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"Shooting Stars"
Song

Shooting Stars was a song by the Australian band Bag Raiders.The song was originally featured in the band's EP, Turbo Love, in 2008.[1] The year afterwards, the song was released as a single for their eponymous debut album Bag Raiders. Although the song was released in 2009, the song did not receive international attention until 2017 when the song became a part of a popular internet meme. The song hit #18 on Billboard's "Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales" that year.

History

In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Jack Glass, a member of the band, said that the single inspired him to create their self-titled album, claiming that "people loved Shooting Stars so much and we liked that direction of songwriting and developing a pop sensibility ourselves, too." Glass also said that the band also played half of the song in clubs before the band realized that "people liked it and wanted to hear the whole thing."[2]

Composition

The song is composed in G♯minor. The song's chorus is only played at the end of the song.[3] The bass player is switched between the two band members in the verse and chorus.[4]

Reception

Andrew Murfett of The Sydney Morning Herald described the song as "peppy track" and compared the song to works of Daft Punk.[2]

Revival

After the death of Harambe the gorilla in May 2016, an animated tribute featuring the song spread on the internet.[5] In 2017, the song received greater international attention when the song became a part of a popular internet meme. In the meme, the song is usually accompanied with people falling with surreal, spacey backgrounds.[6] Chris Stracey, a member of the band, reacted to the meme, saying "At first we were like, ok this is funny I guess, but I didn’t really get it so I thought "alright whatever". Once I started seeing a common theme though, such as the big guy jumping off the bridge into the river, that was the first one of the more recent stuff that really got me. So good! That and the Lady Gaga one is so funny."[7]

Track listings

12" maxi[8]
  1. Shooting Stars - 3:55
  2. Shooting Stars (Siriusmo Remix) - 5:30
  3. Shooting Stars (Kris Menace Remix) - 7:29
  4. Shooting Stars (In Flagranti Remix) - 6:38

Covers

The song was first covered by Hidden Cat in 2009.[9] The song was later covered by American progressive house producer Elephante in 2014.[10]

Charts

Appearances in other media

The song was featured during the end credits of Season 1, Episode 6 of the HBO series How to Make It in America.[19] The song was also featured in the soundtrack to NBA 2K16 in the playlist "Around The World".[20]

References

  1. ^ "Bag Raiders Turbo Love EP Release & Tour". Pedestrian.TV. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Murfett, Andrew (11 November 2010). "Pop can be a DJ's best friend". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Shooting Stars by Bag Raiders - Theorytab". Hook Theory. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ Carr, Michael (5 August 2016). "Cleopold Vs Bag Raiders: Tennis, Tambourines And Petty Theft - Music Feeds". Music Feeds. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ^ Wilson, Zanda (14 February 2017). "Here's Why Bag Raiders' Song 'Shooting Stars' Is A Meme Now - Music Feeds". Music Feeds. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  6. ^ Earp, Joseph (9 February 2017). "'Shooting Stars' meme blends epic fails with one electro track and it's taking over". Mashable. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Bag Raiders Are Chuffed 'Shooting Stars' Is A Meme, But Have No Clue Why". Pedestrian.TV. February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars". Discogs. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. ^ Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo (17 December 2009). "Hidden Cat, "Shooting Stars"". The FADER. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Elephante - Shooting Stars (Bag Raiders Cover)". Your EDM. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  11. ^ "ARIA Dance" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1018): 18. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  12. ^ "ARIA Hitseekers" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1018): 22. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  13. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1018): 3–4. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  14. ^ "ARIA Dance" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1226): 17. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  15. ^ "australian-charts.com - Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Bag Raiders". www.billboard.com. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Triple J's 2009 Hottest 100 dissected". NewsComAu. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  18. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Singles 2009" (PDF). www.aria.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  19. ^ Schiewe, Jessie (30 March 2016). "Bag Raiders @ The Independent". SF Weekly. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  20. ^ Makuch, Eddie (25 July 2015). "NBA 2K16's Biggest Soundtrack Ever Revealed". GameSpot. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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