Lunes, Marso 21, 2011

OWL CITY
TOP 20.5: FIREFLIES

"Fireflies" is the debut single from synthpop artist Owl City's album Ocean Eyes. Relient Kvocalist Matt Thiessen is featured as a guest vocalist in the song. Thiessen described the song as "a little song about bugs and not being able to fall asleep at night," though the fireflies in the song's title also serve as a metaphor for the loss of childlike imagination and wonder in adulthood.[4]
The single has attained worldwide success, topping the charts in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Netherlands.
Fireflies was used in the promotional video for Sony's EyePet video game.

Music video

The music video for "Fireflies" was directed by Steve Hoover.[5] It features Adam Young playing the song on a Lowrey spinet organ in a toy-filled bedroom, where most of the toys (including an astronaut, toy cars, and a blimp) come to life. Most of the toys are older model toys, with most of them from the 1970s and '80s (the exceptions being a Robosapien and a Roboraptor). There are also vintage household devices such as a black-and-white television and a record player. The video had an exclusive premiere on MySpace, but was leaked onto Dailymotion some time before and YouTube soon after.

[edit]Track listings

Europe CD single
  1. "Fireflies" – 3:48
  2. "Hot Air Balloon" – 3:35[6]
US CD promo
  1. "Fireflies" – 3:48[7]

[edit]Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in early-September at number ninety-seven, and it reached number one in its tenth week, becoming Owl City's first number-one single.[8][9] The song stayed at number one for two non-consecutive weeks, in the top ten for fifteen weeks and on the Hot 100 for thirty-one weeks.[10] "Fireflies" contributed to sales of the albumOcean Eyes, and was credited as being responsible for its entry to the top ten on the U.S. Billboard 200.[11] On the Billboard Hot 100 2009 year-end chart, it was ranked sixtieth.[12] The RIAA certified "Fireflies" triple-platinum in June 2010. On the Billboard Hot 100 2009 year-end chart, it was ranked sixtieth.[12] The song has surpassed the 4 million mark.[13] On the Billboard Hot 100 2010 year-end chart, it was ranked thirtieth.[14]
In the United Kingdom, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number fifty due to early download sales from a fake version that got leaked onto iTunes. The song would go on to make a forty-eight place jump to number two the following week, beaten only to the top by "Replay" byIyaz. The following week, it rose to number one, and topped the chart for three consecutive weeks, the song has sold 639,587 copies to date.[15] The BPI certified "Fireflies" silver in February 2010. On 2 January, 2011 it was revealed that "Fireflies" is the twentieth most downloaded song of all time in Britain.[16] In Australia, the song entered at number thirty-eight and on the week of January 10 2010, it topped the chart with 37,354 copies sold, having the biggest sales for a song in one week.
In Japan Hot 100, the song peaked at number three and was ranked sixteenth on the 2010 year-end chart, the highest ranking for an international song for 2010.
The song has attained success worldwide. It has reached number one in Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands (for 10 weeks) and the top ten in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Poland, Finland, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal and Switzerland.

[edit]Charts

[edit]Peak position

Chart (2009)↓Peak
position↓
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17]2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[18]1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19]1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[20]2
US Billboard Hot 100[21]1
Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[22]1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[23]2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[24]2
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[25]4
Czech Republic IFPI Top 100[26]2
European Hot 100 Singles[27]3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[28]7
France (SNEP)[29]17
French Airplay Chart[30]3
Germany (Media Control AG)[31]6
Ireland (IRMA)[32]1
Italy (FIMI)[33]2
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[34]3
Norway (VG-lista)[35]2
Slovak Republic IFPI Top 100[36]8
Polish Airplay Chart[37]2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38]27
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[39]1
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[40]4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[41]1

[edit]Year-end charts

End of year chart (2009)Position
Australian Singles Chart[42]79
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [43]100
New Zealand (RIANZ) [44]26
US Billboard Hot 10060
End of year chart (2010)Position
Australian Singles Chart[45]6
Belgium (Flanders)[46]14
Belgium (Wallonia)[47]14
Canadian Hot 10026
European Hot 10013
Germany (Media Control AG)[48]36
Ireland7
Italian Singles Chart[49]93
Japan Hot 100[50]16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[51]26
New Zealand (RIANZ) [52]44
Switzerland28
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[53]6
US Billboard Hot 10030

[edit]Certifications and sales

CountryCertification
Australia[54]4× Platinum
Belgium[55]Gold
Denmark[56]Platinum
New Zealand[57]Platinum
Switzerland[58]Gold
United Kingdom[59]Platinum
United States[60]3× Platinum

[edit]Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
United States[61]July 14, 2009Universal RepublicDigital download
Australia[62]November 9, 2009CD single
United Kingdom[63][64]January 8, 2010Digital download
February 22, 2010CD single
Ireland[65]January 14, 2010Digital download
PolandJanuary 16, 2010CD single
GermanyJanuary 22, 2010CD single

[edit]See also

[edit]References

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