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Generally favorable reviews- based on 144 Ratings
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Positive: 107 out of 144
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Mixed: 20 out of 144
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Negative: 17 out of 144
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Feb 21, 2012
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Mar 23, 2012Fun.'s sophomore album "Some Nights" is the game played right. A successful album in modern music is relevant to the current mainstream, yet not dependent on that relevance. Some Nights is both relevant and original. But most importantly, it has replay value. Fun. has left a mark on indie-pop that will always be there.
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Oct 21, 2012It's a classic case of a band's confusion in the realm of where they're headed. This is a musical group that clearly is talented; look at the brilliant modern pop classic "We Are Young" and the quirky, oddly paced, fun little number "One Foot". Unfortunately, this is a musical group that brings 'contrived' to a whole new level. It gets better, does it? Shut up.
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Dec 16, 2012
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Feb 24, 2012A really solid album although it doesn't hold a candle to their first album, Aim & Ignite. They still put a good effort in though. The song are catchy fun to listen to. You might find yourself going to listen to this album and playing Aim and Ignite as it happened 3 out of 4 times when I tried to listen to this. A good album, probably the best release of this year so far.
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Feb 22, 2012Really solid album. the lead single 'We Are Young' has Grammy nomination potential. The standout tracks for me were "We Are Young", "Carry On", "Why Am I the One", "All Alone" and "Stars"
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Mar 14, 2012
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Apr 18, 2012Great job critics for once again making an album look terrible even though it isn't. I will admit that Aim & Ignite was a better album then Some Nights, even though Some Nights was still a great follow up. I highly recommend it.
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Feb 23, 2012
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Feb 22, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Feb 22, 2012A lot of times one stops and thinks what the hell an artist or group of artist were thinking. How could they get it so wrong? Donâ
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Mar 4, 2012This album is what chocolate would taste like in the form of sound. This album is calming, soothing, and has very catchy beats. I applaud the band for their outstanding performance. GOOD JOB!
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Mar 8, 2012
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Mar 10, 2012
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Mar 27, 2012
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Apr 26, 2012Strange combination of electronics & indie rock, heard even on the first - operatic and reminding Queen - "Some Nights Intro" distinctive style, resulted in a great album. There's a plenty of backing vocals, a little grotesque climate and interesting arrangements that make every song is worth your attention.
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Aug 21, 2012
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May 30, 2012
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Apr 15, 2012
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Apr 22, 2012Excellent album. I admit I was a bit skeptical when I first played for the first time but found it filled with emotion and catchy beats. The lyrics are great, along with the use of auto-tune to help convey emotion near perfectly. Unforgettable album. It has been on my playing list for the last 2 months and I don't see that changing
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Jun 20, 2012
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Jul 13, 2012
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Jul 20, 2012
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Oct 13, 2012Oddly, fun. got famous with a huge step back from their predecessor. The first two songs and 'One Foot' are pretty good, but the rest is poor. Nate Ruess's voice achieves an extra-point but this CD is really nothing special. 'It Gets Better' for example, works totally contrariwise: the song is by far the worst on the album.
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Mar 10, 2013A great work, but it doesn't evolute, like all the songs treat about the same thing, I get tired listening to it, there's no objective in the songs. Pretty bad.
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Oct 25, 2012I'm not sure if this album just is not my kind of thing but I didn't really enjoy it. The mainstream hits that everyone knows (Some Nights & We Are Young) were the only ones I genuinely enjoyed and would listen too again.
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Jan 20, 2013
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Dec 7, 2012Some Nights is a really good album. It's not as amazing as their first, but still when compared to the rest of the Top 40 it is truly refreshing. We Are Young and Some Nights (title track) are the true standouts.
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Dec 16, 2012
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Jan 2, 2013
Awards & Rankings
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Q MagazineOct 12, 2012Some Nights is ultimately a confused, turgid tangle of ideas. [Jul 2012, p.100]
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Jun 29, 2012Against all odds, 'Some Nights' is a hoot: huge-sounding, packed with tunes and not lacking in humour.
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Kerrang!Jun 19, 2012For every ELO-meets-Panic!-At-The-Disco pop gem that makes you think Fun. are great, there's also an Auto-Tuned-to-buggery vocal or irksome trumpet riff that simply grates. [26 May 2012, p.53]