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Fountains of Wayne is tagged as: rock, power pop, alternative, indie, pop

Fountains of Wayne is an American power pop band, formed in 1995.
The band name was taken from the name of a lawn-ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey, not far from Montclair, New Jersey, the hometown of the band’s bassist and cofounder Adam Schlesinger (it has since gone out of business).
The band was formed by Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood. The two first met as freshmen at Williams College and began playing music together in various bands. The two eventually went their separate ways with Collingwood forming the Mercy Buckets in Boston and Schlesinger forming Ivy in New York City. The two met up once again during the mid ’90s and formed Fountains of Wayne. A demo eventually landed the two a deal with Atlantic Records and in 1996 they released their self titled debut. The album spawned the singles Radiation Vibe and Sink to the Bottom which received airplay, but it was Schlesinger’s song entitled That Thing You Do! which became a hit being used as the lead track for the Tom Hanks film of the same name. “That Thing You Do!” also brought Schlesinger an Oscar nomination and an RIAA gold certification for the hit soundtrack.
Along with guitarist Jody Porter and drummer Brian Young, the band toured the world extensively behind the album playin...
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Top 10 Fountains of Wayne Songs
Stacy's Mom
Hey Julie
All Kinds Of Time
Sink to the Bottom
Hackensack
Mexican Wine
Valley Winter Song
Bright Future In Sales
Radiation Vibe
I Want An Alien For Christmas
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Welcome Interstate Managers
Fountains of Wayne
Utopia Parkway
Traffic and Weather
Out-Of-State Plates
Stacy's Mom
Hey Julie
Out-of-State Plates (disc 2)
Out-of-State Plates (disc 1)
Someone To Love
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