Following The Format’s 2008 breakup, Ruess joined with Andrew Dost of Anathallo and Jack Antonoff of Steel Train to form fun. , a band that went on to major commercial success. Their song ” We Are Young ” topped multiple global charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 . The follow-up single, ” Some Nights “, also saw considerable commercial success. Fun began recording their debut album, Aim and Ignite , in September 2008 with producer Steven Shane McDonald and arranger Roger Joseph Manning Jr. ; it was released on August 25, 2009. The band folded in 2015, with Antonoff focusing on Bleachers and Ruess releasing his debut solo album Grand Romantic before exiting music to focus on raising his family.
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