The band’s co-founder, bassist & songwriter died April 1 due to coronavirus complications. Streams of Fountains of Wayne’s catalog of songs jumped significantly in the days since the death of one of its founding members, songwriter and bassist Adam Schlesinger, on April 1 due to complications from the coronavirus.
From April 1-4, the band's music earned 3.5 million U.S. on-demand streams, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. That marked a 400% increase over the previous four days (March 28-31), during which the group's streams numbered 692,000.
Unsurprisingly, Fountains of Wayne's “Stacy’s Mom,” which Schlesinger co-wrote with frontman Chris Collingwood, led the way in overall streams during that period.