"Out of My League" is a song recorded by American band

Fitz and the Tantrums Fitz and the Tantrums are an American indie pop and neo soul band from Los Angeles, California, that formed in 2008. The band consists of Michael Fitzpatrick (lead vocals), Noelle Scaggs (co-lead vocals and percussion), James King (saxophone, ...

and produced by

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. The song is the lead single from the band's second studio album, ''

More Than Just a Dream ''More Than Just a Dream'' is the second studio album by American band Fitz and the Tantrums, released on May 7, 2013, by Elektra Records. The album was produced by Tony Hoffer ( Beck, M83, Depeche Mode, Phoenix) at The Sound Factory in Los Ange ...

''. "Out of My League" was released as a single on February 7, 2013. The song became the group's first number one hit on the Alternative Songs chart, as well as making history for completing the slowest climb to the summit of the chart, at 33 weeks.

Other versions

A French version of the song, entitled "Out of My League (version française)", has also been released, and is being played on Canadian radio. This version has most of the verses sung in French, while the chorus remains in English. On July 30, 2013, Fitz and the Tantrums released four remixes of the single by

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, and Fitz and the Tantrums released a mash-up called "Kangaroo League", combining "Out of My League" with two songs by Capital Cities ("

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" and " Safe and Sound"), to promote the Capital Cities and Fitz and the Tantrums "Bright Futures" tour.Kangaroo League (Official Mashup) Fitz & the Tantrums Music Video Tr3s
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Music video

The music video for "Out of My League," which was directed by Jordan Bahat and choreographed by Candice Love, was released on April 22, 2013, via

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. The video utilizes Kinect camera mapping to produce kaleidoscopic, wire-framed, and duplicated

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References

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