Fireflies (Owl City song)
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| Single by Owl City | |||||||||||||||
| from the album Ocean Eyes | |||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Hot Air Balloon" | ||||||||||||||
| Released | July 14, 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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| Recorded | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Genre | Synthpop | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:48 | ||||||||||||||
| Label | Universal Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Adam Young | ||||||||||||||
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"Fireflies" is the debut single from American electronica project Owl City's album Ocean Eyes. Relient K vocalist Matt Thiessen is featured as a guest vocalist on the song. Adam Young described the song as "a little song about bugs and not being able to fall asleep at night." The song is built around a "bleepy" synthline and includes lyrics about insomnia, fireflies and summer.
The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two non-consecutive weeks. Internationally, the song also topped the charts in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. "Fireflies" was Owl City's only top forty hit in the United States until three years later when "Good Time", a duet with Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen, charted at No. 8. It has been covered by Christina Grimmie, Cheryl Cole and others.
"Fireflies" is featured in the video game Disney Sing It: Party Hits, and was used in the promotional video for EyePet. It is available as downloadable content for both Guitar Hero 5 and Rock Band 3.
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in early-September at No. 97, and it reached No. 1 in its tenth week, becoming Owl City's first No. 1 single. The song stayed at No. 1 for two non-consecutive weeks, in the top ten for fifteen weeks and on the Hot 100 for 31 weeks. "Fireflies" contributed to sales of the album Ocean Eyes, and was credited as being responsible for its entry to the top ten on the U.S. Billboard 200. On the Billboard Hot 100 2009 year-end chart, it was ranked sixtieth. On the Billboard Hot 100 2010 year-end chart, it was ranked thirtieth. The RIAA certified "Fireflies" 3× Platinum in June 2010. By November 2012, the song had shifted 4,648,000 downloads in the United States, enough for a 4× Platinum certification.
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