Fountains of Wayne are an American power pop band formed in 1996 and known for such singles as "Radiation Vibe", "Too Cool For School" and their international hit "Stacy's Mom".
The band was formed by Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood. The two first met as freshmen at Williams College and began playing music together in various bands. They eventually went their separate ways, with Collingwood forming the Mercy Buckets in Boston and Schlesing...
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Fountains of Wayne are an American power pop band formed in 1996 and known for such singles as "Radiation Vibe", "Too Cool For School" and their international hit "Stacy's Mom".
The band was formed by Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood. The two first met as freshmen at Williams College and began playing music together in various bands. They eventually went their separate ways, with Collingwood forming the Mercy Buckets in Boston and Schlesinger forming Ivy in New York City. The two met up once again during the mid-1990s and formed Fountains of Wayne.
The band name was taken from "Fountains of Wayne", a lawn ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey that closed in 2009. The store was located at the intersection of U.S. Route 46 and New Jersey Route 23, not far from Montclair, New Jersey, the hometown of the band's bassist and co-founder Adam Schlesinger. The store can be seen in The Sopranos episode "Another Toothpick". Initially the band went by other names, including Are You My Mother?...
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