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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Ah, “Fireflies.” The most awkward song to dance to at prom — and yet, a lasting gem of the 2000s. Owl City (aka Adam Young) whipped up a particularly strange lyric in his first hit single, which ...

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 ...

Owl City - a.k.a. US synth-pop singer-songwriter Adam Young - scores his first UK No.1 with 'Fireflies'. Owl City - a.k.a. American synth-pop singer-songwriter Adam Young - has scored his first UK ...

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 ...

Of course he still remembers his first airplane ride. It was 10 years ago this year. He was still living in his parents' basement in Owatonna, Minn., and working a colorless job at the local Coca-Cola ...