Owl City is an American electronica musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement. Like many musicians who achieved success in the era between 2005 and 2009, Owl City developed a following on the music and social networking site Myspace in the late 2000s before signing with Universal Republic in 2008.After two independent releases, Owl City gained mainstream popularity with the 2009 major label debut album Ocean Eyes, which spawned the quadruple-platinum hit single "Fireflies". The album was certified Platinum in the United States in April 2010.In 2011, Owl City released its third album entitled All Things Bright and Beautiful.
TEN MILLION FIREFLIESLIT UP TEH WORLD AS I FEEEELLL ASWEEP:/
notice how I didn't link to Fireflies in the OP, because it's not one of his better ones, in my opinion.
