Nate Ruess

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Nathaniel Joseph Ruess (born February 26, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter.

He is the lead singer of the indie pop band Fun, as well as The Format.

He also appears as a soloist as of 2015.

Early life

Ruess was born as Larry Ruess and Bess Zinger's second child. John Ruess, his uncle, was a performer on Broadway and influenced Ruess' musical career.

Due to repeated bouts of pneumonia that Ruess had as a child, his family was moved to a farm in Glendale, Arizona. In the lyrics of Ruess' song "The Gambler," Ruess' pneumonia and the movement are referenced. Ruess remained in Arizona throughout his childhood and attended Deer Valley High School, graduating in 2000. Ruess performed in punk bands during his time in high school and decided to study music professionally after graduation. "I'm not one to take lessons," Ruess states, "I'm not one to teach lessons." "I'm not sure how to sing, so I decided that the only way I'm going to learn how to perform was to go into my car and play it as loud as possible and try to hit all those notes." As a way to support himself while still pursuing his musical aspirations, he worked in a law firm.

He formed the Format with his longtime best friend, Sam Means, in 2002, at the age of 19. The Format was his first musical effort to gain widespread notice.

Personal life

Ruess dated fashion designer Rachel Antonoff, the sister of Fun guitarist Jack Antonoff, from 2009 to 2013. Rachel and Ruess provided backing vocals on Jack's album "Dakota" from 2007. Rachel appeared on some Fun songs and appeared in the video for "We Are Young" later this year. Rachel and Ruess worked on The Ally Coalition, an advocacy group designed to raise concerns of LGBTQ issues.

In March 2014, Ruess began dating Charlotte Ronson, an English fashion designer. In early 2017, they had their first child, a boy. In March 2019, they welcomed their second child, a daughter.

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Career

The Format released a five-song EP called EP in 2000, which piqued local curiosity and culminated in the band's signing to Elektra Records in 2002. On October 21, 2003, the band's first studio album, Interventions + Lullabies, was released, triggering more local mainstream success. The band's fanbase began to rise, and the Format label, Snails, debuted with Atlantic Records in April 2005. However, they were barred from Atlantic while recording their second album, Dog Problems. They eventually created The Vanity Label, which was released on July 10, 2006. Ruess revealed on the band's website on February 4, 2008 that the Format will not be releasing another album.

Ruess approached Jack Antonoff of Steel Train and Andrew Dost, formerly of Anathallo, immediately after the break of the Format. Spin's September 20, 2009 story gave them their first demo, "Benson Hedges." Fun's first studio album, Aim and Ignite, was released four months after releasing their first single, "At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used to Be). The album received generally favorable feedback and peaked at 71 on the Billboard 200.

The band's first tour debuted in 2008 in favor of Jack Mannequin and gained exposure for them in 2008 as well as In 2010, the band's first tour was in 2008 supporting Fun revealed on August 4, 2010 that they had been licensed under the Ramen brand.

Panic, a band from 2011, recorded an EP in 2011. The band "C'mon" on limited vinyl was released at Disco.

Some Nights, Jeff Bhasker's second album, was released on February 21, 2012, and featured production by Jeff Bhasker. "We Are Young," the album's first single starring guest singer Janelle Monáe, was released on September 20, 2011. The song debuted on Glee in December 2011, appeared in a Chevy Sonic commercial during the Super Bowl in February 2012, and debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number one on March 8, 2012. The album has been a hit around the world, with nearly three million copies sold. "Some Nights," the album's title track, debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped number one on the Alternative Songs chart.

Fun received a Grammy Award for "We Are Young" on February 10, 2013. Ruess said, "I don't know what I was thinking when writing the chorus for this song." We are not young, and if this is in HD. We've been doing this for a year, and I'd like to say we could not do this without the support of all the supporters who've supported us keeping us afloat for the last 12 years." Fun also received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Ruess has performed for a number of genres, alongside Fun. He appeared on "Only Love" from Anthony Green's second solo album, Beautiful Things, in 2012, and on Pink's album "Just Give Me a Reason" in 2013. Pink's song "Starting as a simple songwriting session." She decided that the song needed a different spin on it, and that a male role was written. Although first hesitant, with Pink assisting him, he eventually decided to participate in the duet. The song debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 as his first number one single as a solo artist and second overall, earning him his first number one single as a solo artist and his second overall. Ruess appeared on Eminem's eighth studio album "Headlights" after the success of "Just Give Me a Reason." Many of Rues' lyrics were lifted from a previously unreleased song, "Jumping the Shark," written during the Aim and Ignite sessions.

After being approached by show producer Lena Dunham, the band released the single "Sight of the Sun" for the HBO series Girls in 2014.

Fun performed "Harsh Lights," a new song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 18, 2014. It will be Ruess' last new Fun song performed before his Ruess' aspirations as a solo artist, but the band has made it clear that they are not splitting up, not splitting up.

Fun said on their official website on February 5, 2015, that "there was no new Fun album in the works"; rather, all three members were engaged in their own projects.

"You get a little selfish about the songs you write, and it's really difficult to do so in a group setting, where two others are present and you have to worry about everyone else's feelings," Ruess said in an interview with Rolling Stone. I'm writing and performing these songs about myself. That line becomes a lot less blurry when you work with designers over bandmates."

Ruess was invited to appear on Brian Wilson's album No Pier Pressure in addition to his solo release. Wilson, a Beach Boys co-founder, mourned Ruess' voice to his deceased brother and longtime bandmate Carl Wilson. Ruess continued to contribute guest vocals to Emile Haynie's newest book, We Fall. Ruess' first single from his debut album, titled Nothing Without Love, was released on February 23, 2015.

On the eighth season of The Voice, he appeared on March 23, 2015 for the first time in multiple appearances as a guest advisor. Ruess' debut album Grand Romantic was announced on April 6, 2015, and it was released on June 16, 2015. Ruess' debut album, "AhHa," was released on April 27, 2015.

In May 2015, he unveiled "Great Big Storm" in connection with his solo tour announcement. Guest vocals from American singer-songwriter and singer Beck appear on "What The World Is Coming To." It was announced as part of the countdown to his new solo album. Ruess made his live debut as a solo artist with his newly formed backup band, the Band Romantic, on May 31, 2015. He appeared at the intimate Tivoli/Vredenburg Cloud Nine location in Utrecht, Netherlands. The set list included tracks from "Grand Romantic," several then-unheard tracks from the same album, as well as songs from Fun such as "Some Nights," "We Are Young," and "Carry On." "Just Give Me a Reason" was also performed by the singer. Ruess' solo album "Grand Romantic" dropped a new track titled "What This World Is Coming To" on June 1, 2015.

Ruess appeared in 1st period intermission at the NHL Winter Classic in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on January 1, 2016. On January 12, 2016, he released a music video for his song "Take It Back" starring actor Patrick Fischler, as well as a guitar solo from Jeff Tweedy of the band Wilco.

Ruess has made occasional appearances in the media and has appeared on rare occasions. He appeared on The Hamilton Mixtape in 2016 as the track "My Shot." Ruess was named as a composer and lyricist for Keith Urban on his release Graffiti U. He was a writer on Urban's track "Too Long." In addition, Ruess has been active as both a composer and producer. In 2019, he collaborated with Pink on the album "Walk Me Home," which was released in February for her eighth studio album, Hurts 2B Human. Ruess received writing credit on Halsey's Manic and Kesha's High Road in 2020.

Ruess and Sam Means performed a surprise acoustic set together on February 3, 2020, the first time the pair had performed in nearly six years. The band later announced reunion shows in Chicago, Phoenix, and New York City. Multiple times the tour was postponed several times before it was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hayley Williams of Paramore claims that Nate illegally used Benjamin Eli Hanna to co-write the song "Stay the Night."

In November 2021, he appeared on Saturday Night Live as part of musical guest Young Thug's appearance of "Love Your More."

Ruest launched ClayneCast, a podcast about Lethal Weapon TV series, in 2021, alongside his accomplice Drew of the podcast Globe Hell Warning and his colleague, ChapoFYM co-host Tom. It can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Soundcloud. In the second season of the podcast, it premiered on March 25, 2022.

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