Success in the music industry is a funny thing isn’t it? 

Whether you’re a Legendary Icon of the industry, or a One Hit Wonder, Pop Music truly feeds on a ‘what have you done for me lately’ model, where you’re almost always only as popular as your last hit.

When you hit a certain level of success as an artist and it’s time to follow that successful project up - even if you’ve blown every realistic expectation of success out of the water - you’re still gonna try something right?

Not necessarily. 

Which brings us to the curious case of fun.

This is the story of fun.'s 'We Are Young'.

Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio

Success in the music industry is a funny thing isn&rsquo;t it?&nbsp;
Whether you&rsquo;re a Legendary Icon of the industry, or a One Hit Wonder, Pop Music truly feeds on a &lsquo;what have you done for me lately&rsquo; model, where you&rsquo;re almost always only as popular as your last hit.
When you hit a certain level of success as an artist and it&rsquo;s time to follow that successful project up - even if you&rsquo;ve blown every realistic expectation of success out of the water - you&rsquo;re still gonna try something right?
Not necessarily.&nbsp;
Which brings us to the curious case of fun.
This is the story of fun.'s 'We Are Young'.
Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio

Do you remember where you were the first time you heard Outkast tell you to 'Shake it like a Polaroid Picture'?

How about when Nickelback told you to 'Look at this Photograph'?

Or when Taylor Swift provided the soundtrack to your Love story?

Join Ruby Carr as she takes you through the biggest songs in the world - with new interviews and newly unearthed archive footage from the artists themselves.

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Do you remember where you were the first time you heard Outkast tell you to 'Shake it like a Polaroid Picture'?
How about when Nickelback told you to 'Look at this Photograph'?
Or when Taylor Swift provided the soundtrack to your Love story?
Join Ruby Carr as she takes you through the biggest songs in the world - with new interviews and newly unearthed archive footage from the artists themselves.
Subscribe on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts!

Join Myles Galloway as he takes you through the biggest songs in the world - with new interviews and newly unearthed archive footage from the artists themselves.

Encore: The Stories Behind The Songs You Love

 Brighter Than The Sun: The Story of fun.'s 'We Are Young'

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Formed in Vancouver by Trevor Guthrie, David Bowman and Ken Lewko, Indecision would sign with Universal Music and rebrand themselves as soulDecsion (lowercase S, uppercase D) in 1999 as to avoid conflict with an American band who had already squatted on the name.

Styled and Marketed as a boyband for their year 2000 debut album ‘No One Does it Better’ soulDecision were absolutely not one when it came to their sound, or their overall musical ethos.

This is the story of their massive hit 'Faded' with newly unearthed audio from the band themselves.

Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio

Formed in Vancouver by Trevor Guthrie, David Bowman and Ken Lewko, Indecision would sign with Universal Music and rebrand themselves as soulDecsion (lowercase S, uppercase D) in 1999 as to avoid conflict with an American band who had already squatted on the name.
Styled and Marketed as a boyband for their year 2000 debut album &lsquo;No One Does it Better&rsquo; soulDecision were absolutely not one when it came to their sound, or their overall musical ethos.
This is the story of their massive hit 'Faded' with newly unearthed audio from the band themselves.
Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio

CanConCore 4: The Story of soulDecision's 'Faded'

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Do you remember when days were like that? More specifically, do you remember Sugar Jones and their song “Days Like That”?
 
If not, well, you are forgiven. Sugar Jones only existed for a couple years at the beginning of the millennium. But in that short stint they dropped what is widely considered an unforgettable, stone cold, Canadian R&B-pop classic. 

Written by Cam Lindsay for iHeartRadio.

Do you remember when days were like that? More specifically, do you remember Sugar Jones and their song &ldquo;Days Like That&rdquo;? &nbsp; If not, well, you are forgiven. Sugar Jones only existed for a couple years at the beginning of the millennium. But in that short stint they dropped what is widely considered an unforgettable, stone cold, Canadian R&amp;B-pop classic.&nbsp;
Written by Cam Lindsay for iHeartRadio.

CanConCore 3: The Story of Sugar Jones' 'Days Like That'

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Last week on Encore - the CanConCore special edition - we focused on an absolutely absurd teeny-bopper anthem from the year 2000 - and a real crown jewel of obscure Canadian Pop Music - B4-4’s ‘Get Down’. 

While it was a wild and wacky song (and video) in its own right - nobody would be rushing to defend it as ‘groundbreaking’ - the three super-tanned members of the group were very clearly chasing the sound of the boyband craze of the late 90s in to early 2000s that was just about to reach its peak.

This week, we’re pulling a full 180 to talk about a song that upon its release in 1997, sounded nothing like anything on the radio waves in that era of music - and quite frankly, still sounds nothing like anything but… itself.

While both super weird in hindsight - there couldn’t be anything more diametrically opposed to the sound of Get Down than this week’s hit: Bran Van 3000’s Drinking in LA.

Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio.

Last week on Encore - the CanConCore special edition - we focused on an absolutely absurd teeny-bopper anthem from the year 2000 - and a real crown jewel of obscure Canadian Pop Music - B4-4&rsquo;s &lsquo;Get Down&rsquo;.&nbsp;
While it was a wild and wacky song (and video) in its own right - nobody would be rushing to defend it as &lsquo;groundbreaking&rsquo; - the three super-tanned members of the group were very clearly chasing the sound of the boyband craze of the late 90s in to early 2000s that was just about to reach its peak.
This week, we&rsquo;re pulling a full 180 to talk about a song that upon its release in 1997, sounded nothing like anything on the radio waves in that era of music - and quite frankly, still sounds nothing like anything but&hellip; itself.
While both super weird in hindsight - there couldn&rsquo;t be anything more diametrically opposed to the sound of Get Down than this week&rsquo;s hit: Bran Van 3000&rsquo;s Drinking in LA.
Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio.

CanConCore 2: The Story of Bran Van 3000's 'Drinking In LA'

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Brighter Than The Sun: The Story of fun.'s 'We Are Young'

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