[94][95], Owl City released a promotional song, "2015", of him singing that he would be releasing a new album. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole, Child Hunger Ends Here campaign by ConAgra Foods, The Smurfs 2: Music from and Inspired By Soundtrack, "Owl City Announces Details of New Full-Length Studio Album", "When I was in college, I worked for Coca-Cola in a shipping warehouse. [26], Owl City is featured on Soundtrack 90210 with the song, "Sunburn", which was released on October 13, 2009. [47] On January 2, 2012, Young wrote an entry on his blog regarding his fourth full-length album. [45], Young, along with Jewel and Jay Sean, released a song in promotion of the Child Hunger Ends Here campaign by ConAgra Foods entitled "Here's Hope". ", from the Disney film Wreck-It Ralph, was released. - From "Wreck-It Ralph"/Soundtrack Version, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [83][84], 2014 saw the release of the single "Beautiful Times", which features violinist Lindsey Stirling and was released on April 8. [107] The second and third Reels were released in early 2018. Limited time offer. The viral phenomenon that was building through Myspace caught the attention of Universal Republic presidents Avery and Monte Lipman who approached Young with a view to signing the artist. Prior to the July 14, 2009, Internet release of Ocean Eyes, and the "Fireflies" single, Steve Hoover was hired as a director for a music video for "Fireflies". The Purdue University Writing Lab and Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) assist clients in their development as writers—no matter what their skill level—with on-campus consultations, online participation, and community engagement. [114] Pitchfork.com goes to say that "The surprise No. [55] On July 12, 2012, Young announced via Twitter that the UK release date would be pushed forward to August 20, 2012.[56]. Owl City is an American electronica project created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota; it is one of several projects by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young. Add image [96] On May 5, a sneak peek of Owl City's then-upcoming song "Verge" featuring Aloe Blacc aired on ESPN's "Draft Academy." Young said that he would be collaborating with more producers and songwriters, saying that his new record "Marks a flying leap in this direction". The album debuted at No. Ocean Eyes reached the top ten on the US album charts, topped the US electronic charts, and also reached Amazon MP3's top 10 most downloaded album list. In Young's final tour dates of 2011, he performed a new song entitled "I Hope You Think of Me". Adam Randal Young (born July 5, 1986) is Owl City's founder and only constant member. [32] A new Christmas single called "Peppermint Winter" was also released during that month. Mixing warm electronica and earnest, emo-tinged pop, Young's savvy in promoting his songs with the then-dominant MySpace network helped him rise from blue-collar insomniac to mainstream major-label success with 2009's multi-platinum Ocean Eyes. The recording was eventually released on iTunes in November 2011.[45]. (From "Wreck-It Ralph"/Soundtrack Version), © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. "Alligator Sky" was released as the lead single from the album on iTunes. [35], In February 2011, the title of the album was announced to be All Things Bright and Beautiful and that the album would be released on May 17. By hiring a young management company who understands the business circa 2011 over a seasoned industry vet, who might not understand the online spaces well, showed a lot of understanding of where this kid was going to end up having success. Check out Owl City on Amazon Music. [52] On May 24, 2012, Young announced on Twitter that Owl City's fourth studio album would be titled The Midsummer Station,[53] and that it would be released on August 14, 2012, worldwide, apart from in the United Kingdom where it would be released on September 17, 2012. It received generally positive reviews from critics, including Billboard: "It only makes sense that he's joined by Jepsen...[on] a track that could become a radio staple for the rest of the summer,"[60] and Entertainment Weekly: "'Good Time' goes down easier than a frozen margarita at a beachfront tiki bar. He was born in Ottumwa, Iowa and raised in Owatonna, Minnesota,[3] where he graduated from Owatonna Senior High School and then found work at a Coca-Cola shipping warehouse. [28], In 2010, Young revealed a new musical project known as Sky Sailing, which moved away from his usual electronica genre of music and introduced acoustic guitar and piano accompaniments into his work. We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now. [43] The music video for "Deer in the Headlights" was released. When Can I See You Again? Young expected the album to be released around late Summer to Fall 2012. "[59] "Good Time" was written by Matt Thiessen, Brian Lee and Young himself. [57] On June 20, 2012, he released the single, "Good Time", via his SoundCloud account. [61] The song debuted at No. [23][24] Relient K vocalist Matt Thiessen has toured and collaborated with Owl City on several tracks, including "Fireflies", where Thiessen can be heard providing the backup vocals. [93], In December 2014, Owl City released a new single for Christmas: "Kiss Me Babe, It's Christmas Time". Young was interviewed in the August issue of Cliché Magazine. But we put our foot down and said, 'Look, the reason you signed this kid is because it's working.
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