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Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of the New Jersey power-pop group Fountains of Wayne and Emmy- and Grammy-winning songwriter for film, television, and theater, died Wednesday from complications related to COVID-19. He was 52. His lawyer, Josh Grier, confirmed Schlesinger’s death. Schlesinger was hospitalized in March and tested positive for the coronavirus. At the time, he was placed on a ventilator, which left him heavily sedated.
Schlesinger had one of the most unique and busiest careers in pop. With Fountains of Wayne — a group that blended power-pop delight with indie and alt-rock sensibilities — he released five albums between 1996 and 2011. During the same period, he released six albums with his other group, Ivy, all the while building a portfolio of TV and film music. His first hit came in 1996, but it was a song engineered to sound like it was actually from the Sixties: “That Thing You Do.” The track served as the sole hit for the Wonders, the fake band at the center of Tom Hanks’ film That Thing You Do!; in real life, the track charted well and earned Schlesinger an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. Seven years later, Schlesinger and Fountains of Wayne would notch their own career-defining hit, “Stacy’s Mom.”
In a 2016 interview with Consequence of Sound, Schlesinger spoke about the parallels between his fictional hit and his real life one: “People all of a sudden know you for this one song,” he said. “It just follows you around, and you have to play it over and over again. It comes to define you, but you have to find a way to stay fresh with it and enthusiastic about it. It’s a weird thing. … It’s a happy problem to have, really. Before ‘That Thing You Do,’ I hadn’t written anything that anybody knew. Then I had one thing that people knew, and then a few years on I had a couple other songs that people knew. When you’re just starting out and you want to be a songwriter, you want to be able to mention something that people have heard of.”
- Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band consisted of Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. The band is best known for its 2003 Grammy -nominated single ' Stacy's Mom '.
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- The songs on the debut album, Fountains of Wayne, take perky, '60s-like hooks and marry them to ambiguous, unnerving, '90s-like lyrics. Some songs offer an untrustworthy narrator; when the singer complains about 'Joe Rey,' a Eurotrash jet-setter, you wonder whether he's expressing disdain or envy and whether the song's noisy guitar energy.
Schlesinger was born October 31st, 1967, and grew up in Manhattan before his family moved to New Jersey. While at Williams College in Massachusetts, he met Chris Collingwood and the pair formed a band, eventually settling on the name Fountains of Wayne. A demo earned them a deal with Atlantic, and in 1996 they released their self-titled debut that earned critical praise and spawned a minor alt-rock hit, “Radiation Vibe.” Their follow-up, 1999’s Utopia Parkway, was also well received by critics, though it ultimately struggled commercially and Atlantic dropped the band.
It would take four years for Fountains of Wayne to release their next album, but 2003’s Welcome Interstate Managers would be the most successful of their career. “Stacy’s Mom” was a ubiquitous power-pop cut reminiscent of the Cars and Rick Springfield, while doubling as a “Mrs. Robinson” update for the American Pie-era. The track peaked at Number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, while its video — which starred model Rachel Hunter and featured various references to the Cars and the Eighties teen comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High — earned heavy rotation on MTV.
In a 2003 interview with MTV, Schlesinger explained that the track was inspired by a very particular incident: “One of my best friends, when we were maybe 11 or 12, came to me and announced that he thought my grandmother was hot,” he recalled. “And I said, ‘Hey, you’re stepping over the line,’ but at that point in life, I wouldn’t put it past anyone.”
Fountains of Wayne would release two more albums — 2007’s Traffic and Weather and 2011’s Sky Full of Holes — before disbanding in 2013. For most of his stint in Fountains of Wayne, Schlesinger was also regularly recording and touring with his other group, Ivy, which released six LPs between 1996 and 2011. He also teamed with Smashing Pumpkins’ James Iha, Hanson’s Taylor Hanson, and Cheap Trick’s Bun E. Carlos to form the supergroup Tinted Windows, which released a self-titled LP in 2009.
Schlesinger continued to write extensively for film, television, and theater. He wrote original songs for the 2001 remake of Josie and the Pussycats and the 2007 Drew Barrymore/Hugh Grant rom-com Music and Lyrics; he wrote eight songs for Stephen Colbert’s 2008 Colbert Report holiday special, A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!; he earned a Tony nomination for co-writing the score for the 2008 Broadway musical Cry-Baby, based on the John Waters film of the same name; and he earned back-to-back Emmys in 2012 and 2013 for original songs he wrote for the Tonys, “It’s Not Just for Gays Anymore” and “If I Had Time.” Schlesinger also served as a composer and executive music producer for the CW’s hit musical series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, ultimately earning his third Emmy for the Season Four song, “Anti-Depressants are So Not a Big Deal.”
In a 2011 interview with The AV Club, Schlesinger was asked to break down multiple songs from throughout his career, offering a detailed window into just how broad, yet consistent, his work has been. When asked about his ability to shape-shift with such ease, Schlesinger said of his approach to music, “I just think that comes from A) I’ve just been exposed to lots of music and I like lots of different music, and B) It’s seeing the similarities between all these genres. On the surface they seem really different, but when you really get into it, they’re not that different. They’re superficial things.”
In Memoriam 2020: Remembering the stars we lost (via Photo Services):
| Fountains of Wayne discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 6 |
| Singles | 17 |
| Other appearances | 6 |
The discography of Fountains of Wayne contains five studio albums, one compilation album, 16 singles, one DVD, six music videos and six other appearances.
Fountains of Wayne were formed in 1995 by bassist Adam Schlesinger and guitarist Chris Collingwood. They were joined by Jody Porter and Brian Young and recorded a demo.
The demo fell into the hands of Atlantic Records and in 1996, the band released their debut self-titled album. Two singles were released from it but it was the song 'That Thing You Do', written by Schlesinger, that gained popularity through its use as the title song for the Tom Hanks' film of the same name. The track gained Schlesinger an Oscar[1] nomination and the soundtrack gained RIAA gold certification.
The release of their second album, Utopia Parkway, in 1999 gained them mixed reviews[2][3][4] and produced three singles. However, frustrations between the band and the label resulted in them being dropped by Atlantic Records. The band went into a hiatus, with all the members pursuing alternative musical paths. It wasn't until 2001 that the band resurfaced with a cover of The Kinks' 'Better Things'.[5]
Welcome Interstate Managers, the third album, was released in 2003 on S-Curve Records. The single 'Stacy's Mom' became an instant success earning a gold certification by the RIAA. The two follow-up singles, 'Mexican Wine' and 'Hey Julie' were not as popular; however, the track 'All Kinds of Time' received commercial airtime through NFL promotions throughout the 2005 season.[6] The success, particularly of 'Stacy's Mom', led to the band being nominated for two Grammys; Best New Artist[7] and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for 'Stacy's Mom'.[8]
A compilation of B-sides was released in June 2005 entitled Out-of-State Plates. Two years later, in April 2007, a new album was released called Traffic and Weather. The track 'I-95' from the album was named in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Songs of 2007.[9]
The band's first DVD, No Better Place: Live in Chicago was released March 3, 2009. In 2011, the band released Sky Full of Holes under Yep Roc Records.[10]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] | US Alt [12] | US Indie [13] | US Rock [14] | NL [15] | SCO [16] | UK [17] | UK Indie [18] | |||||||
| Fountains of Wayne |
| —[A] | — | — | — | 83 | 99 | 67 | — | |||||
| Utopia Parkway |
| —[B] | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | — | |||||
| Welcome Interstate Managers |
| 115 | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | — | |||||
| Traffic and Weather |
| 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | — | |||||
| Sky Full of Holes |
| 37 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 102 | 16 | |||||
| '—' denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [11] | ||
| Out-of-State Plates |
| 168 |
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] | US Adult [21] | US Alt [22] | AUS [23] | CAN [24] | NL [25] | NOR [26] | NZL [27] | SCO [28] | UK [17] | |||||
| 1996 | 'Radiation Vibe' | —[C] | — | 14 | 95 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 32 | Fountains of Wayne | ||
| 1997 | 'Sink to the Bottom' | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 36 | 42 | |||
| 'Survival Car' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 53 | ||||
| 'Barbara H.' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | ||||
| 'I Want an Alien for Christmas' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 36 | Non-album single | |||
| 1998 | 'Leave the Biker' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fountains of Wayne | ||
| 1999 | 'Denise' | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 57 | Utopia Parkway | ||
| 'Red Dragon Tattoo' | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | 83 | 79 | ||||
| 'Troubled Times' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | ||||
| 2000 | 'The Valley of Malls' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | 'Stacy's Mom' | 21 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 99 | — | 35 | 6 | 11 |
| Welcome Interstate Managers | |
| 2004 | 'Mexican Wine' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 'Hey Julie' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 57 | ||||
| 2005 | 'Maureen' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Out-of-State Plates | ||
| 2007 | 'Someone to Love' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Traffic and Weather | ||
| '92 Subaru' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 'Richie and Ruben' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[D] | Sky Full of Holes | ||
| 'Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[E] | ||||
| '—' denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Other charted songs[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [34] | UK [17] | |||
| 1998 | 'I Want an Alien for Christmas' (re-entry) | — | 91 | Non-album song |
| 2011 | 'The Summer Place' | 79 | — | Sky Full of Holes |
Notes[edit]
- ^Fountains of Wayne did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 20 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[19]
- ^Utopia Parkway did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 23 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[19]
- ^'Radiation Vibe' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 71 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[29]
- ^'Richie and Ruben' did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 33 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[32]
- ^'Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart' did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 45 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[33]
Video albums[edit]
| Year | Video details |
|---|---|
| 2009 | No Better Place: Live in Chicago[35]
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Music videos[edit]
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| Year | Title | Director | Features |
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| 1996 | 'Radiation Vibe'[36] | Clark Eddy | |
| 1997 | 'Sink to the Bottom' | Chris Applebaum | |
| 1999 | 'Denise' | Tryan George | Jolene Blalock as Denise |
| 2003 | 'Stacy's Mom'[37] | Chris Applebaum | |
| 2004 | 'Mexican Wine'[38] | ||
| 2007 | 'Someone to Love'[39] | Adam Neustadter | |
| 2011 | 'The Summer Place' | David Dutton |
Other appearances[edit]
| Year | Release details | Track(s) |
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| 2000 | Scary Movie: Music That Inspired the Soundtrack
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| 2002 | This Is Where I Belong – The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks
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| 2004 | Future Soundtrack for America
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| 2005 | Robots: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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| 2008 | Live from the Artists Den: Season One
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| 2013 | Sandra Boynton's Frog Trouble
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References[edit]
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- ^Academy Awards, USA, imdb.com, March 24, 1997
- ^Album Reviews: Fountains of Wayne: Utopia Parkway. Pitchfork (1999-04-06). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
- ^Thomas, Stephen. (1999-04-06) Utopia Parkway – Fountains of Wayne. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
- ^Fountains of Wayne, Utopia Parkway < PopMatters. Popmatters.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
- ^Information Not Found. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
- ^NFL Network 'He Has All Kinds of Time'. YouTube. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
- ^Grammy Awards Nominees, Lawrence Journal-World – Feb 6, 2004
- ^46th Annual Grammy Awards – 2004. Rock On The Net (2004-02-08). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
- ^Rolling Stone Magazine The 100 Best Songs Of 2007Archived 2010-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Popcrunch.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
- ^Blog Archive » Fountains of Wayne announce U.S. tour, new album. Rock it Out! Blog (2010-09-16). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
- ^ ab'Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200'. Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^'Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^'Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^'Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Rock Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^'dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal'. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^Peaks in Scotland:
- Fountains of Wayne: 'Official Scottish Albums Chart: 01 June 1997'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ abcPeak positions for releases charting in the United Kingdom:
- 'Official Charts: Fountains of Wayne'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- 'Chart Log UK: Adam F - FYA'. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^Peaks in UK Independent Albums Chart:
- Fountains of Wayne: 'Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 : 07 August 2011'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ ab'Fountains of Wayne – Billboard Heatseekers'. Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^'Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100'. Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^'Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs'. Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^'Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs'. Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: 'australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal'. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- 'Radiation Vibe': 'The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Apr 1997'. Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved June 24, 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^'Fountains of Wayne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles'. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
- ^'dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal'. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^'norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal'. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^'charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal'. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^Peaks in Scotland:
- Radiation Vibe: 'Official Scottish Singles Chart: 16 March 1997 - 22 March 1997'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- Sink to the Bottom: 'Official Scottish Singles Chart: 04 May 1997 - 10 May 1997'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- Survival Car: 'Official Scottish Singles Chart: 20 July 1997 - 26 July 1997'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- I Want an Alien For Christmas: 'Official Scottish Singles Chart: 21 December 1997 - 27 December 1997'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- Denise: 'Official Scottish Singles Chart: 14 March 1999 - 20 March 1999'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- Red Dragon Tattoo: 'Official Scottish Singles Chart: 30 May 1999 - 05 June 1999'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- Stacy's Mom: 'Official Scottish Singles Chart: 14 March 2004 - 20 March 2004'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- Hey Julie: 'Official Scottish Singles Chart: 12 September 2004 - 18 September 2004'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^'Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Radio Songs'. Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^'Certified Awards Search'(To access, enter the search parameter 'Fountains of Wayne'). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^'Gold & Platinum – RIAA'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^'Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 14 August 2011 - 20 August 2011'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^'Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 02 October 2011 - 08 October 2011'. Official Charts Company. October 2, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^'Fountains of Wayne – Chart History: Japan Hot 100'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^Fountains of Wayne: Live in Chicago – No Better Place (Video 2009), imdb.com
- ^Radiation Vibe | Fountains of Wayne | Music Video. MTV (1996-10-01). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
- ^Stacy's Mom | Fountains of Wayne | Music Video. MTV (2007-03-12). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
- ^Mexican Wine by Fountains Of Wayne Music Video on Yahoo! Music. New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
- ^Someone to Love | Fountains of Wayne | Music Video. MTV (2007-05-15). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
External links[edit]
- Fountains of Wayne at Musicbrainz
- Fountains of Wayne at Discogs