Fountains of Wayne

Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne performing live in 2007
Fountains of Wayne performing live in 2007
Background information
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1995–2013
  • 2020[5]
Labels
Past members

Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band included founding members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. They released six albums from 1996 to 2011 before effectively disbanding in 2013. They are best known for the Grammy-nominated song "Stacy's Mom".

Schlesinger died of complications from COVID-19 on April 1, 2020,[6] and the surviving members of Fountains of Wayne reunited to perform an online one-shot concert as a tribute to Schlesinger on April 22, 2020.[5]

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