Owl City Fireflies

[KillKenny09]

sucks

[Kurokuma868]

Anyone know how he plays this song?? Cause I can't figure it out

I know it's the same tuning as sunburn except the capo is on the first, but I don't know the chord shapes he play and the video doesn't exactly help :P

[MissLivYoung]

Why is he playing the intro for "Sunburn" at the beginning? xD Oh Adam, you so sneaky, thinking no one will notice.

[myheyheyhey23]

You need a keyboard and then your good! Good singer though! LOL

[XSuperMarioFanX]

@myheyheyhey23 lol you know that hes the real singer right?

[melina880]

He's playing Sunburn @ the beginning

[Dudieronix101]

WOAH this is better than the original

[MrChuckWaters]

This man is gay.

[ggill1313]

Beginning sound like Explorers to any of you guys?

[TheGreatTVH]

its hard using real instruments isnt it? great song

[rinabeana100]

is that him?!

[mleonetti1991]

He should sing without autotune often.

[HotDef]

@mleonetti1991 What the FUCK do you mean.

[mleonetti1991]

@HotDef In this version he sings without autotune, but in a lot of his songs in his album versions he uses autotune. He even admitted to using it in the song "Fireflies". Sohe should sing without autotune more often.

[hjaansi]

@mleonetti1991 you don't know what atotune is... do you?

[mleonetti1991]

@hjaansi It is an artificial way of tuning your voice through programming. You can be off like five wholesteps, and if you intend to sing in a specific key it can correct it for you. Or it can cause some artificial effect on your voice.

[hjaansi]

@mleonetti1991 exactly... he doesn't use it, don't you hear that?...

[mleonetti1991]

@hjaansi He doesn't use it here but in a lot of his recordings he does.

[hjaansi]

@mleonetti1991 no he doesn't, he might use a slight pitch corrector, almost everyone does that, but not autotune

[VGCMusic]

@hjaansi Sorry dude, but autotune is pitch correction :) Autotune is just a program created to correct pitch. Your thinking about the T-Pain effect created by turning the attack to 0 in your software :)

[hjaansi]

@VGCMusic I know what I'm talking about, autotune is a program, a program that corrects pitch, and changes your voice, the program can also be used as pitch correction, but then it's not 'autotuned'

[HiMyNameIsZack182]

@hjaansi Any sort of pitch correction is still autotune.

[hjaansi]

@HiMyNameIsZack182 you might call it that, but it's not the correct term...

[Jamesasthenia]

The start of this is the same as the start to Sunburn by him. Heard it here first ;)

[DawnOfTheValentine]

@Jamesasthenia Yea i noticed that too!! it works really well tho! :)

[iiReVoZ]

@Jamesasthenia actually, i commented on that a couple months back xD.

[exelenttee]

INCRRREDIBRU :D



[zoelovesherdog]

@iiReVoZ  you are mean

[ttguitarnoob]

Wow he's good at guitar...that surprised me. Still can't stand the singing though lol

[chomper420]

if owl city is ever cruising thru coldwater michigan and want to stop and jam around a campfire, look me up....prolly gonna be some bongos and a few guitars involved....you guys would fit right in!!

[dirtyspanking95]

@chomper420 Hippie?

[SomSovan]

Can anybody make a guitar tutorial for this version of fireflies? I really want to learn it :)

[TheTorley]

He's better at guitar than I was expecting and not as good at singing lol

[zoelovesherdog]

when he sings he sounds like a girl

[iiReVoZ]

@zoelovesherdog When you type it looks like a 4 year old did it.

[zoelovesherdog]

this doesnt look or sound like the real owl city

[Jamminjamjar]

@zoelovesherdog Its cos hes doing it with no electronics so he does sound a lot different than on the album. It shows how good a musician he is to be able to play his heavily electronic songs on an acoustic. I know what you mean though. As for looking like him, google images.... its him. :)

[MyPuppyBailey]

@zoelovesherdog then you dont pay enough attention. thats totally Owl City. listen to Brielle by Sky Sailing. (it has the same singer(Adam Randal Young))

[HellaBass08]

He's a boss at the guitar!!!

[Thegiantvideomaker34]

he sounds a lot different. welcome to the world of voice editing lol

[13AsianBoy]

something wrong with this dude, he dont look 100% guy!

[zoelovesherdog]

wasnt he thinner

[zoelovesherdog]

he sounds wierd

[TheUnknownaccount123]

I'm the 50,000th View..... woooooooopp wooooppp :)

[JordanPJames97]

That looks like the drummer from Foster the People.

[JDMaxton1999]

Wow, he really needs to release a acoustic album.

[Tehjamie44]

@JDMaxton1999 He has, check out Sky Sailing - An Aeroplane Carried Me To Bed

[jldkrank]

total Death Cab rip off. Seriously so shameless.

[AssassinFalloutVegas]

The people who dislike this video must have no life, family, and dreams someone get a doctor!

[AssassinFalloutVegas]

Man The Peo

[MyPuppyBailey]

I LOVE YOU ADAM!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[00ChinDancers00]

iii lluv yyou aaadam *faints* ♥~♥

[waffle27162]

<3 i'm gonna go kill the 12 people who don't like this video. how can you you not like it? three songs, creatively combined into one. and it's a cute person singing it with a great voice! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[TheRainBowMan1000]

Did anybody else get up and dance to this? No? TO BAD! :D <3

[Predelnik]

He announced it like it's some unknown song of the local band xD

[MyPuppyBailey]

never want this song to end so i put it in autoreplay xDz

[MyPuppyBailey]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­! !♥♥♥♥

[MyPuppyBailey]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥fejkwdnowdno!!!!!♥♥­♥♥JJNEQJLLQWSMQ♥♥♥♥

[lucienlover10]

He's adorable :3

[2002juliet]

he good



[MyPuppyBailey]

@2002juliet GOOD? He is PERFECT♥

[domoChin16]

Oh yeah . SANK YOU :)

[stutternaut]

This is why Adam Young is my favorite artist.

[DitisBobbie]

Sounds like Sunburn at the beginning

[AnastasiaSilvi]

1:38 - 1:48. Sky Sailing - Brielle music? Genius!

[BobSalmonSmacky]

@AnastasiaSilvi

Theistic Satanism . com

[AnastasiaSilvi]

@BobSalmonSmacky what?

[AnastasiaSilvi]

geez this performance is soo relaxing. watching it over and over again :D

[arin9001]

So there we were back home fro...

gee, you had me confused there, Adam.

[asumbudee23]

in this whole segment of related videos he's always sounding unsure when he announces the title "this song is called...fireflies..." lol :P

[LorenaAkaCams1]

can you download this song somewhere?? I want it on my mp3 player!!!!

[chrshammer]

Talent! Why don't the other guys sing some back up, sheez

[00ChinDancers00]

hes so

 hot merry me!!! i love you Adam young AKA owl city!!!

[JoshuaFreemanVEVO]

lovvveee his jeans :)

[JimmyCool97]

adam: "this song is fireflies"

me: -explodes from this cuteness-

MARRY ME YOU PIECE OF PERFECTION.

[Emraldflyer]

thums up if you agree pure AWESOMENESS!

something that only a genius like adam could think of!

[RainbowVeinsAvenue]

did anyone else notice that this had part of the melody from to the sky?

[awesomazical]

I love Adam Young a couple weeks ago i learned the otes for this on flute so i played along. :)

[Clairerickson]

Adam needs to release an acoustic album... <3

[TheScubaFlying]

The three most handsome guys in the world are all sitting there being talented together in one video. Win.

[vyizgr8t]

so awesome to hear him live. Now the haters who say he uses auto tune can STFU

[ArtiEmz]

SO THERE WE WERE BACK HOME FROM SOMEWHERE INSIDE MY HEAD <3

off to listen to to sunburn now :P

[KazeiuKat]

I really, really like Adam's hair in this.

[shockedbyjoy]

Why does he say 'thank you' with a chinese accent?

[OnTheShouldersOfGuy]

This song is the back drop to so many awesome memories of Christmas 2009 :)

[arin9001]

So this is before fireflies became popular.

[cmonster314]

@arin9001 No, this is (somewhat) recent. At the same performance he talks about Alligator Sky and Deer in the Headlights

[harvy900]

wew , 10 dislikes? i think they are in the stone age time :)

[khitannaskye1]

He is kind of a nerd

[kagaminezellie]

HES SHOULD DO AN ACOUSTIC ALBUM

[bertkarlsson89]

@kagaminezellie Sky sailing?

[kagaminezellie]

@bertkarlsson89 Well of course theres that, but I mean an acoustic album of the Owl City hits :3

[dragon4nowhere]

did anyone notice that adam's left knee jeans is ripped off

[BetaTala99]

WOW!! I LOVE how this sounds in guitar! and, congrats Adam, this is one of the better live versions of this song! Super Job!!

[Aprilwolf94]

love how he says "sank yew" at the end XD so adam! <3

[AnastasiaSilvi]

he's an amazing guitar player.... better than anyone that i know....

[owlcityresidence]

the beginning was sunburn

[123starbaby321]

lol i was like heck yeah sunburn! then i was like.... what? XD <3 owl city

[phoenix91ize]

I like his voice, I wish I have a voice same him

[kymoropogi]

I thought it wuz SUNBURN!!!

[MultiMadmanmax]

in Fireflies Music video, he looks like Ian (From Smosh)

[123starbaby321]

@MultiMadmanmax i can see that kinda

[daugherofathena]

i noticed he started with sunburn too, but i love him!!!!

[HootowlsFTW]

omg andy again

[nifah93]

THE TUNING OF HIS GUITAR IS WEIRD -___- I CANT FIGURE IT OUT ZZZzzz....

[TylerLiem]

@nifah93 Tune your strings to D-A-E-A-A-E then capo the first fret.

[nifah93]

@TylerLiem really appreciate it dude! bless u xD

[SuperDuperRandomGal]

If only someone could convince Adam to release the acoustic versions of his songs to iTunes! :)

[SuPeRfReShToAsTy]

The beginning part is from sunburn...

I thought he would play that ;D

[riku881]

hes clearly playing breille on the guaitar in the begining and sum udder parts -_-

[pedrolieksmudkips]

@riku881 owl city likes to recycle his stuff, like a lot of his songs sound similar, but yet remain unique. that's adam for you lol.

[phoood7]

@riku881 its sunburn

[MrJoelWyncott]

Adam, you don't give yourself nearly enough credit as a guitarist.

[karuna519]

@MrJoelWyncott wht do mean by that?

[MrJoelWyncott]

@karuna519 Well, he's said in an interview that he by no means considers himself a great guitarist. I beg to differ though. ^^

[CodyMei]

i love how he mixed his songs up...>XD...<3 <3 <3...and played with the lyrics

[FreakingTheFreakOut]

Did anyone find themselves blushing while watching this?

[gothicphey]

DID ANYONE ELSE NOTICE HE MESSED UP THE LYRICS!!!! He said I would just stare and stare when it's supposed to be STOP AND STARE!! I can't believe he just messed up...

[karuna519]

@gothicphey dude he didnt mess up the lyrics and the real lyrics is STAND and stare NOT STOP and stare!!!!! and he DID say STAND AND STARE mr GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gothicphey]

@karuna519 You're right. I messed up the lyrics. My bad.

[KBE2010]

i bet the audiance didnt even know he used two other songs melodies to make this lol

[gothicphey]

@KBE2010 What are the two other song melodies?

[KBE2010]

@gothicphey he used sunburns picking for the intro and he used the chords from to the sky for the verses and chorus

[dougmoerhoffman]

It's amazing that he sounds better the higher he sings.

[sapphire196]

Sunburn intro + To the sky Chords + Fireflies lyrics = EPIC!!! He can think of something like that XD GENIUS!!!

[MrForestWaltzer]

I Thought This Was "Sunburn" xD

[chuckbillybob123]

Hey why are you using the acoustic riff from sunburn? :)Its still awesome though

[recyclomaster]

damn those who dislike this video :P

[jtwidmer]

Its got a bit of a country feel. Nice.

[dreadmaster28]

I'd like to make myself believe.. Tha... buffering.... what the??

[compulsivesinger878]

Whether on the CD or singing live...his voice is amazing! His live voice is so pure and amazing...i could listen to him all day<3 and his music...it's just...an amazing work of art! It's so unique and different, and it always carries me off into some other world. I'm so thankful for his amazing work! He's so amazing!

[mausgirl]

@compulsivesinger878 I do listen to him all day :3

[JoJoPooh21202]

i luv the album cover!!!

[zerkpxndx]

the intro was from sunburn O_o

i love that he can fuse his songs beautifully <3



[JoeyOMusic]

SUNBURN intro! Sweet! The man can certainly play the guitar! :)

[faithfulpsalm]

sunburn, fireflies and to the sky all in one song? well, im pretty sure i just passed out. :)

[BcDoobage]

Wow people commenting about acoustic on here, really haven't heard good acoustic lol.

[balanar0905]

he's insane ^^

[angelovbleza]

Coz everything is never as it seems... when you take to the sky? loooool I love how the feel of this performance is just like that of To The Sky! :)

[GroovyBaby12]

He is just incredible! He is better than most people at acoustic. I can't believe I met him, Oh my God!

[martha368]

He's so freaking cute. I'm seeing him tomorrow, omg. I CAN'T WAIT. I'll probebly die of good-music-and-adorablenes overload. xx

[MrJoelWyncott]

Anyone else notice that he starts with the music from his song Sunburn?

Adam, you RULE! In your freedom-based, creative, eccentric way. Thumbs up to you, bro.

[samtorrance5590]

@MrJoelWyncott It was the intro from Sunburn! He should've kept going, I love sunburn. (Not actual sunburn... quite painful)

[MrJoelWyncott]

@samtorrance5590 Yep, that's it. Love that song. But yes, the actual thing is rather painful.

[joevic911]

@MrJoelWyncott "to the sky" at 1:39 ... haha lol

[MrJoelWyncott]

@joevic911 O, thanks for pointing that out! :D I hadn't noticed that, ha ha! ^^

[Crown3dd]

@MrJoelWyncott thank you Captain Obvious

[MrJoelWyncott]

@Crown3dd You're quite welcome, Private Sarcasm. *salute*

[midnightshade260]

@MrJoelWyncott

Sunburn is played with a capo on the 3rd fret... XD Otherwise you're right! =)

[MrJoelWyncott]

@midnightshade260 Close enough. Awesome work all the same. We love you, Adam!

[imrhnking]

@MrJoelWyncott Yeah, I realized that the intro is from Sunburn

[Supertails90]

I was going to say "is it just me or did he open with Sunburn's opening".  Then I saw all the comments.

Wow us Owl City fans are good. XD

[acvideos10]

Lol I was like wait is he playing sunburn now???

[AtomicUrgency]

@acvideos10 hahaha I just thought that too :))))) 

[ericaohmg95]

I loved the intro! It's one of his best songs, Sunburn!

[skatin4life69]

oh my godddddd!!!!! some news reporter asked him if he liked playing guitar.. and he said yes but im not veryy good... WOW

[TheIndianSword]

it sounds like he's playing Sunburn at the beginning!

[iiReVoZ]

The intro sort of sounded like Sunburn. :o

[kepo33]

it was sunburn..

[iiReVoZ]

@kepo33 Oooh, okii xD

[xJustNele]

My friends always say 'That Owl City guy you always listen to can't sing!'. I showed them this and they were like 'Wow! I never thought his voice was really this good!' ^^

[TheLittleHermit]

Thumbs up if you see amazing improvement! :D

[biglebowskir]

he has his guitar tuned in a weird way

[jesusfreakbrysen]

@biglebowskir Ebefbe

[ChipmunkCity2011]

@ImAButterfly45

I did... XD

[ToneysWorld]

Damn that guitar is now worth more amazing :D

[fion0629]

前奏是Sunburn啊

[soroland1]

I don't understand why he plays the beginning of Sunburn at the beginning...hmm never mind, looks awesome 

[Stargaze04]

One thing to say: <3

[austinadcock1]

I play guitar and thats some really good guitar work!

[ashed33]

When I saw him playing with his guitar, I was like ...daym he's good. O_O

[dakattack182]

The best song I've ever heard. It really gives inspiration to a wanna be songwriter like me. Keep up the great work Adam!