Anna Sun became a surprise hit

The band recorded i Want! i Want! with Chris Schmidt and Ben Cochran at Soap Floats Recording Studio in their hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio and then self-released it. The lead single from the album, ” Anna Sun “, became a surprise hit in the summer of 2011 following an endorsement by the Esquire article “30 Summer Songs Every Man Should Listen To”. The song was written by Petricca and New York songwriter Nick Lerangis as their time at Kenyon College came to an end. “It’s about college, about maintaining that little bit of being a kid,” Petricca said. “Don’t be afraid to play.” The song was named after one of their favorite teachers. It was named song of the summer by MTV and Seventeen Mag, and one of the top songs of the year by Amazon. It has been officially remixed by Fool’s Gold and received a Trouble Productions remix by Albert Hammond Jr. Anna Sun rose to the number one spot on Alt. Nation on Sirius XM Radio. “Anna Sun” was added to the video rotation of American Eagle Outfitters stores in May 2011. It was featured on the hit TV show Vampire Diaries in the first episode of season three. It was also the free single of the week on iTunes for the week of May 15.