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Fun. And Hayley Williams Cover Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’

The band collaborated with the Paramore front woman in the first ever transatlantic Live Lounge.

Fun. And Hayley Williams Cover Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’

fun. appeared on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge earlier today (16th May) and collaborated with Paramore’s Hayley Williams.

The band covered Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’, and were joined by the front woman in the sessions’ first ever UK/US collaboration, which took place thanks to the wonders of technology.

Williams is currently in Los Angeles recording the brand new Paramore record, whilst fun. are visiting the UK for the first of three trips scheduled for this year.

JULY
07 London’s Heaven

OCTOBER
02 O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
04 The Library at HMV Institute, Birmingham
06 The Academy, Dublin
07 Academy 2, Manchester
08 O2 ABC Glasgow

fun. release their new album, ‘Some Nights’ on 21st May, with the (already really) massive single ‘We Are Young’ featuring a guest appearance from Janelle Monáe which was released yesterday, on 7th May.

‘Some Nights’ charted at #3 in the US Billboard charts, and was produced by Jeff Bhasker.

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