It’s been just over 10 years since Ocean Eyes, a breakout record for electro-pop outfit Owl City, was unleashed on the world. Among the album’s plethora of synth-soaked cuts was “Fireflies,” a song ...

Way back in 2009, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and fireflies were able to embrace humans without squishing themselves, Adam Young from Owl City released a song that would become extremely famous.

Remember Owl City? Of course you do, and by merely reading this sentence we bet that you already have 'Fireflies' stuck in your head. Amid the soothing tones and insanely catchy melody that's going ...

Owl City has revealed the mathematical reasoning behind one of the confusing lyrics from his 2009 hit ‘Fireflies’. Owl City – aka Adam Young – shot to prominence nearly eight years ago with the single ...

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Not long ago, at a local bar’s karaoke night, I saw some drunk bro perform “All Star,” the 1999 hit single by the American rock band Smash Mouth. Even with YouTube user Jon Sudano still diligently ...

If you were old enough to turn on a radio in the late noughties, you’d have heard ‘Fireflies’ by Owl City: that very kitsch, impossible-to-hate pop earworm. Even though many of the lyrics penned by ...

What must it be like to be Owl City, a dude best known for a song containing several nonsensical lyrics about fireflies hugging him? More importantly, what’s it like to be a person still perplexed ...

Amidst the bevy of irony-laced synths and AutoTuned hooks currently saturating the pop landscape, Owl City’s No. 1 hit “Fireflies” is a welcome refreshment. The phantasmagoric, electro-pop song… By ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...