Fireflies - Live on the Today Show

Owl City performing Fireflies live on the Today Show.

[@sambrownsings]

The way she said "Minnesota" you can just see his face drop... Lol

[@NickHered]

Lmaoooo

[@patricklinkous]

And then he opens his mouth and the Minnesota accent comes out...

[@SquirrelMartin]

i swear that bitch did not just chile😭💀

[@dllmpb06]

That's my cousin and yes he cringed how she said that. He's shy as hell.

[@sn0wt1ger]

@@dllmpb06 Bullshit lol Adam Young is very likely not your cousin.

[@kenniebear22]

This song is a classic do not argue with me lol

[@patricklauer4452]

kenniebear22 yes it is :)

[@JosephRam23]

kenniebear22 agreed

[@joharrison6014]

i wont argue!

[@stevedavenport1202]

He is sooooo talented.

[@fucuszullanti7877]

Best song of the decade

[@jamellee8890]

love the female vocalist's voice its so sweet and calming. thank you for being you

[@theEXOaudio]

guys give him a break. he just had his kidney surgery so singing was hard for him at this time. watch his other fireflies live videos and you'll see

[@peterrenyu9477]

theEXOaudio thank you

[@Necro616]

Also, even from watching his other videos you can clearly tell that he has a very nervous disposition. Recording in your studio and performing in front of camera's for millions of people are two ENTIRELY different things. Also, when you all release a single that goes viral in 26 countries, then you have room to talk. Until then... SHUT THE FUCK UP AND SIT THE FUCK DOWN.

[@sander1068]

No, the autotune just wasn't working lol

[@unstoppableapple8981]

Sander Gesthuizen shut up

[@sander1068]

It's the truth though.

[@kazu3942]

back in *mINnEsoTaH!*

[@Pepperoniburrito]

Personally, I felt attacked. And I'm sure he did too

[@pho_is_not_interesting]

@@Pepperoniburrito i'm not even from minnesota, i'm not even from america but i still feel attacked

[@kendalllingard6936]

Song starts at 1:12

[@michaelflaherty2137]

Breanne is simply gorgeous.

[@WTRGK]

she was having way too much fun xDD

[@joharrison6014]

@@WTRGK i was gonna say too.. about her smile, she loving this!

[@charlescarpenter3758]

I listen to this great song just to watch Breanne. How lovely she is.

[@devansafer4251]

@@joharrison6014 and her voice

[@duniadalamkeadaanyangbaik1416]

i just came for "please take me away from here" here voice is so sweet gives me chill

[@cmdrriotz5283]

Can we appreciate firstly how happy they look singing this song and secondly, that drummer man was ROCKING out. lol

[@daoyang223]

Hard to believe he actually sounds like this live but this is as real as it gets.

[@mattwood1562]

He doesn’t. He sounds much, much better. He’d just had kidney surgery

[@Zack_Leo143]

He dosent have all the effects they can fix up the song with,he dosent do too bad tho

[@Chris-io2cs]

@@Zack_Leo143 kzbin.info/www/bejne/naq6lGmbjbGKi6c

[@Izaan2810]

@@Zack_Leo143 It's not that bruh. The comment above yours literally stated something, that you could have read.

[@91JLovesDisney]

I can't tell if this comment is saying he sounds bad or good. 😂 I'm a massive Owl City nerd but I will agree this is not his best, but this was several years afterwards, his vocal range isn't what it used to be. Plus, like others said, he had just had surgery

[@peterw2880]

However many years later, this song is just as magical as the first time I heard it

[@jordanrobinson9064]

That drummer in the background seems to have a great time with him bobbing his head as the song plays!👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@soumyadipbairagi]

For the people who's saying he can't sing, try looking for his other live show. Maybe he wasn't well that day.

[@joematthews4952]

This was his first performance after having major surgery on his kidney so he was in a lot of pain. Go listen to any other live version and it sounds great.

[@jacobgrossman20]

also the accoustics in that studio are prob garbage so it doesnt sound as sharp as it should

[@nawwk79]

Eh.. I listened to his other live performance, all sucked. Let's face it he is just a bad singer period

[@ocinstrumentals8537]

@@nawwk79 He may not have been the world's greatest singer when he first started out, but over the years he's gotten better and his range has improved greatly. Just listen to the cinematic tour. It's not perfect but it's definitely a huge improvement compared when he first started out.

[@BuildingOuttaCrisis]

i needed to know what the problem was thank u

[@justinschrank4806]

That was the best summer of my life and the music from that time will always hold a special place in my heart

[@Fcbjose94]

Man the band singing nd dancing to everypart of the song .. u can tell they are enjoying to be playing that song .

[@somerandomdude23764]

As someone from Minnesota. I feel his pain when she said, the thing

[@ianlarimore748]

I read the comments before watching the video. I was expecting it to sound a mess but it was a great version. Those who criticised this version are wrong.

[@ElectraComplexTube]

the guitarist is very great.

[@justforpolyglots]

Finally no Melodyne!!! He can do it anyway, sure mistakes everywhere, but that's what human voice should sound like!!! I've been looking for this everywhere!!! I love his voice untouched!

[@jaredwalker223]

I shed a tear when I heard them say Aloe Black. I knew he collaborated with Avicii but that is just really cool.

[@whitemen2882]

Wow Messi not only in soccer but he's also good in singing

[@supersemo4159]

girl on the left having the time of her life

[@davidnichols1192]

The overall mix is shocking, and that drummer doing the muppet drummer on those cymbols.

[@user-pu6xj9tw5h]

AGREE...The Mix was horrid

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

Animal was the drummer in the Muppets.... Also the name of the Anti Nowhere League's frontman, who trust me, was anything but a Muppet, more an actual filthy foul mouthed and depraved animal 😂

[@andrewsilva7898]

Hey for people saying he can't sing at least he learns from his mistakes and at least he isn't Autotuned calling Justin out

[@bryanbaez4412]

Andrew silva he definitely uses it live

[@angietrager8872]

He had surgery so it was hard for him to sing

[@joematthews4952]

This was his first performance after having major surgery on his kidney so he was in a lot of pain. Go listen to any other live version and it sounds great.

[@natiive498]

Justin bieber is such a better singer than this joke right here

[@lizzy7107]

Natiive he had a surgery just before this. That’s why he didn’t sound as good.

[@gryphka]

I didn't really like that she was really pushing the "26 countries" thing. Sure it does show his success, but Adam obviously made the song just because he wanted to and he's trying to be humble about it

[@TheModernWitches]

idk what everyone else is hearing but I am reading comments and like wtf? This is really good for a live perfomance. He hits all the notes, maybe stops notes sooner and not as embellished. But he does it. I am actually not an Owl City fan (not hate just haven't really but probably might be now) and only tonight I am looking at live performances of songs I like. This guy has IT. Who cares about the kidney stones I see in the comments? Why make excuses? HE STILL KILLED IT.

[@AmusementVision]

Better than Justin Bieber

[@deactiv4827]

@@AmusementVision thats just not true lmao Justin Bieber is a rly good vocalist

[@AmusementVision]

@@deactiv4827 Never said he was bad.

[@Llggd]

Adam does not have to sound good live. This song was made by him alone. The other members are only there for the live performances. It’s more than just his voice which he tweaks when producing, it’s his brilliance of composing the whole thing together and is why it is engrained with positive memories for many people.

[@aidanperry5422]

My friend Thomas referred this to me and it was so good lol

[@goodtalker]

For some reason....this song brings me close to God and my beautiful girls.....gifts from heaven. Damn.

[@sn9keeyes]

Wow! there's a cute honey bee, 2 grasshoppers, 1 ant and a firefly in the band

[@shootingstar9707]

😂😂😂😂👍

[@eleven11v]

Hahaha nice

[@Suki4r]

Breanne & Adam didn't get together, it's gonna bother me forever!

[@OwlcityloveBooboo]

I love Adam young who is aka owl city I love all of his music I have almost all his albums on my phone and singles,plus almost all the albums all i listen too is owl city all the time 🥰😎😆🤩❤️

[@skylar2600]

please chill out and cut Adam some slack. I think he had just had kidney stones (which are, from what I've heard, REALLY painful), and was overall still recovering from some pretty rough times, so of course he's not quite 100% up to the standard he set in the official music video for Fireflies. Additionally, performing on the Today Show must be pretty nerve wracking!! Yeah, I admit that he was flat in parts and missed some notes. I've taken music classes for a few years and it's clear that this video could have used some improvements. But again, cut him some slack. Please leave some constructive criticism or not leave any comments at all, rather than flat-out state that he sucks. Put yourself in his shoes and don't just go around hating on people because they were nervous in a performance, 'kay?

[@joharrison6014]

thank you for standing up for him. theres so few good musics or attitudes these days, and THIS guy, his music is awesome, and it wouldve even been real awesome when music was STILL awesome.. WAY back in the day.. AND ive had kidney stones.. i was crouched over walking into the hospital, throwing up, and crawling across the floor at one point..

[@dsma2023]

In post production, they take out all the mistakes. If you don't like how they sound live vs on a album, you are admitting that you don't truly like the artist for what they are.

[@boltstrikegaming7179]

@@dsma2023 The reason they are telling this is because in his other live shows he sings really well (WITHOUT AUTO TUNE)

[@ReyanOnto]

amazing!!

[@sandrahawes1739]

Great every time

[@huangbigwhite]

good song

[@f0kxi]

The mix was hilarious, the band was good

[@drakemusic]

great!!!

[@hubertcumberdale4634]

oh my god. he's soooo cute! haha

[@WisdomSpeak1]

Nice song with catchy lyrics. Have heard many versions on the radio and online. The lead guitarist's (Jasper Nephew) amp should be turned up. His playing adds so much to this song!

[@user-pu6xj9tw5h]

Typically...the GUITAR is WAY TO LOUD in the mix as it is

[@soor6927]

Messi singing fireflies

[@diegochugualavalencia6151]

Excelente

[@Southernswag8283]

For everyone dogging on him, he created the song 7 years ago. Voices change over time. Kellen quin is a good example of this with his song “king for a day” he could do it back then but hit puberty so he can’t do those anymore.

[@junkscorpion7011]

THE PERFECT WEIRDO SONG❤👍🏿👍🏿

[@TheParto27]

Its awsome!!!

[@gelatallong5492]

Super natural brilliant

[@judithlungtau6399]

Why are you so special ?and you are the only my crush singer because of your character😍

[@angelojoseguimaraes]

perfeita 👏🤩🤩👏🤩🤩

[@default1991]

Drummer was having a Fking blast! Loved watching him play!

[@Millennial_Mike]

The guitarist is brilliant.

[@kenyonjohnson5595]

Dude for real, I was thinking the exact same thing

[@user-pu6xj9tw5h]

TO LOUD

[@kadeksatriadi7845]

look that dude is playing an air drum!

[@rajataris9525]

Breanne Düren 😍😍😍😍

[@anirudhpai1694]

Messi sounds amazing here!

[@banbanny5589]

Very cute

[@gddd7650]

I love it then and I love it even more today 💞💞💞😇

[@charlescarpenter3758]

At least Breanne Duren got some video shots in this one. She is so good.

[@adrianosoaressilva6713]

Messi in vocals

[@Pjboys72]

Thanks for that lol

[@joakimjarefall7377]

The drummer is going nuts! xD

[@josh-9155]

Mans has a glow up

[@kenyonjohnson5595]

That guitarist is so good

[@her_biggest_fan]

Hot fire

[@samperkins1768]

1:16 Editor: "We should definitely show this angle" nice fake drumming over backing track.

[@jabaricambridge405]

LMAOO

[@juliepage7925]

Bloody love this song I've only heard it a few time I didn't know who sang it or what it was called good old hubby found it for me .I must admit that gardening yesterday a few nebours know it now

[@afhevh]

voice sounds fine.

[@natiive498]

ur illiterate

[@TheParto27]

I love fireflires

[@jessiesilorio7740]

Nothing changed inspite of his surgery

[@supersteve1585]

The man is very shy so of course he'll sound bad when he gets nervous plus wrong mix. He's great on his other live shows.😁Plus he had surgery.

[@AS-yn9bb]

The thumbnail made me think they performed at a subway lol

[@Skullyyyw]

Same

[@EconomicBearish]

in my opinion main guitar and drums were drawning a bit the vocals but it was ok

[@agentbacontv8063]

Your opinion might be factual.

[@jgeth999]

NOPE.

[@woody5476]

Two thoughts. 1) The Today Show needs to take lessons from The Howard Stern Show on how to mix a live performance. The mix wasn't good at all, and that's not Owl City's fault. 2) People are giving him a hard time for his singing, but I'm actually glad to hear him without autotune. He didn't do that bad, considering the situation.

[@kimlinnahuynh887]

He had kidney at the time as well

[@philipb7400]

I still feel they did a great job

[@YariAbigailX3]

He had destroyed his vocals over the years and needed vocal surgery back in 2013 I believe, along with this being his first live performance after having kidney surgery; AND THEN, the mix was terrible and the production was mediocre. His singing is definitely not bad. I saw him live in 2018, absolutely phenomenal performance.

[@user-pu6xj9tw5h]

The person doing the Mix needs to be sacked...obviously a Guitarist as Guitar was the only thing you can hear...terrible

[@davidwas77]

ohhh it started in MiNiSoTA

[@dikvalnes]

No one mentioning the one host mixing up the artist name with the song title and the other host saving her? And when they walk off before the song starts you can hear her thanking her? xD

[@ultimatedrop5048]

Am I the only person that really misses the old drummer? The one that was in Live from Los Angeles? This one just looks kind of weird and not as cool.

[@FairyCRat]

Yeah, Casey Brown. This guy was great.

[@ChrisKoraltan]

i agree i know drummers and Casey was an awesome drummer, this new guy he's ok but he's more of your traditional drummer and owl city has very unique music so it was right to have someone like Casey who has unique patterns and can do almost anything

[@thatsjustchrisc]

Dude look at the way he looks over when they say “in his parents BASEMENT!” 💀 they keep overusing that fact and it’s weird

[@bhogmalboro1471]

it OK...

[@joematthews4952]

This was his first performance after having major surgery on his kidney so he was in a lot of pain. Go listen to any other live version and it sounds great.

[@swegdoge]

MINNESOTA~

[@G4VINofficial]

why does this dude look like Rob Czar

[@katieeee380]

No he don't ok maybe but no

[@mlclayworks4493]

Man vs pin

[@SSir-rk8df]

No, hes lionel messi

[@arthurgabriel4325]

Owl City in space = Starset

[@Nigel-Mac]

What's up with the girl faking to play the keys lol

[@ocinstrumentals8537]

She's not faking

[@oscarkoehler465]

Simpler times

[@BjorNidd]

This was in the days when they still used discs to listen to music ?

[@jaanu2222]

didn't know that lionel messi is a famous singer too

[@aggressivearies]

Let me sum up. A nice guy singing a nice song.

[@valdivall6515]

the guitar saves the day

[@the_dooof]

Their amps aren't mic'd. Are u kidding me lol

[@sn0wt1ger]

Could very well have been recorded through line-out

[@Airlangga7Foldism]

It just me or the guitarist just like tomo from 30 seconds to mars

[@hubertcumberdale4634]

ya'll are rude asf. his voice is just as gr8 as it was on the studio version. wtf are ya'll babbling about? pff

[@byakupe]

am I the only one that thinks he sang good

[@camqistina1742]

No, you're not the only one

[@Chasingrail]

Yeah I read the comments before watching the video. It wasn’t awful at all

[@thevortex9515]

You're not the only one

[@benspudich422]

I have a crush on the keyboard 🎹 player damn she cute

[@gctcauto]

Something is definitely off with his voice, it sounds hollow/echo like he is singing in a large empty space.

[@StorminNorman-sm8ro]

Brandon Shaver well he was. Lol

[@byakupe]

he had kidney surgery recently back then

[@theaveragegamers111]

DailyDoesOfENRG there’s an ambience effect on his voice which makes it sound a bit weird. The audio engineer didn’t do a very good job

[@theaveragegamers111]

DailyDoesOfENRG and there’s is to much reverb

[@Deletedaccount7000]

Those people have the HONOR to listen to him live (Edit: Adam young is like cross eyed when the video began)

[@drjimmytheswagmyster9714]

The only bad part is the low pitched part like why is this getting so much hate? It's pretty good in my opinion

[@joematthews4952]

This was his first performance after having major surgery on his kidney so he was in a lot of pain. Go listen to any other live version and it sounds great.

[@acapellarequests5801]

Joe Matthews lol are you copying and pasting?

[@JonathanGarcia-pq5hg]

@@acapellarequests5801I know im late but he aint lying listen to some other live performances from the same song

[@yanecphilipp3354]

MINNESOTAAAH??

[@LoganJ2024]

This was when he realized he wanted to be independent

[@banbanny5589]

I like the girl

[@theronwright1413]

They not playing live !!!

[@Harsh-oc6sj]

Hey Breanne! Can we go for coffee? Or may be dinner? ❤🥺🥺

[@mike_rosen]

Is it really that hard to push the lead vocal fader up abit on the mixing desk so we could hear abit more of his voice? Dang!!

[@dyl_out]

lolololol.... 1:10 "thanks for.... that.."