Owl City is an American electronic music project created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota.
38 Facts About Owl City
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Owl City has released several charting singles, most notably "Good Time" and "Fireflies".
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Owl City was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, and raised in Owatonna, Minnesota, where he graduated from Owatonna Senior High School and then found work at a Coca-Cola shipping warehouse.
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Owl City began composing melodies in his head while working, which he would then record in his studio in his parents' basement.
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Owl City describes himself as introverted and believes he has symptoms of Asperger syndrome.
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Owl City began uploading songs recorded in his parents' basement to MySpace.
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Owl City 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.
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Owl City has variously attributed the name Owl City to either his sister having a pet owl which once got loose in her church, or the 1962 short film An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.
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In 2007, Owl City released an EP titled Of June, followed by the 2008 release of the album Maybe I'm Dreaming.
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Owl City released his debut single, "Fireflies" on July 14,2009.
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Owl City is featured on Soundtrack 90210 with the song, "Sunburn", which was released on October 13,2009.
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Owl City continued to tour in early 2010 to support the album.
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Owl City worked with Dutch producer Armin van Buuren, appearing on a track called "Youtopia" from the van Buuren album Mirage.
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Owl City posted the recording on his website on February 13,2011.
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Owl City released a Christmas single called "Peppermint Winter" during that month.
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Owl City appeared on the cover of the magazine and the issue featured some of Young's very own artwork.
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Owl City was unsure whether "I Hope You Think of Me" would make the final track listing.
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Owl City did not release a full studio album in 2013, despite such reports.
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Owl City hoped to record a song for the album with Ellie Goulding and claimed that his new album would be "edgy".
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Owl City performed a 90-second jingle for Oreo's "Wonderfilled" commercial in May 2013.
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Owl City appeared on The Art of McCartney tribute album to Paul McCartney, covering the track "Listen to What the Man Said".
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In December 2014, Owl City released a new single for Christmas: "Kiss Me Babe, It's Christmas Time".
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Owl City released a promotional song, "2015", of him singing that he would be releasing a new album.
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Owl City released a second single, "My Everything", on June 5,2015, followed by "Unbelievable" on June 25.
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On November 24,2016, Owl City released "Humbug", which was a new Christmas song that came with a music video.
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On June 15,2017, Owl City released "Not All Heroes Wear Capes", a song about Father's Day, which was originally intended as an individual song without an album.
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On December 1,2017, Owl City released the first, Reel 1.
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Owl City stayed quiet for the next couple years, but released a remix of "Jesus Freak" by DC Talk on January 1,2021.
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Owl City released a cover of "All Star" by Smash Mouth on May 13,2022.
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In June 2022, Owl City posted on social media with a new logo with the caption, "I'm back".
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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, along with the release of the single "Vitamin Sea".
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Owl City's music is described as indietronica and synth-pop and is often described as belonging to the electronic music genre.
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Owl City cites his biggest influences as Johnathon Ford of Unwed Sailor and Thomas Newman.
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Owl City has been compared to the Postal Service, often critically, for his combination of fuzzy synths, ironic lyrics, and use of female guest singers.
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Owl City is one of Young's many solo projects, with all music written, composed, recorded, and produced by him.