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2 unusual facts about We Are Young


Andrew Dost

Fun's second album, Some Nights saw the band score their first #1 hit single, "We Are Young", which Dost co-wrote with Ruess, Antonoff, and Jeff Bhasker, who is the band's producer.

W253BG

The following day, at 11am, a local talk show came on the air, referring to "Talk 98.5." Shortly after noon, the station played a montage of It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M. and sound clips, the true station was launched, as X-98.5, "The Upstate's New Rock Alternative." The first song heard on X-98.5 was We Are Young by Fun. and Janelle Monae.



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