Some Nights" is a song by American indie rock band Fun. It was released on June 4, 2012, as the second single and the title track from their second studio album of the same name. The song was written by Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, and Jack Antonoff. Lyrically, the song speaks of the protagonist's feelings of self-deprecation and loneliness. Musically "Some Nights" is an indie pop song with elements of power pop and Afrobeat with similarities to Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 Hot 100 top-ten hit song "Cecilia".