The RIAA certified 'Fireflies' 3× Platinum in June 2010. On the Billboard Hot 100 2010 year-end chart, it was ranked thirtieth. On the Billboard Hot 100 2009 year-end chart, it was ranked sixtieth. 'Fireflies' contributed to sales of the album Ocean Eyes, and was credited as being responsible for its entry to the top ten on the U.S. The song stayed at No. 1 for two non-consecutive weeks, in the top ten for fifteen weeks and on the Hot 100 for 31 weeks. The song reached No. 1 in its tenth week, becoming Owl City's first No. 1 single.

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in early-September at No. 97. 'Fireflies', when featured as iTunes' free 'Single of the Week,' garnered 650,000 downloads, influencing Universal Republic to move Ocean Eyes ' release date from September 1, 2009, to July 28. Īdam Young wrote 'Fireflies' after being inspired by a camping trip he took up to a 'totally rustic and kind of remote lake in northern Minnesota' he tried to emulate the experience of seeing a meteor shower that gave him 'a cool idea of shooting stars being fireflies.' Chart performance It is available as downloadable content for Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and Rock Band 3. 'Fireflies' is featured in the video game Disney Sing It: Party Hits, and was used in the promotional video for EyePet.

It has been covered by Christina Grimmie, Cheryl Cole and others. 'Fireflies' was Owl City's only top 40 hit on Billboard Hot 100 until three years later when ' Good Time', a duet with Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen, peaked at No. 8 on the chart. Outside of the United States, the song also topped the charts in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two non-consecutive weeks. The song is built around a 'bleepy' synthline and includes lyrics about insomnia, fireflies and summer. Frontman Adam Young wrote how he enjoyed the fireflies in his hometown of Owatonna, Minnesota, and the rest of the track about seeing fireflies while he was awake with insomnia, with Matt Thiessen also producing and providing guest vocals. ' Fireflies' is the debut single from American electronica project Owl City's album Ocean Eyes.

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