Fireflies

Fireflies
Owl City
publication	July 14, 2009
length	3:48
Genre (s)	pop
text	Adam Young
music	Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen
Publisher (s)	Universal Republic Records
album	Ocean eyes

Fireflies ( German glow worms ) is a pop song of the music project Owl City , which was released as the first single of the second album Ocean Eyes . The song debuted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 , later became a hit, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 .

Music video

In the music video for Fireflies , Adam Young plays on his synthesizer in a toy- filled room where most ( astronaut , robot , etc.) come to life . Directed by Steve Hoover. The video premiered exclusively on Owl City's MySpace page , but was posted on YouTube hours beforehand.

Commercial win

The song reached number 38 on the Billboard Rock Charts, number 27 on the Alternative Charts and number one on the Hot Digital Song Charts. The song debuted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100, but became the most downloaded dance pop single of all time and thus reached number 1 on the iTunes charts; on November 7 and 21, 2009, the song rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In summary, the song spent a total of two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been downloaded 1,574,678 times in total. The song also reached number 2 in the Canadian charts and number 1 in the Canadian digital song charts.

Charts

Fireflies reached number six in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the top 10 for seven weeks and in the charts for 33 weeks. For Owl City this was the first of two chart successes in the German single charts. To date, none of his single has been able to rank higher or longer in Germany. In 2010, Fireflies took first place in the annual charts in the German airplay charts , making it the most played radio hit of the year. In the annual charts of the German single charts, the single was ranked 36th.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	6th (33 weeks)	33
Austria (Ö3)	2 (30 weeks)	30th
Switzerland (IFPI)	4th (32 weeks)	32
United Kingdom (OCC)	1 (38 weeks)	38
United States (Billboard)	1 (29 weeks)	29

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	7 × platinum	490,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	300,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	15,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	7 × platinum	7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 20 × platinum	8,545,000

Web links

• Music video at vimeo.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Owl City - Fireflies (youtube.com vevo) . Retrieved October 6, 2013.
2. ^ Grein, Paul (October 28, 2009). Chart Watch - Week Ending Oct. 25, 2009: Taking A Second Bite Out Of # 1
3. ↑ Silvio Pietroluongo: Owl City's 'Fireflies' Lands At No. 1 On Hot 100 . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc, October 29, 2009. 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Owl City - Fireflies, chart position Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed on July 10, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Annual charts Germany: Chart year 2010. radiocharts.com, accessed on June 25, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Top 100 single annual charts: 2010. officialcharts.de, accessed on June 25, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Owl City - Fireflies, chart position Austria. austriancharts.at, accessed on July 10, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Fireflies, chart position Switzerland. hitparade.ch , accessed on July 10, 2016 . 
9. ↑ Owl City - Fireflies chart placement United Kingdom. Officialcharts.com, accessed July 10, 2016 . 
10. ^ Owl City Charthistory USA. Billboard , accessed July 10, 2016 . 
11. ↑ Award in Australia
12. ^ Award in Denmark
13. ↑ Award in Germany
14. ↑ Award in Italy
15. ↑ Award in New Zealand
16. ↑ Award in Sweden
17. ↑ Award in Switzerland
18. ↑ Distinction in the United States
19. ↑ Award in the United Kingdom