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9thTalking “fun.” and “We Are Young” in NYC

“Do you wanna have fun? How’s about (fun) a few laughs? I can show you a… good time… Do you wanna have fun… fun… fun?” I realize quoting “Big Spender” lyrics from Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields’ Sweet Charity musical won’t earn me any sweet indie cred, but I went there anyway. Why? Because it allowed me to use this as an intentionally tacky lead-in: “Who doesn’t want to have some ‘fun’?” Winks and nudges out of the way, I can now tell you about the indie pop rock band “fun.”, who have been on quite a roll since their song “We Are Young,” appeared on a December episode of Glee. The track has been killing it on pop and alternative stations ever since. It’s listed at #1 on its Digital Songs charts and the album is currently ranked #3 on the Billboard 200. Despite the early success with that song, which features Janelle Monáe, the fun trio (Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff) aren’t exactly sold it’s a hit yet. In the immortal words of Will Ferrell in Zoolander, they are clearly on “crazy pills.”