| "Shooting Stars" | ||||
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| Single by Bag Raiders | ||||
| from the album Turbo Love! and Bag Raiders | ||||
| Released | 7 August 2009[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
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| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Modular Recordings | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Bag Raiders | |||
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| Shooting Stars on YouTube Shooting Stars (HD Version) on YouTube | ||||
"Shooting Stars" is a song by Australian electronic duo Bag Raiders. The song was originally featured on the band's EP, Turbo Love, which released on October 8, 2008.[3] The band signed with Modular Recordings in June 2009 and "Shooting Stars" was released in August 2009.[1] The song peaked at number 62 on the ARIA charts and was voted number 18 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2009. The song is sung by Rhys Taylor.[4]
In 2013, "Shooting Stars" was used on Australia's Got Talent by contestant Tommy Franklin, which led to the song re-entered the ARIA charts and peaking at number 38.[5]
The song received international attention in February 2017 when the song became a part of a popular Internet meme, thus cementing the track's legacy as a sleeper hit. The song reached number 11 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart and number 9 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart that year.
In 2015, the song was listed at number 29 in In the Mix's '100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time' with Dave Ruby Howe saying "[it] was a bright, euphoric tonic ... with an instantly-classic chorus".[6]
- ^ a b "Bag Raiders sign to Modular, tour". RA. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Ross, Annabel (6 September 2019). "Music reviews: Iggy Pop, Lana Del Rey, Bon Iver and more". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Bag Raiders Turbo Love EP Release & Tour". Pedestrian.TV. 9 October 2008. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Bag Raiders". ABC Rage. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "El meme 'Shooting Stars' da un toque musical y psicodélico a las caídas épicas en internet". Verne (in Spanish). 22 February 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time". 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2019.