Fountains of Wayne

Summary

Fountains of Wayne is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,251 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fountains of Wayne's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Fountains of Wayne's genre is alternative rock^[4].
• Fountains of Wayne's record label is recorded as Virgin Records^[5].
• Fountains of Wayne's discography is recorded as Fountains of Wayne discography^[6].
• Fountains of Wayne's Commons category is recorded as Fountains of Wayne^[7].
• Fountains of Wayne's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• Fountains of Wayne comprises Adam Schlesinger^[9].
• January 1, 1995 marks the founding of Fountains of Wayne^[10].
• Fountains of Wayne's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.8954, 'lon': -74.24371}^[11].
• Fountains of Wayne's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[12].
• Fountains of Wayne's official website is recorded as http://www.fountainsofwayne.com^[13].
• Fountains of Wayne's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist^[14].
• Fountains of Wayne's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Fountains of Wayne'}^[15].
• Fountains of Wayne's start of work period is recorded as 1995^[16].
• Fountains of Wayne's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8857'}^[17].
• Fountains of Wayne's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8253'}^[18].
• Fountains of Wayne's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9798'}^[19].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[20]

• Country: US^[21]

• Began / founded: 1996^[22]

• Ended / dissolved: 2013-10-19^[23]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, power pop^[24]

• Community tags: alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, power pop, rock and indie^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0f82d6b5-12fb-4569-b047-a00194f572a7^[26]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1995 marks the founding of Fountains of Wayne^[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[12].

Identity

Fountains of Wayne's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}^[15].

Why It Matters

Fountains of Wayne ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,251 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

It has been cited as an influence by Jonas Brothers^[29], a musical group^[30], founded in 2005^[31].

FAQs

Who did Fountains of Wayne influence?

Fountains of Wayne has been cited as an influence by Jonas Brothers^[29].