According to billboard.com, Fun.’s 2012 hit song, “We Are Young,” that featured Janelle Monáe has now reached one billion YouTube views, a first for both artists. Back in 2012 the song topped Billboard’s Hot 100 for six weeks spending 42 weeks total on the chart. The song also sold over 300,000 units for six consecutive weeks becoming the first song to reach that total in each of the six weeks. The track also won song of the year at the 45th annual Grammy Awards in February 2003, Fun. also won best new artist that night. The members of fun Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff and Andrew Dost were not on speaking terms due to their egos getting in the way and chose to star their solo careers. In 2015 Fun. posted on their official website that, “there was no new Fun. album in the works.”
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