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“Shooting Stars” by Bag Raiders
From the EP Turbo Love (2008)
“Shooting Stars” by Bag Raiders appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2009 and 2025. It was first released in 2008 on the EP Turbo Love. Its best result is #18 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #272 alternative song of 2009.
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"Shooting Stars" first surfaced on Turbo Love, a 2008 EP from the Australian electronic duo Bag Raiders, and got its proper single release in August 2009 after the pair signed with Modular. Jack Glass and Christopher Stracey wrote it, Bag Raiders produced and mixed it, and Rhys Taylor sings it, riding a glittering dance-pop rush built for arms in the air.
It stalled at 62 on the ARIA chart, but Triple J listeners voted it 18 in that year's Hottest 100, and the song simply refused to die. A turn on Australia's Got Talent in 2013 sent it back up to 38, and in 2017 it became an internet meme, which carried it to 11 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart and made it the definition of a sleeper hit. It went platinum at home in 2021.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 18 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
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