All Star (song)

"All Star"
Single by Smash Mouth
from the album Astro Lounge
Released May 4, 1999
Format CD single
Recorded 1999
Genre
Length 3:21
Label Interscope
Writer(s) Greg Camp
Producer(s) Eric Valentine
Smash Mouth singles chronology
"Can't Get Enough of You Baby"
(1998)		 "All Star"
(1999)		 "Then the Morning Comes"
(1999)
Music video
"All Star" on YouTube

"All Star" is a song by American rock band Smash Mouth. It was released on May 4, 1999 as the second single from their album Astro Lounge, and is one of the group's most successful songs, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Composition

"All Star" is composed in the key of F-sharp major with a tempo of 104 beats per minute.[3]

Music video

The music video (directed by McG) features cameos by William H. Macy, Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, Paul Reubens, Kel Mitchell, Dane Cook, Doug Jones, and Janeane Garofalo from the film Mystery Men (1999), which prominently featured the song.

Commercial performance

The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart[4] and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] In Canada, it peaked at No. 2 on the RPM singles chart.[5]

Personnel

Musicians
Production

Appearances in popular culture

Track listing

European CD Single

  1. "All Star"
  2. "Walkin' on the Sun"
  3. "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
  4. "Can't Get Enough of You Baby"

CD1

  1. "All Star"
  2. "Walkin' On the Star" (Sun E Delight Remix)
  3. "The Fonz"

CD2

  1. "All Star"
  2. "Walkin' On the Sun"
  3. "Can't Get Enough of You Baby"
  4. "Walkin' on the Sun" (Video)

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[11] 9
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 2
Canada Rock (RPM)[12] 6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 17
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 74
Italy (FIMI)[15] 45
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 57
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 15
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 49
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[4] 1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[4] 1
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[4] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 31
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[21] 4
Canadian RPM Rock Chart[22] 32
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 17

References

  1. ↑ "Two songs you need to hear: Sean Michaels's playlist of the week".
  2. ↑ http://www.foxbororeporter.com/articles/2013/05/16/features/13378793.txt
  3. ↑ Smash Mouth "All Star" Sheet Music. musicnotes.com
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Billboard, Charts for All Star, retrieved Nov 6, 2009
  5. 1 2 "Top Singles - Volume 69, No. 13, July 19, 1999". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  6. ↑ Sims, David (May 19, 2014). "Why Is the Internet So Obsessed With Shrek?". The Wire (The Atlantic). Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Smash Mouth - All Star (Rat Race HD)". YouTube. March 5, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ Katie Rife (April 29, 2014). ""Mouth Sounds" is the punishing '90s nostalgia mixtape the world deserves". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Digimon: The Movie (Music from the Motion Picture) by Various Artists on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Smash Mouth – All Star". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Smash Mouth – All Star" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  12. ↑ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 69, No. 15, August 02 1999". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  13. ↑ "Smash Mouth: All Star" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  14. ↑ "Musicline.de – Smash Mouth Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  15. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: P". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Smash Mouth – All Star" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Smash Mouth – All Star". Top 40 Singles.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Smash Mouth – All Star". Singles Top 100.
  19. ↑ "Smash Mouth: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999". Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  21. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13, 1999". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  22. ↑ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13, 1999". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  23. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-28.

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