Since the dawn of time (or rather, since 2009), mankind has been haunted by an important unanswered question: What do the lyrics of Owl City’s “Fireflies” mean? Specifically, the line “Cause I’d get a ...

If you were alive in the early 2010s chances are you've heard of the synth-pop song "Fireflies" by Owl City. The song is both annoyingly catchy and ridiculously cute, yet there's one lyric that has ...

The internet is a place where one day you can be jamming your favorite throwback hit, and the next day it’s a meme to all of your friends. Back in 2009 Owl City released its breakthrough hit ...

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: ...

Minnesota native Adam Young, better known as Owl City, moves 7-1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Fireflies," his debut effort on the list. By Silvio Pietroluongo, Billboard, The Associated Press NEW ...

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 ...

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But something about it doesn’t add up. If you’re receiving one hug each from ten-thousand lightning bugs, wouldn’t you receive more than the “a thousand” hugs suggested by Adam Young in his lyrics?

Popular musical project Owl City's most prolific song Fireflies has been streamed over 1 billion times on the popular music streaming platform Spotify. The musical project, a creation of singer Adam ...

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 ...

Throwback to 2009 when Owl City released their pop hit “Fireflies,” which lit up iPods with synthesized piano and some baffling lyrics. Though the song was released eight years ago, the anthem has ...

Meet Adam Young. The self-described "shy boy from the middle of nowhere in southern Minnesota," who records under the name Owl City, just hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart with his sweet-natured ...