Fountains of Wayne - Band Information

General Information
Fountains of Wayne are an American power pop band formed in 1995 and known for their international hit “Stacy’s Mom”, which has led people to believe they are one-hit wonders.
The band was formed by Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood. The two first met as freshman at Williams College and began playing music together in various bands. The two met up once again during the mid 1990’s and formed Fountains of Wayne.
The band name was taken from “Fountains of Wayne”, a garden ornament shop in Wayne, New Jersey. The store was located at the intersection of US 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.

Genre
Power pop

Years active
1995-1999, 2001–present

Band Members

Chris Collingwood – lead vocals, guitar
Adam Schlesinger – bass, backing vocals
Jody Porter – guitar, backing vocals
Brian Young – drums

Studio Albums
1996: Fountains of Wayne (Atlantic Records)
1999: Utopia Parkway (Atlantic Records)
2003: Welcome Interstate Managers (S-Curve Records, Virgin Records) - #115 US Chart
2007: Traffic and Weather (Virgin Records) - #97 US Chart

Success
Fountains of Wayne had limited success though. Most of their singles managed to get into the UK charts, while surprisingly only a few reached the charts in the US.
However the chart positions were not flattering, excluding their massive hit “Stacy’s Mom” which reached #11 (UK chart), the rest fell short of breaking into the top 30.