Counting Stars

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"Counting Stars"
Single by OneRepublic
from the album Native
Released June 14, 2013
(see Release history)
Format
Recorded August 2012[1]
Genre
Length 4:17
Label
Writer(s) Ryan Tedder
Producer(s)
OneRepublic singles chronology

"If I Lose Myself"
(2013)		 "Counting Stars"
(2013)		 "Something I Need"
(2013)
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"Counting Stars" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic from their third studio album, Native (2013). The song was written by lead singer Ryan Tedder, and produced by Tedder and Noel Zancanella. Musically, it is a pop song with strong elements of folk music.[2] It was released as the album's third single on June 14, 2013 in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

The song has been one of the band's most successful singles. It has peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, tied with "Apologize" as their highest peaking single in the United States,[3] and is their third US top-ten hit. It has topped the charts in Canada, Finland, Israel, Poland, Slovakia and the United Kingdom[4] and charted within the top ten in 20 countries, including attaining top five placements in Australia, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand. The song has sold over 3 million copies in the US as of January 2014.[5] The song will be covered by Skylar Astin, on the 99th episode of season 5 of popular musical series Glee, airing on March 11, 2014.[6]

The song's accompanying music video, directed by James Lees, features the band performing in a basement beneath an ongoing church congregation.[7]

Music video

The music video was filmed on May 10, 2013, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and premiered on May 31, 2013. The video features the band performing the song in a gloomy basement surrounded by hanging light bulbs – which is interspersed with scenes of several people in a Christian revival service. At the end of the video, one of the people in the service falls through the floor, coming through the ceiling of the room the band is performing in. The video also shows clips of an alligator crawling through the basement.[8]

Track listing

  1. "Counting Stars" – 4:17
  2. "Counting Stars" (Lovelife remix) – 3:55

Credits and personnel

Recording[10]
Personnel[10]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Albania (ZA TOP 5 Singles)[11] 3
Australia (ARIA)[ 1] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 1] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[ 1] 22
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[ 1] 17
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 1] 1
Czech Republic (IFPI)[ 1] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[ 1] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[ 1] 1
France (SNEP)[ 1] 10
Germany (Media Control AG)[ 1] 3
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[ 1] 6
Hungary (Single Top 20)[ 1] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[ 1] 2
Israel (Media Forest)[ 1] 1
Italy (FIMI)[12] 9
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 5
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[14] 1
Mexico Anglo Chart (Monitor Latino)[15] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 1] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 1] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[ 1] 4
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 20)[ 1] 1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[ 1] 1
Slovakia (IFPI)[ 1] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[ 1] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 1] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 1] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[ 1] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[ 1] 2
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[ 1] 1
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[ 1] 37
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[ 1] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[ 1] 6
Venezuela Pop Rock General (Record Report)[16] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 8
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] 70
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[19] 38
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 12
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 63

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[23] 5× Platinum 350,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Germany (BVMI)[25] Gold 100,000^
Italy (FIMI)[26] Gold 15,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[27] Gold 30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28] Platinum 30,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] 3× Platinum 3,703,000[5]
Canada (Music Canada)[31] 4× Platinum 320,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Regions Dates Format(s) Label(s)
Austria[9] June 14, 2013 CD single Mosley Music Group, Interscope Records
Germany[9]
Switzerland[9]
United States[32] October 8, 2013 Radio (Top 40)

References

  1. ↑ OneRepublic - Counting Stars (Track By Track) - YouTube
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Baca, Ricardo (2013-03-29). "OneRepublic goes "Native" making music for the masses". The Denver Post. 
  3. ↑ The Hot 100 : Page 2 | Billboard
  4. ↑ OneRepublic reclaim UK singles top spot with Counting Stars
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Paul Grein (January 8, 2013). "Chart Watch: Pitbull & Kesha & Eminem & RiRi". Yahoo Music. 
  6. ↑ http://glee.wikia.com/wiki/Counting_Stars
  7. ↑ "Counting Stars | OneRepublic | Music Video". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved 31 August 2013. 
  8. ↑ Twitter / OneRepublic: Counting stars set
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "ONEREPUBLIC | Counting Stars (2-Track): OneRepublic – Diskografie". Universal Music Group. Retrieved 1 June 2013. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Native (CD booklet). OneRepublic. United States: Mosley Music Group, Interscope Records. 2013.
  11. ↑ "The Official ZA TOP 5 Singles 21 December 2013". 
  12. ↑ "Top Digital Download - Classifica settimanale WK 5 (dal 27-01-2014 al 02-02-2014)" (in Italian). FIMI. 
  13. ↑ "Luxembourg Digital Songs - July 27, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2014. 
  15. ↑ "Top 20 Ingles: Del 20 Al 26 de Enero del 2014" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. RadioNotas. January 26, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014. 
  16. ↑ "Pop Rock General". Record Report (in Spanish). R.R. Digital C.A. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013. 
  17. ↑ "2013 Year End Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 2013-02-07. 
  18. ↑ "Best of 2013: Canadian Hot 100". Prometheus Gobal Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013. 
  19. ↑ "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 - radios 2013" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved January 22, 2014. 
  20. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=2348
  21. ↑ Lane, Daniel (1 January 2014). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles Of 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2014. 
  22. ↑ "Best of 2013 – Hot 100 Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-12-13. 
  23. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 
  24. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - 26 August 2013". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013. 
  25. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (OneRepublic; 'Counting Stars')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 
  26. ↑ "Italian single certifications – OneRepublic – Counting Stars" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved January 31, 2014.  Select Online in the field Scegli la sezione. Select Week -- and Year ----. Enter OneRepublic in the field Artista. Click Avvia la ricerca
  27. ↑ "Certificaciones –" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved January 21, 2014. 
  28. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (OneRepublic; 'Counting Stars')". Hung Medien. 
  29. ↑ "British single certifications". British Phonographic Industry. 
  30. ↑ "American single certifications – OneRepublic – Counting Stars". Recording Industry Association of America.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  31. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – OneRepublic – Counting Stars". Music Canada. 
  32. ↑ Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates
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