights 3 2 11 5 37 8 29 3 36 4
  • Worldwide: 4,000,000[26]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[5] 		US
Alt.
[33] 		US
Rock
[34] 		UK
DL
[23]
Fun. Live at Fingerprints
  • Released: April 12, 2010[35]
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats: CD
 — — — —
Nova's Red Room Presents Fun.
  • Released: February 21, 2012[36]
  • Label: Fueled by Ramen
  • Format: Digital download
 — — — —
The Ghost That You Are to Me
  • Released: April 21, 2012[37]
  • Label: Fueled by Ramen
  • Format:10 "
 — — — —
iTunes Session
  • Released: December 10, 2012[38]
  • Label: Fueled by Ramen
  • Format: Digital download
 143 16 27 86
Selections & B-Sides from Aim & Ignite
  • Released: March 7, 2013[39]
  • Label: Fueled by Ramen
  • Format: Digital download
 — — — —
Before Shane Went to Bangkok: Live in the USA
  • Released: December 18, 2013[40]
  • Label: Fueled by Ramen
  • Format: Digital download,12 "
 — — — —
Point and Light
  • Released: April 19, 2014[41]
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Format: 10 "
 — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[9] 		AUS
[42] 		AUT
[16] 		CAN
[10] 		ITA
[43] 		IRL
[11] 		JPN
[44] 		MEX
[45] 		NZ
[21] 		UK
[12]
"At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)"[3] 2009 — — — — — — — — — — Aim and Ignite
"All the Pretty Girls"[46] — — — — — — — — — —
"Believe in Me"[47] 2010 — — — — — — — — — — A Winter's Night 2011
"Walking the Dog"[48] — — — — — — — — — — Aim and Ignite
"C'mon"[49]
(withPanic! at the Disco) 		2011 —[A] — — — — — — — — — non-album single
"We Are Young"
(featuringJanelle Monáe) 		1 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 2 1 Some Nights
"Some Nights" 2012 3 1 6 4 9 6 69 49 1 7
  • RIAA: 7× Platinum[14]
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum[51]
  • BPI: Platinum[28]
  • GLF: Platinum[55]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold[53]
  • MC: 5× Platinum[31]
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[56]
"Carry On" 20 44 — 18 26 46 93 —[B] 28 126
"Why Am I the One" 2013 — 57 — — — — — — — 169
"All Alone"[59] — — — — — — — — — —
"Sight of the Sun"[60] 2014 — — — — — — — — — — Girls, Vol. 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

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List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Album
US
Rock
[61]
"Sleigh Ride" 2012 48 Holidays Rule
"We Are Young"(iTunes Session)
(featuringJanelle Monáe) 		2013 —[C] iTunes Session

Other appearances

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  • "Please Leave a Light On When You Go" (featured onSong Reader)

Music videos

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List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"All the Pretty Girls" 2009 Isaac Rentz[63]
"Walking the Dog" 2010 Skinny[64]
"We Are Young"
(featuringJanelle Monáe) 		2011 Marc Klasfeld[65]
"Some Nights (Intro)" 2012 Poppy de Villeneuve[66]
"Some Nights" Anthony Mandler[67][68]
"Carry On"
"Why Am I the One" 2013 Jordan Bahat[69]

Notes

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  1. ^"C'mon" did not enter theBillboardHot 100, but peaked at number 12 on theHot Singles Saleschart.[50]
  2. ^"Carry On" did not enter theMexico Airplaychart, but peaked at number one on theMexico Ingles Airplaychart.[57]
  3. ^"We Are Young" (iTunes Session) did not enter theHot Rock & Alternative Songschart, but peaked at number 47 on theRock Digital Song Saleschart.[62]

References

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  43. ^Peak chart positions for singles in Italy:
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