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Owl City

October 23, 2023

Owl City is an American electronic music project created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. It is one of several projects by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young, who created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement. Owl City developed a following on the social networking site MySpace, like many musicians who achieved success in the late 2000s, before signing with Universal Republic Records, now Republic Records, in 2008.

Owl City
Owl City performing at the Bowery Ballroom in 2009
Background information
Born (1986-07-05) July 5, 1986 (age 37)
OriginOwatonna, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres
DiscographyOwl City discography
Years active2007–present
LabelsRepublic, Sky Harbor
MembersAdam Young
Websiteowlcitymusic.com

After two independent releases, Owl City gained mainstream popularity with his 2009 major-label debut album, Ocean Eyes, which includes the Diamond certified single "Fireflies". The album was certified 2× Platinum in the United States, with "Fireflies" being certified Diamond in January 2023.

In June 2011, Owl City released its third studio album, All Things Bright and Beautiful, which was followed by The Midsummer Station in August 2012. Owl City has recorded songs for several animated films, including Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Wreck-It Ralph, The Croods and The Smurfs 2.[2] Owl City also has released several charting singles, most notably "Good Time" and "Fireflies".

Adam Young

Adam Randal Young (born July 5, 1986) is Owl City's founder and only constant member. 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.[4][5] He began composing melodies in his head while working, which he would then record in his studio in his parents' basement.[6][5]

Young is a devout Christian and reports that his faith is the only thing more important to him than music.[7] He describes himself as introverted and believes he has symptoms of Asperger syndrome. However, he has not been officially diagnosed.[8][9]

Outside of Owl City, Young has recorded music under different musical projects including Port Blue, Sky Sailing, and Insect Airport.[10] Additionally, Young was part of the electronica band, Swimming With Dolphins and post-rock band, Windsor Airlift.[11][12] Young has also done multiple screamo projects such as Aquarium and Novel,[13] as well as played drums for a band called Isle.[14]

History

2007–2009: early years, Of June and Maybe I'm Dreaming

Suffering from insomnia while working loading Coca-Cola trucks, Adam Young began to compose music,[15][5][16] recording with a C-1 Behringer Microphone.[17] Among the software that he began with was Reason from Propellerhead.[17][18] He began uploading songs recorded in his parents' basement to MySpace.[16][19] He started to receive favorable attention for his music and then helped cultivate this nascent fanbase by being an open and accessible web presence, responding to any messages he received and constantly posting blogs.[20] He has previously attributed the name Owl City to the 1962 short film An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge[21] among other various answers. His manager Steve Bursky later highlighted the significance of Young's engaging online manner in building his following saying: "People feel like they know him, like they've got a direct connection to him because of how he approaches his connection with them online."[20] Through a deal with the digital aggregator CD Baby, he then started making the songs available for sale through iTunes.[20] In 2007, Owl City released an EP titled Of June, followed by the 2008 release of the album Maybe I'm Dreaming. Of June reached No. 15 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart, and Maybe I'm Dreaming peaked on the same chart at No. 13.[22] The song, "The Technicolor Phase" from his debut album, was featured in the soundtrack of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.[23]

In February 2009, Owl City signed with Universal Republic.[24]

2009–2010: Ocean Eyes

Ocean Eyes, Owl City's major label debut, was released on iTunes on July 14, 2009, with the physical release following on July 28, 2009.[25] The album peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and topped the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart for four weeks.[26][22] By April 2010, it was certified Platinum in the United States.[27] Owl City released his debut single, "Fireflies" on July 14, 2009.[28] The song became a commercial success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States for the week ending November 7, 2009.[29] Internationally, the song also topped the charts in Ireland, Australia, Denmark and Holland.[30] "Fireflies" was featured as iTunes' "Single of the Week" and garnered 650,000 downloads.[25] A music video for the song premiered in 2009 and was directed by Steve Hoover.[31] "Fireflies" also reached the No. 1 spot in the UK and was the 20th most downloaded song of all time in the country.[30][32] "Vanilla Twilight" was released on January 26, 2010 as the second single from the album.[33] The song debuted at No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100, the same week "Fireflies" hit No. 1.[34] The song eventually peaked at No. 72 on the chart.[35] The music video for "Vanilla Twilight" was released on March 22, 2010 and features a cameo appearance from Shaquille O'Neal.[36] The album's third and final single, "Umbrella Beach" was released on May 16, 2010 and peaked at No. 110 on the UK Singles Chart.[37]

Young was joined by Breanne Düren on several tracks; the most notable example of which is "The Saltwater Room".[38] The track "Sunburn", is featured on Soundtrack 90210 which was released on October 13, 2009.[39] The song "Hello Seattle" found commercial success peaking at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[40][41] In the fall of 2009, Owl City embarked on a headlining tour that began in October to November.[25] He continued to tour in early 2010 to support the album.[42] Owl City has toured with The Scene Aesthetic, Lights, John Mayer, Maroon 5,[43] Brooke Waggoner and Relient K.[25]

 
Owl City performing in April 2010

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.[44] The unrefined tracks were recorded in the summer of 2007 before he began making music as Owl City.[43] His first album under this new project is entitled An Airplane Carried Me to Bed, and was released on July 13, 2010, via iTunes.[45]

Young collaborated with English electronic musician Chicane and released the single "Middledistancerunner" on July 30, 2010, featuring Young on vocals.[46] He also worked with Dutch producer Armin van Buuren, appearing on a track called "Youtopia" from the van Buuren album Mirage.[47] In August 2010, "To the Sky" was officially released on the soundtrack for Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole.[27] On October 25, 2010, Young released a cover version of the praise and worship song "In Christ Alone" for streaming on his website.[48]

Taylor Swift's song "Enchanted", released on October 25, 2010, was rumored to be about the time she met Adam Young.[49] Young recorded his cover of "Enchanted" as a response, altering the lyrics to address Swift directly. He posted the recording on his website on February 13, 2011.[50] In November 2010, a new album called Flight was released on iTunes for one of his other musical projects, Windsor Airlift.[51] He also released a Christmas single called "Peppermint Winter" during that month.[52]

2010–2011: All Things Bright and Beautiful

Production on Young's third studio album began around mid-2010 after he returned home from his Ocean Eyes World Tour,[53][54] with Young being announced as the executive producer of the album.[55] Young also worked with engineer and producer Jack Joseph Puig on the album.[56] On October 18, Young wrote an entry on his blog regarding his third studio album, saying that the album was nearing completion.[57]

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 24,[58] before the release date was later bumped up to May 17.[59] However, on April 6, Young released a statement on his website, along with lengthy previews of four of his songs ("Dreams Don't Turn to Dust", "Alligator Sky Featuring Shawn Chrystopher", "Galaxies", and "Deer in the Headlights"), that the release date for All Things Bright and Beautiful would be pushed back to June 14.[60] In March 2011, Owl City announced the All Things Bright and Beautiful World Tour.[61] The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 48,000 copies.[62]

 
Owl City performing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., in November 2011

"Alligator Sky" was released as the lead single from the album on March 22, 2011, which features rapper Shawn Chrystopher.[63] The music video for the song premiered on May 6.[64] Young discussed the concept in a making-of video posted on Owl City's VEVO account, "The concept is basically about these two guys who are leaving Earth. Rather than it being this very dark post-apocalyptic vibe, it's very optimistic, and so it's like people are excited to leave earth."[65] The song, "Galaxies" was released as the second single from the album on April 19, 2011.[66] Young stated that the song is about the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.[67]

"Deer in the Headlights" was released on iTunes on May 23, 2011, as the first promotional single from the album.[68] The music video for the track was released on June 30, 2011 and showcases Young driving through the night in a replica of the DMC DeLorean featured from the Back to the Future trilogy.[69] Canadian musician Lights also makes a cameo appearance during the video.[70] "Lonely Lullaby" was released as the third single on July 19, 2011.[71] The song was previously available only to Owl City Galaxy members in March 2011.[72] "Angels" was released for Christian radio airplay on September 20, 2011.[73] During the month of July at the Club Nokia concert in Los Angeles, Young announced that the concert was being filmed for a Live DVD.[74] The recording entitled, Owl City: Live From Los Angeles, was eventually released on iTunes in December 2011.[75] On November 15, 2011, Jumeirah released a commercial for their famous Burj Al Arab luxury hotel which Young was called upon to compose the music for the commercial.[76]

2012–2013: The Midsummer Station

On January 2, 2012, Young wrote an entry on his blog regarding his fourth full-length album.[77] Young said that he would be collaborating with more producers and songwriters, saying that his new record "Marks a flying leap in this direction".[77] In an interview with Billboard, Young revealed that the new album is around 80–85% complete, and that Dr. Luke, JR Rotem, Norwegian production team Stargate, Brian Kennedy and Emily Wright are involved with the production of the album. Young expected the album to be released around the summer of 2012.[75]

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".[78] On April 17, 2012, "Dementia", a song by Young which was included on his upcoming album surfaced onto the internet and features additional vocals by Mark Hoppus of Blink-182.[79]

Young released a new EP, Shooting Star, on May 15 and features four songs off his upcoming album, so that fans a could get clear taste of what the album would sound like.[80] The EP spawned the single, "Shooting Star" which peaked at number 36 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.[81] On May 24, 2012, Young announced on Twitter that Owl City's fourth studio album would be titled The Midsummer Station.[82] The album was originally planned to have a release date of August 14, 2012,[83] however, was pushed back to August 17,[84] while the UK release date would be brought to August 20.[85] The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200, selling 30,000 copies in its first week.[86] Additionally, the album also peaked at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with first week sales of 3,700 copies.[87]

On June 20, 2012, he premiered the song, "Good Time", a collaboration with Carly Rae Jepsen, via his SoundCloud account.[88] The song was officially released as a single on June 26, 2012.[88] 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,"[88] and Entertainment Weekly: "'Good Time' goes down easier than a frozen margarita at a beachfront tiki bar."[89] "Good Time" was written by Matt Thiessen, Brian Lee and Young himself.[90] The song peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his second top 10 in United States.[35][91] Additionally, the song reached No. 1 in Canada and New Zealand.[92][93] An EP titled, Good Time (Remixes) was released, featuring many remixes, including one from Young himself.[94] On August 19, Young released two demo songs: "Beautiful Mystery" and "Paper Tigers".[95][96] In the fall of 2012, Owl City embarked on the Midsummer Station World Tour to support the album.[97]

On October 5, the song "When Can I See You Again?", from the Disney film Wreck-It Ralph, was released.[98] Later that month, Universal announced that subsidiary Universal Republic Records would be closed down, with the label's entire roster being transferred to Republic Records; as a result, all future Owl City material would be released on Republic Records.[99] In December 2012, Adam Young released a cover of the Art Garfunkel song "Bright Eyes" from the film Watership Down;[100] he had previously cited Watership Down as one of his favorite books.[101]

Owl City began working on his next studio album in late 2012 that was expected to be released the following year.[102] Young stated that his new music would contain more EDM songs and claimed that his new album would be "edgy".[103] He also hoped to record a song for the album with Ellie Goulding.[102] Instead of a full-length album, Owl City released The Midsummer Station - Acoustic on July 30. The EP contained acoustic versions of the songs "Good Time", "Shooting Star", and "Gold", taken from his fourth studio album.[104] It also contained two previously unreleased tracks: "Hey Anna" and "I Hope You Think of Me".[105]

In the meantime, Young worked on multiple songs for animated films and television commercials. On March 4, the song "Shine Your Way", featuring Young and Yuna, was released from the soundtrack to The Croods.[106] Owl City performed a 90-second jingle for Oreo's "Wonderfilled" commercial in May 2013.[107] "Live It Up" was released on The Smurfs 2: Music from and Inspired By Soundtrack.[108] Owl City released the single "Light of Christmas", which featured tobyMac, on October 22.[109] The song was created for the 2013 VeggieTales Christmas movie Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas.[110]

2014–2015: Ultraviolet and Mobile Orchestra

On April 8, "Beautiful Times" was released and serves as the lead single from his upcoming EP, which features violinist Lindsey Stirling.[111] Young stated that he intended to release a steady "series of EPs" in 2014 rather than one larger recording.[112] In June, Young announced that the first extended play would be titled Ultraviolet and it was released on June 27.[113] The EP was written and produced entirely by Young himself.[114] Young stated that the EP has an "edgier sound to Owl City than experienced before."[115] On June 18, Owl City premiered a new track, "Wolf Bite" days before the release of the EP.[116] The day before the EP's release, a music video for "Beautiful Times" premiered on the Rolling Stone's website.[117] The EP peaked No. 30 on the Billboard 200 chart.[118]

On October 7, Owl City released two new singles: "Tokyo" featuring Japanese pop group Sekai no Owari and "You're Not Alone" featuring American singer Britt Nicole.[119] Owl City appeared on The Art of McCartney tribute album to Paul McCartney, covering the track "Listen to What the Man Said", which was released on November 18, 2014.[120] In December 2014, Owl City released a new single for Christmas: "Kiss Me Babe, It's Christmas Time".[121]

On May 11, he announced the release date and title of his fifth studio album, Mobile Orchestra for July 10, 2015.[122] Young revealed that the album took longer to create than his previous records.[123] The album features collaborations with numerous artists including Jake Owen, Hanson, Britt Nicole and Aloe Blacc.[124] Additionally, Young worked with various producers on the album including Blacc, Joshua Crosby, Joey Moi and Ryan Williamson.[125] On May 5, a sneak peek of Owl City's then-upcoming song "Verge" featuring Blacc aired on ESPN's "Draft Academy".[126] The song was released as a single on May 14 and peaked at No. 44 on the Japan Hot 100 chart.[127] Owl City released the second single from the album, "My Everything", on June 5, 2015. [128] The third and final single from the album, "Unbelievable" was released on June 26 and features Hanson.[129] An animated video for the song was later released on June 29.[130] Mobile Orchestra debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 11.[123] In support of the album, Owl City announced a headlining tour called the, On the Verge Tour that began in the fall of 2015.[131]

2016–2021: Scores and Cinematic

On December 18, 2015, Young announced that he would focus on a new project titled "Adam Young Scores".[132] During each month of 2016, he composed and recorded a score based on a subject of his choice, which is something he had wanted to accomplish for a long time.[133] On February 1, 2016, the first score, which is based on the Apollo 11 mission, was released on Young's "Adam Young Scores" website.[133] This was followed by 10 additional scores on the first day of each month of 2016. In reflection of this discussion, each song, 10 scores, were all based on historical events that impacted Adam Young in some type of matter over the time of his entire career as a musical artist and personal lifetime.[133]

On November 25, 2016, Owl City released a new Christmas song "Humbug" as a free download.[134] On June 15, 2017, Owl City released "Not All Heroes Wear Capes", a song about Father's Day, with an acoustic video filmed in Owatonna, Minnesota, in Young's shop at home.[135] On August 29, 2017 he released a song called "Clap Your Hands" for the 2017 golf game Everybody's Golf.[136] On October 30, 2017, Young announced that he would be releasing an 18-track album, Cinematic, with a release date of June 1, 2018.[137]

During the eight months from October to June, three EPs, which he has called Reels, were released, each with three songs from the upcoming album.[137] When he started writing the album, he wanted to look somewhere else for inspiration other than his traditional place, which had primarily been his imagination, according to Young.[138] He stated that the inspiration for this album is from "the amazing people he has met and the places that he has seen."[139] The album's second single, "All My Friends", was released on November 3.[140] On December 1, 2017, Owl City released the first, Reel 1.[141] On January 12, 2018, the third single from the album, "Lucid Dream", was released.[142] Reel 2 was released on February 2, 2018.[143] He released the fourth and final single, "New York City" on March 9, 2018.[144] On April 6, 2018, Reel 3 was released.[145] Cinematic was released in its entirety on June 1, 2018 and was solely written and produced by Young.[146] The album has 15 main songs, plus alternate versions of "All My Friends", "Montana", and "Firebird". The album peaked at No. 115 on the Billboard 200.[118] To support the album, Owl City went on the Cinematic Tour that began in the fall of 2018.[147][138]

Owl City stayed quiet for the next couple years, but released a remix of "Jesus Freak" by DC Talk on January 1, 2021.[148]

2022–present: return of Owl City and Coco Moon

Owl City released a remix cover of "All Star" by Smash Mouth on May 13, 2022.[149] In June 2022, Owl City announced that he would be releasing new music soon. He began making cryptic posts on the social media app Instagram.[150] On August 12, 2022, a track he was featured on by Armin van Buuren and Gareth Emery titled "Forever and Always" was released.[151]

Young began recording his seventh studio album sometime in 2022, before taking a short break to record a song titled, "Up to the Cloud" for the mobile game, Neural Cloud.[152][153] The first single from the new album, "Kelly Time", was released on January 6, 2023.[154] The second single was released on February 3, 2023, titled "Adam, Check Please".[155]

On February 9, 2023, Owl City announced via social media that he would release an 11-track album titled Coco Moon on March 24, 2023.[156] Young described the album as a "very Owl City album," containing themes of "autobiographical", "metaphorical", and "odd" songs.[157] "Vitamin Sea" was released on March 3, 2023, as the third and final single from the album.[158] Coco Moon peaked at number 94 on the US Top Current Albums Sales chart.[159] In support of the album, Young announced the To the Moon Tour that began in the fall of 2023 with support from Augustana.[160] In September 2023, Young made a guest appearance on the deluxe edition of The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version) by Switchfoot, performing the song "Gone".[161]

Musical styles and influences

Owl City's music is described as indietronica and synth-pop and is often described as belonging to the electronic music genre.[162][163] Young has stated that he is inspired by disco and European electronic music,[164][165] as well as instrumental genres such as drone, ambient,[166] and post-rock.[12] He cites his biggest influences as Johnathon Ford of Unwed Sailor and Thomas Newman. As he is a vocal Christian, Young also incorporates his faith into some of his music.[167][168] Young's faith is evident on the album, All Things Bright and Beautiful, especially in the song "Galaxies". Explaining why the faith-filled song was added to the mix he said, "I feel like, if I were ever to hide the fact that that's what's so important to me, it would be a crime that I should probably be put in jail for."[169]

Owl City also has been compared to the Postal Service, often critically, for his combination of fuzzy synths, ironic lyrics, and use of female guest singers.[170] Pitchfork goes to say that "the surprise No. 1 single in the country, Owl City's 'Fireflies', jacks the Postal Service in such a bald-faced, obvious manner that getting into specifics feels redundant at best and tacky at worst."[171] In response to the suggestion that his work is derivative, Young suggested in a 2009 interview with The New York Times that Ocean Eyes is perhaps the "next chapter" after the Postal Service: "The Postal Service released a record in 2003, and that was it. There was really nothing to compare it to until someone else came along and wrote the next chapter. Maybe that's this record. Maybe that's this band."[5]

Touring band

Owl City is one of Young's many solo projects, with all music written, composed, recorded, and produced by him. During live performances he is accompanied by a group of supporting musicians:[172][173][174][175][176][177][178]

Current touring members

  • Matthew "Goose" Gusmer – drums
  • Cody Johnson – guitar

Former touring members

  • Casey Brown – drums
  • Matthew Decker – drums
  • Breanne Düren – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Goold – drums
  • Gabriel Hagan – drums
  • Daniel Jorgensen – guitar, vibraphone, bass guitar
  • Rob Morgan – bass guitar, music producer
  • Laura Musten – violin
  • Jasper Nephew – guitar
  • Hannah Schroeder – cello
  • Austin Tofte – keys, vocals

Concert tours

Main article: Owl City concert tours

Headlining

  • Ocean Eyes World Tour (2010)[54]
  • All Things Bright and Beautiful World Tour (2011)[61]
  • The Midsummer Station World Tour (2012)[97]
  • On the Verge Tour (2015)[131]
  • Cinematic Tour (2018)[147]
  • To the Moon Tour (2023)[160]

Discography

Main article: Owl City discography

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 Žebřík Music Awards Best International Discovery Owl City Nominated [179]
2010 ARIA Awards Most Popular International Artist Nominated [180]
Q Awards Best Track "Fireflies" Nominated [181]
The Record of the Year Record of the Year Won [182]
Billboard Japan Music Awards Hot 100 Airplay of the Year Won [183]
2011 Billboard Music Awards Top Dance/Electronic Album Ocean Eyes Nominated [184]
Flecking Awards Best Video "Fireflies" Nominated [185]
2012 Vevo Certified Awards 100,000,000 Views "Good Time"** Won [186]
Billboard Japan Music Awards Hot Top Airplay of the Year Won [187][188]
Digital & Airplay Overseas of the Year Won
NRJ Music Awards International Group/Duo of the Year Nominated [189]
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Original Song "When Can I See You Again?" Nominated [190]
2013 Vevo Certified Awards 100,000,000 Views "Fireflies" Won [191]

Note: **Shared with Carly Rae Jepsen

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city, american, electronic, music, project, created, 2007, owatonna, minnesota, several, projects, singer, songwriter, multi, instrumentalist, adam, young, created, project, while, experimenting, with, music, parents, basement, developed, following, social, ne. Owl City is an American electronic music project created in 2007 in Owatonna Minnesota It is one of several projects by singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist Adam Young who created the project while experimenting with music in his parents basement Owl City developed a following on the social networking site MySpace like many musicians who achieved success in the late 2000s before signing with Universal Republic Records now Republic Records in 2008 Owl CityOwl City performing at the Bowery Ballroom in 2009Background informationBorn 1986 07 05 July 5 1986 age 37 OriginOwatonna Minnesota U S GenresElectronica dream pop synth pop indietronica pop CEDM CCM 1 DiscographyOwl City discographyYears active2007 presentLabelsRepublic Sky HarborMembersAdam YoungWebsiteowlcitymusic wbr comAfter two independent releases Owl City gained mainstream popularity with his 2009 major label debut album Ocean Eyes which includes the Diamond certified single Fireflies The album was certified 2 Platinum in the United States with Fireflies being certified Diamond in January 2023 In June 2011 Owl City released its third studio album All Things Bright and Beautiful which was followed by The Midsummer Station in August 2012 Owl City has recorded songs for several animated films including Legend of the Guardians The Owls of Ga Hoole Wreck It Ralph The Croods and The Smurfs 2 2 Owl City also has released several charting singles most notably Good Time and Fireflies Contents 1 Adam Young 2 History 2 1 2007 2009 early years Of June and Maybe I m Dreaming 2 2 2009 2010 Ocean Eyes 2 3 2010 2011 All Things Bright and Beautiful 2 4 2012 2013 The Midsummer Station 2 5 2014 2015 Ultraviolet and Mobile Orchestra 2 6 2016 2021 Scores and Cinematic 2 7 2022 present return of Owl City and Coco Moon 3 Musical styles and influences 4 Touring band 5 Concert tours 6 Discography 7 Awards and nominations 8 References 9 External linksAdam YoungAdam Randal Young born July 5 1986 is Owl City s founder and only constant member 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 4 5 He began composing melodies in his head while working which he would then record in his studio in his parents basement 6 5 Young is a devout Christian and reports that his faith is the only thing more important to him than music 7 He describes himself as introverted and believes he has symptoms of Asperger syndrome However he has not been officially diagnosed 8 9 Outside of Owl City Young has recorded music under different musical projects including Port Blue Sky Sailing and Insect Airport 10 Additionally Young was part of the electronica band Swimming With Dolphins and post rock band Windsor Airlift 11 12 Young has also done multiple screamo projects such as Aquarium and Novel 13 as well as played drums for a band called Isle 14 History2007 2009 early years Of June and Maybe I m Dreaming Suffering from insomnia while working loading Coca Cola trucks Adam Young began to compose music 15 5 16 recording with a C 1 Behringer Microphone 17 Among the software that he began with was Reason from Propellerhead 17 18 He began uploading songs recorded in his parents basement to MySpace 16 19 He started to receive favorable attention for his music and then helped cultivate this nascent fanbase by being an open and accessible web presence responding to any messages he received and constantly posting blogs 20 He has previously attributed the name Owl City to the 1962 short film An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 21 among other various answers His manager Steve Bursky later highlighted the significance of Young s engaging online manner in building his following saying People feel like they know him like they ve got a direct connection to him because of how he approaches his connection with them online 20 Through a deal with the digital aggregator CD Baby he then started making the songs available for sale through iTunes 20 In 2007 Owl City released an EP titled Of June followed by the 2008 release of the album Maybe I m Dreaming Of June reached No 15 on the Billboard Dance Electronic Albums chart and Maybe I m Dreaming peaked on the same chart at No 13 22 The song The Technicolor Phase from his debut album was featured in the soundtrack of Tim Burton s Alice in Wonderland 23 In February 2009 Owl City signed with Universal Republic 24 2009 2010 Ocean Eyes Ocean Eyes Owl City s major label debut was released on iTunes on July 14 2009 with the physical release following on July 28 2009 25 The album peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and topped the Billboard Dance Electronic Albums chart for four weeks 26 22 By April 2010 it was certified Platinum in the United States 27 Owl City released his debut single Fireflies on July 14 2009 28 The song became a commercial success topping the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States for the week ending November 7 2009 29 Internationally the song also topped the charts in Ireland Australia Denmark and Holland 30 Fireflies was featured as iTunes Single of the Week and garnered 650 000 downloads 25 A music video for the song premiered in 2009 and was directed by Steve Hoover 31 Fireflies also reached the No 1 spot in the UK and was the 20th most downloaded song of all time in the country 30 32 Vanilla Twilight was released on January 26 2010 as the second single from the album 33 The song debuted at No 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same week Fireflies hit No 1 34 The song eventually peaked at No 72 on the chart 35 The music video for Vanilla Twilight was released on March 22 2010 and features a cameo appearance from Shaquille O Neal 36 The album s third and final single Umbrella Beach was released on May 16 2010 and peaked at No 110 on the UK Singles Chart 37 Young was joined by Breanne Duren on several tracks the most notable example of which is The Saltwater Room 38 The track Sunburn is featured on Soundtrack 90210 which was released on October 13 2009 39 The song Hello Seattle found commercial success peaking at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA 40 41 In the fall of 2009 Owl City embarked on a headlining tour that began in October to November 25 He continued to tour in early 2010 to support the album 42 Owl City has toured with The Scene Aesthetic Lights John Mayer Maroon 5 43 Brooke Waggoner and Relient K 25 nbsp Owl City performing in April 2010In 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 44 The unrefined tracks were recorded in the summer of 2007 before he began making music as Owl City 43 His first album under this new project is entitled An Airplane Carried Me to Bed and was released on July 13 2010 via iTunes 45 Young collaborated with English electronic musician Chicane and released the single Middledistancerunner on July 30 2010 featuring Young on vocals 46 He also worked with Dutch producer Armin van Buuren appearing on a track called Youtopia from the van Buuren album Mirage 47 In August 2010 To the Sky was officially released on the soundtrack for Legend of the Guardians The Owls of Ga hoole 27 On October 25 2010 Young released a cover version of the praise and worship song In Christ Alone for streaming on his website 48 Taylor Swift s song Enchanted released on October 25 2010 was rumored to be about the time she met Adam Young 49 Young recorded his cover of Enchanted as a response altering the lyrics to address Swift directly He posted the recording on his website on February 13 2011 50 In November 2010 a new album called Flight was released on iTunes for one of his other musical projects Windsor Airlift 51 He also released a Christmas single called Peppermint Winter during that month 52 2010 2011 All Things Bright and Beautiful Production on Young s third studio album began around mid 2010 after he returned home from his Ocean Eyes World Tour 53 54 with Young being announced as the executive producer of the album 55 Young also worked with engineer and producer Jack Joseph Puig on the album 56 On October 18 Young wrote an entry on his blog regarding his third studio album saying that the album was nearing completion 57 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 24 58 before the release date was later bumped up to May 17 59 However on April 6 Young released a statement on his website along with lengthy previews of four of his songs Dreams Don t Turn to Dust Alligator Sky Featuring Shawn Chrystopher Galaxies and Deer in the Headlights that the release date for All Things Bright and Beautiful would be pushed back to June 14 60 In March 2011 Owl City announced the All Things Bright and Beautiful World Tour 61 The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 48 000 copies 62 nbsp Owl City performing at the 9 30 Club in Washington D C in November 2011 Alligator Sky was released as the lead single from the album on March 22 2011 which features rapper Shawn Chrystopher 63 The music video for the song premiered on May 6 64 Young discussed the concept in a making of video posted on Owl City s VEVO account The concept is basically about these two guys who are leaving Earth Rather than it being this very dark post apocalyptic vibe it s very optimistic and so it s like people are excited to leave earth 65 The song Galaxies was released as the second single from the album on April 19 2011 66 Young stated that the song is about the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster 67 Deer in the Headlights was released on iTunes on May 23 2011 as the first promotional single from the album 68 The music video for the track was released on June 30 2011 and showcases Young driving through the night in a replica of the DMC DeLorean featured from the Back to the Future trilogy 69 Canadian musician Lights also makes a cameo appearance during the video 70 Lonely Lullaby was released as the third single on July 19 2011 71 The song was previously available only to Owl City Galaxy members in March 2011 72 Angels was released for Christian radio airplay on September 20 2011 73 During the month of July at the Club Nokia concert in Los Angeles Young announced that the concert was being filmed for a Live DVD 74 The recording entitled Owl City Live From Los Angeles was eventually released on iTunes in December 2011 75 On November 15 2011 Jumeirah released a commercial for their famous Burj Al Arab luxury hotel which Young was called upon to compose the music for the commercial 76 2012 2013 The Midsummer Station On January 2 2012 Young wrote an entry on his blog regarding his fourth full length album 77 Young said that he would be collaborating with more producers and songwriters saying that his new record Marks a flying leap in this direction 77 In an interview with Billboard Young revealed that the new album is around 80 85 complete and that Dr Luke JR Rotem Norwegian production team Stargate Brian Kennedy and Emily Wright are involved with the production of the album Young expected the album to be released around the summer of 2012 75 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 78 On April 17 2012 Dementia a song by Young which was included on his upcoming album surfaced onto the internet and features additional vocals by Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 79 Young released a new EP Shooting Star on May 15 and features four songs off his upcoming album so that fans a could get clear taste of what the album would sound like 80 The EP spawned the single Shooting Star which peaked at number 36 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart 81 On May 24 2012 Young announced on Twitter that Owl City s fourth studio album would be titled The Midsummer Station 82 The album was originally planned to have a release date of August 14 2012 83 however was pushed back to August 17 84 while the UK release date would be brought to August 20 85 The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 selling 30 000 copies in its first week 86 Additionally the album also peaked at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with first week sales of 3 700 copies 87 On June 20 2012 he premiered the song Good Time a collaboration with Carly Rae Jepsen via his SoundCloud account 88 The song was officially released as a single on June 26 2012 88 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 88 and Entertainment Weekly Good Time goes down easier than a frozen margarita at a beachfront tiki bar 89 Good Time was written by Matt Thiessen Brian Lee and Young himself 90 The song peaked at No 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming his second top 10 in United States 35 91 Additionally the song reached No 1 in Canada and New Zealand 92 93 An EP titled Good Time Remixes was released featuring many remixes including one from Young himself 94 On August 19 Young released two demo songs Beautiful Mystery and Paper Tigers 95 96 In the fall of 2012 Owl City embarked on the Midsummer Station World Tour to support the album 97 On October 5 the song When Can I See You Again from the Disney film Wreck It Ralph was released 98 Later that month Universal announced that subsidiary Universal Republic Records would be closed down with the label s entire roster being transferred to Republic Records as a result all future Owl City material would be released on Republic Records 99 In December 2012 Adam Young released a cover of the Art Garfunkel song Bright Eyes from the film Watership Down 100 he had previously cited Watership Down as one of his favorite books 101 Owl City began working on his next studio album in late 2012 that was expected to be released the following year 102 Young stated that his new music would contain more EDM songs and claimed that his new album would be edgy 103 He also hoped to record a song for the album with Ellie Goulding 102 Instead of a full length album Owl City released The Midsummer Station Acoustic on July 30 The EP contained acoustic versions of the songs Good Time Shooting Star and Gold taken from his fourth studio album 104 It also contained two previously unreleased tracks Hey Anna and I Hope You Think of Me 105 In the meantime Young worked on multiple songs for animated films and television commercials On March 4 the song Shine Your Way featuring Young and Yuna was released from the soundtrack to The Croods 106 Owl City performed a 90 second jingle for Oreo s Wonderfilled commercial in May 2013 107 Live It Up was released on The Smurfs 2 Music from and Inspired By Soundtrack 108 Owl City released the single Light of Christmas which featured tobyMac on October 22 109 The song was created for the 2013 VeggieTales Christmas movie Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas 110 2014 2015 Ultraviolet and Mobile Orchestra On April 8 Beautiful Times was released and serves as the lead single from his upcoming EP which features violinist Lindsey Stirling 111 Young stated that he intended to release a steady series of EPs in 2014 rather than one larger recording 112 In June Young announced that the first extended play would be titled Ultraviolet and it was released on June 27 113 The EP was written and produced entirely by Young himself 114 Young stated that the EP has an edgier sound to Owl City than experienced before 115 On June 18 Owl City premiered a new track Wolf Bite days before the release of the EP 116 The day before the EP s release a music video for Beautiful Times premiered on the Rolling Stone s website 117 The EP peaked No 30 on the Billboard 200 chart 118 On October 7 Owl City released two new singles Tokyo featuring Japanese pop group Sekai no Owari and You re Not Alone featuring American singer Britt Nicole 119 Owl City appeared on The Art of McCartney tribute album to Paul McCartney covering the track Listen to What the Man Said which was released on November 18 2014 120 In December 2014 Owl City released a new single for Christmas Kiss Me Babe It s Christmas Time 121 On May 11 he announced the release date and title of his fifth studio album Mobile Orchestra for July 10 2015 122 Young revealed that the album took longer to create than his previous records 123 The album features collaborations with numerous artists including Jake Owen Hanson Britt Nicole and Aloe Blacc 124 Additionally Young worked with various producers on the album including Blacc Joshua Crosby Joey Moi and Ryan Williamson 125 On May 5 a sneak peek of Owl City s then upcoming song Verge featuring Blacc aired on ESPN s Draft Academy 126 The song was released as a single on May 14 and peaked at No 44 on the Japan Hot 100 chart 127 Owl City released the second single from the album My Everything on June 5 2015 128 The third and final single from the album Unbelievable was released on June 26 and features Hanson 129 An animated video for the song was later released on June 29 130 Mobile Orchestra debuted on the Billboard 200 at No 11 123 In support of the album Owl City announced a headlining tour called the On the Verge Tour that began in the fall of 2015 131 2016 2021 Scores and Cinematic On December 18 2015 Young announced that he would focus on a new project titled Adam Young Scores 132 During each month of 2016 he composed and recorded a score based on a subject of his choice which is something he had wanted to accomplish for a long time 133 On February 1 2016 the first score which is based on the Apollo 11 mission was released on Young s Adam Young Scores website 133 This was followed by 10 additional scores on the first day of each month of 2016 In reflection of this discussion each song 10 scores were all based on historical events that impacted Adam Young in some type of matter over the time of his entire career as a musical artist and personal lifetime 133 On November 25 2016 Owl City released a new Christmas song Humbug as a free download 134 On June 15 2017 Owl City released Not All Heroes Wear Capes a song about Father s Day with an acoustic video filmed in Owatonna Minnesota in Young s shop at home 135 On August 29 2017 he released a song called Clap Your Hands for the 2017 golf game Everybody s Golf 136 On October 30 2017 Young announced that he would be releasing an 18 track album Cinematic with a release date of June 1 2018 137 During the eight months from October to June three EPs which he has called Reels were released each with three songs from the upcoming album 137 When he started writing the album he wanted to look somewhere else for inspiration other than his traditional place which had primarily been his imagination according to Young 138 He stated that the inspiration for this album is from the amazing people he has met and the places that he has seen 139 The album s second single All My Friends was released on November 3 140 On December 1 2017 Owl City released the first Reel 1 141 On January 12 2018 the third single from the album Lucid Dream was released 142 Reel 2 was released on February 2 2018 143 He released the fourth and final single New York City on March 9 2018 144 On April 6 2018 Reel 3 was released 145 Cinematic was released in its entirety on June 1 2018 and was solely written and produced by Young 146 The album has 15 main songs plus alternate versions of All My Friends Montana and Firebird The album peaked at No 115 on the Billboard 200 118 To support the album Owl City went on the Cinematic Tour that began in the fall of 2018 147 138 Owl City stayed quiet for the next couple years but released a remix of Jesus Freak by DC Talk on January 1 2021 148 2022 present return of Owl City and Coco Moon Owl City released a remix cover of All Star by Smash Mouth on May 13 2022 149 In June 2022 Owl City announced that he would be releasing new music soon He began making cryptic posts on the social media app Instagram 150 On August 12 2022 a track he was featured on by Armin van Buuren and Gareth Emery titled Forever and Always was released 151 Young began recording his seventh studio album sometime in 2022 before taking a short break to record a song titled Up to the Cloud for the mobile game Neural Cloud 152 153 The first single from the new album Kelly Time was released on January 6 2023 154 The second single was released on February 3 2023 titled Adam Check Please 155 On February 9 2023 Owl City announced via social media that he would release an 11 track album titled Coco Moon on March 24 2023 156 Young described the album as a very Owl City album containing themes of autobiographical metaphorical and odd songs 157 Vitamin Sea was released on March 3 2023 as the third and final single from the album 158 Coco Moon peaked at number 94 on the US Top Current Albums Sales chart 159 In support of the album Young announced the To the Moon Tour that began in the fall of 2023 with support from Augustana 160 In September 2023 Young made a guest appearance on the deluxe edition of The Beautiful Letdown Our Version by Switchfoot performing the song Gone 161 Musical styles and influencesOwl City s music is described as indietronica and synth pop and is often described as belonging to the electronic music genre 162 163 Young has stated that he is inspired by disco and European electronic music 164 165 as well as instrumental genres such as drone ambient 166 and post rock 12 He cites his biggest influences as Johnathon Ford of Unwed Sailor and Thomas Newman As he is a vocal Christian Young also incorporates his faith into some of his music 167 168 Young s faith is evident on the album All Things Bright and Beautiful especially in the song Galaxies Explaining why the faith filled song was added to the mix he said I feel like if I were ever to hide the fact that that s what s so important to me it would be a crime that I should probably be put in jail for 169 Owl City also has been compared to the Postal Service often critically for his combination of fuzzy synths ironic lyrics and use of female guest singers 170 Pitchfork goes to say that the surprise No 1 single in the country Owl City s Fireflies jacks the Postal Service in such a bald faced obvious manner that getting into specifics feels redundant at best and tacky at worst 171 In response to the suggestion that his work is derivative Young suggested in a 2009 interview with The New York Times that Ocean Eyes is perhaps the next chapter after the Postal Service The Postal Service released a record in 2003 and that was it There was really nothing to compare it to until someone else came along and wrote the next chapter Maybe that s this record Maybe that s this band 5 Touring bandThis section needs to be updated The reason given is No source recently hasn t been on tour since 2018 Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2023 Owl City is one of Young s many solo projects with all music written composed recorded and produced by him During live performances he is accompanied by a group of supporting musicians 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 Current touring members Matthew Goose Gusmer drums Cody Johnson guitarFormer touring members Casey Brown drums Matthew Decker drums Breanne Duren keyboards backing vocals Steve Goold drums Gabriel Hagan drums Daniel Jorgensen guitar vibraphone bass guitar Rob Morgan bass guitar music producer Laura Musten violin Jasper Nephew guitar Hannah Schroeder cello Austin Tofte keys vocalsConcert toursMain article Owl City concert tours Headlining Ocean Eyes World Tour 2010 54 All Things Bright and Beautiful World Tour 2011 61 The Midsummer Station World Tour 2012 97 On the Verge Tour 2015 131 Cinematic Tour 2018 147 To the Moon Tour 2023 160 DiscographyMain article Owl City discography Maybe I m Dreaming 2008 Ocean Eyes 2009 All Things Bright and Beautiful 2011 The Midsummer Station 2012 Mobile Orchestra 2015 Cinematic 2018 Coco Moon 2023 Awards and nominationsYear Association Category Nominated work Result Ref 2009 Zebrik Music Awards Best International Discovery Owl City Nominated 179 2010 ARIA Awards Most Popular International Artist Nominated 180 Q Awards Best Track Fireflies Nominated 181 The Record of the Year Record of the Year Won 182 Billboard Japan Music Awards Hot 100 Airplay of the Year Won 183 2011 Billboard Music Awards Top Dance Electronic Album Ocean Eyes Nominated 184 Flecking Awards Best Video Fireflies Nominated 185 2012 Vevo Certified Awards 100 000 000 Views Good Time Won 186 Billboard Japan Music Awards Hot Top Airplay of the Year Won 187 188 Digital amp Airplay Overseas of the Year WonNRJ Music Awards International Group Duo of the Year Nominated 189 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 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