30-574: Waronker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anna Waronker (born 1972), American singer-songwriter, composer, and producer Joey Waronker (born 1969), American drummer and music producer Lenny Waronker (born 1941), American record producer for Warner Bros Shimon Waronker , New York City public school principal Simon Waronker (1915–2005), American violinist and record producer See also [ edit ] Voronkov [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
60-584: A cover version of the song " Catch " by The Cure specifically for the Songs For Summer compilation album, a memorial for Summer Brannin. In the early 2000s, Waronker played several solo shows and a few other shows with the short-lived Ze Malibu Kids . Waronker is also heard in the song "No Soul" by the band Say Anything . Waronker provides vocals on the tracks "Be Calm" and "At Least I'm Not As Sad As I Used To Be" by New York band fun. . Waronker has contributed to film and TV soundtracks, including
90-599: A free download of an acoustic version of the track. On May 17, 2011, the band released "C'mon" as a joint single with Panic! at the Disco , for whom they opened on their 2011 Vices & Virtues Tour . On November 7, 2011, the band announced that their next album would be titled Some Nights . Its first single, called " We Are Young " featuring Janelle Monáe, has since been used in several other media, including television series Gossip Girl , 90210 , Glee , and Chuck ; commercials for Chevrolet and Apple ; and in
120-579: A full U.K. tour in May. On August 4, 2010, Fun announced that they had signed with label Fueled by Ramen . In 2010, Fun's single "Walking the Dog" was used in a commercial for the travel site Expedia.com . Will Noon (formerly of Straylight Run ) played drums with Fun on tour, according to Noon's Twitter page. To celebrate the Paramore U.K. tour and the band's new single "Walking the Dog", Hassle Records gave away
150-575: A recording of "What the Fuck", previously unreleased by the band. A vinyl release of the EP was released in March 2014. On June 18, 2014, Fun performed the song "Harsh Light" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . On February 4, 2015, the band announced on its Facebook page and their official website that they were not splitting up, but were taking some time off to pursue other projects. Antonoff later became
180-402: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Anna Waronker Anna Jeanette Waronker is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and producer best known as the frontwoman of that dog. . She is the daughter of producer Lenny Waronker and actress and musician Donna Loren , the sister of session drummer Joey Waronker , and is married to Steve McDonald of Redd Kross and
210-548: The 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 11. The group performed at the 55th Grammy Awards , held February 10, 2013. Entertainment Weekly predicted that "We Are Young" would bring home the Grammy in the categories Record of the Year and Song of the Year (writing, of the latter, "'We Are Young' is the kind of anthem this category is made for"), and that Some Nights would win for Best Pop Vocal Album . "We Are Young" won
240-513: The Melvins . Waronker was born in Los Angeles, California . After graduating from high school, Waronker formed the band that would become that dog.. The group consisted of Waronker on lead vocals and guitar, Petra Haden on violin, Rachel Haden on bass, and Tony Maxwell on drums. that dog. released three albums on DGC Records : that dog. , Totally Crushed Out! , and Retreat from
270-780: The White Stripes album White Blood Cells , and the Imperial Teen albums On and The Hair the TV the Baby and the Band . Waronker is a member of Ze Malibu Kids , which also includes Steven McDonald, Jeff McDonald, and Astrid McDonald. Waronker has composed and scored for film and television, including Josie and the Pussycats and the television series Clueless (1996–1999), where she collaborated with Charlotte Caffey (
300-495: The surname Waronker . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waronker&oldid=1176258139 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of Jewish origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
330-583: The Format ). Fun formed in 2008, and their debut studio album, Aim and Ignite , was released in 2009 to moderate commercial success. The band rose to prominence with the release of their second album, Some Nights , in 2012. The album peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and topped Billboard 's Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. It spawned their biggest hit singles to date: " We Are Young " featuring Janelle Monáe , " Some Nights " and " Carry On ", all of which reached
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#1732794037381360-593: The Format and provided various instrumentation, and Ruess met Antonoff after the Format toured with Steel Train. The three began working together in New Jersey within a week. Ruess sang melodies while the other two provided music for them. The first demo song the band recorded was "Benson Hedges", which was made available free in Spin ' s August 20, 2008 article on the band. In November 2008, fun embarked on their first tour opening for Jack's Mannequin . Their first show
390-566: The Go-Go's ). Five of Waronker's songs were featured on the television series Dawson's Creek . Waronker played Joan Jett in the film What We Do Is Secret written and directed by Rodger Grossman. In 2005, she contributed to the UNICEF benefit song, " Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? ". In 2007, Waronker appeared on Say Anything 's " In Defense of the Genre ", where she performed guest vocals on
420-517: The Grammy for Song of the Year and was nominated for Record of the Year. Fun also won the Grammy for Best New Artist . Ruess, after winning for "We Are Young", jokingly said, "I don't know what I was thinking, writing the chorus for this song. If this is in HD, everybody can see our faces, and we are not very young." On February 26, 2013, Fun released the music video for " Why Am I the One ". In September 2013,
450-522: The Sun . They toured with such acts as Beck , Weezer , and Blur . that dog. announced their breakup in 1997 after their third album, Retreat from the Sun , which had originally been intended as Waronker's first solo record. that dog. reunited in 2011. Waronker founded her own record company, "Five Foot Two Records," with her sister-in-law Charlotte Caffey , on which she released her first solo record in 2002, titled Anna By Anna Waronker . Waronker recorded
480-435: The album "progressive, but in the best possible way" and admired Ruess's lyrics for "investigating the larger truths of life...with a witty approach that keeps the songs bubbling merrily along on a positive note". Dave de Sylvia of Sputnikmusic wrote, " Aim and Ignite isn't the most consistent pop album around," but he ultimately commended the album as "a superbly mixed and arranged album made by musicians who clearly understand
510-509: The album's songwriting and said "many of the songs are really good," but he objected to the "cute" production, desiring to hear the band "in a more stripped-down form." He ended his review with: "I have a similar problem with Dr. Dog, a band that was recommended to me by a number of people. I think much of their recorded work is too fussed over, but when I saw them live and their sound was more stripped down out of necessity, emphasizing their powerful songwriting, I thought they were wonderful. Perhaps
540-537: The band joined Queen for a special version of Queen's hit " Somebody to Love " then as a duet with the more modern version of the band in the form of Queen + Adam Lambert for " Fat Bottomed Girls " at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. In December 2013, Fun digitally released Before Shane Went To Bangkok: Live in The USA , a live EP with songs from both Aim and Ignite and Some Nights , as well as
570-422: The fall of 2008. The band's first single, "At Least I'm Not as Sad As I Used to Be" was made available as a free download on the band's Myspace page on April 6, 2009. Aim and Ignite was released on August 25, 2009, and received positive reviews. AbsolutePunk.net 's Drew Beringer praised the album, stating it was "what a pop album 'should' sound like" and "the most essential pop album of 2009". AllMusic called
600-446: The limits and potential of pop music". Estella Hung of PopMatters was less impressed with the album. She praised songs "Be Calm" and "The Gambler", but criticized the lyrics and production of the album's early tracks. Hung concluded that while Aim and Ignite is "pretty original to say the least", it "fails to live up to the Format's last outing." Popdose's Ken Shane called the album "an interesting and unusual listen". Shane applauded
630-643: The same fate awaits me with Fun." In reviewing the album, The Washington Post called some of the arrangements "theatrical, much like those on Panic! at the Disco 's 2005 debut ". The album reached number 26 on Sputnikmusic's top 50 albums of 2009. The album peaked at 71 on the U.S. album charts. Fun began its first North American tour on November 8, 2008, opening for Jack's Mannequin as well as opening for them again in February 2010, followed by their first U.K. appearances in March. In April 2010, Fun supported Paramore 's headline tour. The band then embarked on
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#1732794037381660-539: The score and an original song for Dealbreaker (a short film co-written and co-directed by Mary Wigmore and Gwyneth Paltrow ) in 2005. She composed the score for Paramount+ original School Spirits which aired its first season in Spring 2023. During the time she was with that dog., Waronker and bandmate Petra Haden backed up Beck on a number of demos and b-sides. Waronker has also co-produced with her husband Steven McDonald on several projects, including his revision of
690-595: The song was at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a sixth consecutive week, it has become the first, and at this time only, song that has ever gained 300,000+ downloads for seven weeks straight. The music video for the album's third single, "Carry On", was released in October 2012. The group performed "Some Nights" and "Carry On" on Saturday Night Live on November 3, and then performed "We Are Young" on
720-583: The soundtrack to Showtime's Yellowjackets . Together they composed and produced the original theme song "No Return" for the opening credits, as well as the score for the show. This followed on from their collaboration on Hulu 's Shrill in 2019. that dog. Ze Malibu Kids Solo Work Fun (band) Fun (stylized as fun. ) was an American indie pop band based in New York City . The band consists of Jack Antonoff (of Steel Train ), Andrew Dost (of Anathallo ), and Nate Ruess (of
750-496: The start of their North American tour in support of Some Nights on February 29. On March 7, 2012, Fun's single "We Are Young" reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This makes Fun the first multi-member rock band to have a No. 1 Billboard debut on the Hot 100 since Nickelback 's " How You Remind Me ". On April 11, 2012, Billboard.com announced that Fun's "We Are Young" also made Digital Sales history. As
780-433: The top 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with "We Are Young" peaking at number one. At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards , they won the award for Song of the Year for their song " We Are Young "; they also won the award for Best New Artist . In February 2008, Nate Ruess 's former band the Format split up. Immediately afterwards, Nate Ruess asked Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff to join his new project. Dost had toured with
810-409: The track "No Soul". In late April 2007, Waronker's song "How Am I Doing?" was played at the end of a Grey's Anatomy episode, entitled "Desire". A sample of her song "I Don't Wanna" was played in the 2008 Movie The Haunting of Molly Hartley . In October 2008, she collaborated with her sister-in-law Charlotte Caffey on Lovelace: A Rock Musical . On February 8, 2011, Waronker's California Fade
840-430: The trailer for Judd Apatow 's film This Is 40 . On December 12, 2011, the band's song "One Foot" was available for instant streaming and free download on Nylon ' s website. On February 13, 2012, the band released an album stream of Some Nights on their website along with a note from Ruess thanking fans for their ongoing support. It was released on February 21, 2012, through Fueled by Ramen . The band kicked off
870-471: Was played in Denver, Colorado on November 5, 2008. A couple of early demos and covers from other bands were performed. Fun then approached Steven McDonald, who produced the Format 's album Dog Problems with Ruess, to produce their debut album. McDonald was enthusiastic about the project and stated, "I can't believe what we're working on here. This crushes anything I've ever done." Recording took place in
900-714: Was released via digital download and limited vinyl orders. Waronker provides backing vocals on "The Getaway", the title track to the Red Hot Chili Peppers eleventh studio album which was released on June 17, 2016, and on A Walk with Love & Death by the Melvins (now joined by Steven McDonald), released on July 7, 2017. She also co-wrote the Melvins song "Embrace the Rub", from their 2018 album Pinkus Abortion Technician , with McDonald and Josh Klinghoffer . In 2021, Waronker and Craig Wedren collaborated on
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