

Owl City is currently touring with Lights and Deas Vail. On Monday, DecemOwl City was shortlisted as one of the 15 acts for the BBC Sound of 2010. Owl City has toured with The Scene Aesthetic and Brooke Waggoner. Owl City is featured on Soundtrack 90210 with a song entitled " Sunburn", which was released on October 13, 2009. "Fireflies" became a big sleeper hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States for the week ending November 7, 2009. The video had an exclusive premiere on MySpace, but was leaked onto the video viewing websites, YouTube and Dailymotion hours earlier. Prior to the Jinternet release of Ocean Eyes, and the "Fireflies" single, Steve Hoover was hired as a director for a music video for "Fireflies".
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"Fireflies" was released as a free download on the iPod/iPhone game Tap Tap Revenge 3 by Tapulous. Thiessen stated that it is very likely that he and Young will produce a side project called Goodbye Dubai in the future. Young also produced Relient K's song " Terminals". Relient K vocalist Matt Thiessen has toured and collaborated with Owl City on several tracks including in the hit single "Fireflies", where Matt can be heard as the backup vocals. He will likely collaborate with Lights in early 2010 on his new tour in the US, Asia, Australia and Europe. Young is joined by Breanna Duren on several tracks the most noted being " The Saltwater Room." Owl City's live band consists of: Breanne Duren (background vocals/keyboards), Matthew Decker (drums), Laura Musten (violin), and Hannah Schroeder (cello). On 24 January 2010, Owl City reached the number 1 spot in the UK Top 40 Singles chart with "Fireflies". By December 2009, it was certified Gold in the United States. Ocean Eyes reached the top ten on the US album charts and topped the US electronic charts and also reached Amazon MP3's top 10 most downloaded album list. "Fireflies" topped the US and Canadian charts and became the most-downloaded song on iTunes in the US. Owl City has released four singles, " Hello Seattle", " Hot Air Balloon", " Strawberry Avalanche", and " Fireflies". The album debuted at #27 on the Billboard 200. Owl City's third album Ocean Eyes was released on iTunes July 14, 2009, with the physical release following on July 28, 2009. In early 2009, music industry website "Crazed Hits" leaked that Owl City signed with the major label Universal Republic. Owl City's first two records were released while Young was unsigned. Of June reached #20 on the Billboard Electronic Albums chart, and Maybe I'm Dreaming peaked on the same chart at #16. In 2007, Owl City released an EP titled Of June, followed by the 2008 release of the album Maybe I'm Dreaming. Young received much attention for songs he had uploaded to MySpace, the "viral popularity" of which would later result in his signing to Universal Republic. Owl City was started by Adam Young in his parents' basement while he worked at a Coca-Cola warehouse, turning to music as a result of his insomnia. 5.1 *Released as a single ahead of time.
