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 ...

Since the chart week ending June 15, "Fireflies" has grown from 1.4 million total on-demand weekly streams to cracking 4 million, and has stayed pretty steady in its bump (3.8 million streams in the… ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Since topping the charts with "Fireflies" in 2009, Adam Young of Owl City has been called many things -- not all of which have been flattering. Young's taste for rainbows and waterfalls has offended ...

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 ...

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 ...