FUN. - WE ARE YOUNG
Feat. Janelle Monáe
Give Me A Second I
I Need To Get My Story Straight
My Friends Are In The Bathroom Getting Higher Than The Empire State
My Lover She's Waiting For Me Just Across The Bar
My Seat's Been Taken By Some Sunglasses Asking 'Bout A Scar, And
I Know I Gave It To You Months Ago
I Know You're Trying To Forget
But Between The Drinks And Subtle Things
The Holes In My Apologies, You Know
I'm Trying Hard To Take It Back
So If By The Time The Bar Closed
And You Feel Like Falling Down
I'll Carry You Home
Tonight
We Are Young
So Let's Set The World On Fire
We Can Burn Brighter Than The Sun
Tonight
We Are Young
So Let's Set The World On Fire
We Can Burn Brighter Than The Sun
Now I Know That I'm Not
All That You Got
I Guess That I, I Just Thought
Maybe We Could Find New Ways To Fall Apart
But Our Friends Are Back
So Let's Raise A Toast
'Cause I Found Someone To Carry Me Home
Tonight
We Are Young
So Let's Set The World On Fire
We Can Burn Brighter Than The Sun
Tonight
We Are Young
So Let's Set The World On Fire
We Can Burn Brighter Than The Sun
Carry Me Home Tonight (Nananananana)
Just Carry Me Home Tonight (Nananananana)
Carry Me Home Tonight (Nananananana)
Just Carry Me Home Tonight (Nananananana)
The Moon Is On My Side (Nananananana)
I Have No Reason To Run (Nananananana)
So Will Someone Come And Carry Me Home Tonight (Nananananana)
The Angels Never Arrived (Nananananana)
But I Can Hear The Choir (Nananananana)
So Will Someone Come And Carry Me Home (Nananananana)
Tonight
We Are Young
So Let's Set The World On Fire
We Can Burn Brighter Than The Sun
Tonight
We Are Young
So Let's Set The World On Fire
We Can Burn Brighter Than The Sun
So If By The Time The Bar Closes
And You Feel Like Falling Down
I'll Carry You Home Tonight
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Jeff Bhasker, Nate Reuss, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff
Producer(s):Jeff Bhasker
This Is The Lead Single From Their Second Album, "Some Nights". The Song Features American Alternative Soul Singer-Songwriter Janelle MonÁE, Whose "Tightrope" Was Voted Track Of The Year By Uk Magazine Mojo In 2010. Monáe Recorded Her Vocals In Europe Then Sent Them Over To The Band, Who Later In The Year Supported The Singer On Her Campus Consciousness Tour.
The Song Had A Surge In Sales Following Its Soundtracking Of Chevy Sonic's 2012 Super Bowl Commercial.
When The Song Climbed To #1 On The Us Singles Chart, Fun Became The First Rock Band To Lead The Hot 100 With Its First Entry On The Chart Since Nickelback Reached The Summit With "How You Remind Me" In December 2001. They Were Also The First Rock Group To Top The Tally Since Coldplay Did So On The June 28, 2008 Chart With "Viva La Vida."
The Song Was The First Ever To Log Seven Weeks Of 300,000 Or More In Digital Sales. The Only Previous Title To Rack Over Four Weeks Of Sales Of 300,000-Plus Was Eminem's "Love The Way You Lie," Which Did So For Five Weeks Non-Consecutively In July/August 2010.
The Song Featured On The Tv Show Glee During Its December 6, 2011 Episode "Hold On To Sixteen." It Was Performed After The End Of Sectionals In The Auditorium Of Mckinley High. The Version By The Glee Cast Debuted At #12 On The Hot 100 On The Following Week, Spurring Fun's Original To Enter The Same Chart At #53.
This Was Used In These Tv Shows:
The Office ("Customer Loyalty" - 2013)
90210 ("Forever Hold Your Peace" - 2012)
Gossip Girl ("The Return Of The Ring" - 2012)
Grey's Anatomy ("Support System" - 2012)
Chuck ("Chuck Versus The Baby" - 2011)
This Was The Most Listened To Song On Facebook In 2012. Runner-Up Was Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know."
This Won Song Of The Year At The 2013 Grammy Awards. As Nate Ruess Took The Stage To Accept The Award, He Joked About The Band's Many Years On The Road Before They Achieved Success. "This (Broadcast) Is In Hd, You Can See Our Faces, And We Are Not Young," He Said, Pointing To His Bandmates. Fun Also Won Best New Artist At The Same Ceremony.
Rihanna Was The First Choice For The Female Vocals. "Someone Tried To Reach Out And I Know She Heard The Song And Liked It," Bhasker Revealed To Mtv News. "But I Think Some Wires Just Got Crossed."