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All Star (song)
Not to be confused with the song by Tydolla$ign. For other uses, see All Star (disambiguation).
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| Single by Smash Mouth | ||||||||
| from the album Astro Lounge | ||||||||
| Released | May 4, 1999 | |||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||||||
| Genre | Ska Punk, alternative rock | |||||||
| Length | 3:21 | |||||||
| Label | Interscope | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Greg Camp | |||||||
| Producer | Eric Valentine | |||||||
| Smash Mouth singles chronology | ||||||||
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"All Star" is the title of a song by American rock group Smash Mouth. It was released in May 1999 as the lead single from their album, Astro Lounge and is one of the group's most successful songs. The music video (directed by McG) featured cameos of William H. Macy, Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, Paul Reubens, Kel Mitchell, Dane Cook, Doug Jones and Janeane Garofalo from the movie Mystery Men, which prominently featured the song.
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Reception
The song reached number two on the Billboard[1] Alternative Songs chart and number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] In Canada, it peaked at #2 on the RPM singles chart[2] and was featured on the compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 4.
Tracks
- All Star
- Walkin' on the Sun
- Why Can't We Be Friends?
- Can't Get Enough of You, Baby
Personnel
- Steve Harwell - Lead vocals
- Greg Camp - Guitar, additional keyboards, main songwriting, backing vocals from Europe
- Paul De Lisle - Bass, backing vocals
- Kevin Coleman - Drums
- Jacquire King - Remixing, Mixing, Recording, Pro-Tools
- Eric Valentine - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
In other media
In addition to Mystery Men, it was included in the opening credits to the film Shrek[3] (where it was originally scratch music), and Smash Mouth performing the song closes out the film Rat Race.[3] The song was also featured in the soundtrack to Digimon: The Movie, Go Tigers![3], and Inspector Gadget.[3]
- The song is featured in TV programs such as The Larry Sanders Show, Ally McBeal, ER, Cold Case, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends ("episode "One False Movie") and Tom Goes to the Mayor (episode "Vehicular Manslaughter").
- It was performed live at the 2000 MLB All Star Game.
- The song is featured in the music video games Guitar Hero: On Tour for DS, as DLC for Lips on Xbox 360 and the Rock Band series, Alvin and the Chipmunks as performed by Alvin and the Chipmunks, and the North American release of Donkey Konga 2 for GameCube featured it as well.
- In a 2010 episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Jennifer Lopez, a little girl (Nasim Pedrad) is haunted by the band (played by Bobby Moynihan, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen) playing "All Star." The band appears in her closet, under her bed and finally bursts through her bedroom wall.[4]
- This song is downloadable for Rock Band series.
- Featured on the soundtrack album of the 2001 Dreamworks movie "Shrek"
- Featured on the 1999 compilation album "Now That's What I Call Music! 3"
- This song is also makes an apperance at the end of the 2000 Hit Film "Digimon The Movie"
Chart positions
Peak positions
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End of year charts
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References
- ^ a b c d e f Billboard, Charts for All-Star, retrieved Nov 6, 2009
- ^ a b "Top Singles - Volume 69, No. 13, July 19 1999". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8383&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ a b c d IMDb, Film credits for Smashmouth
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- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Smash Mouth – All Star". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 69, No. 15, August 02 1999". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8376&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Smash Mouth – All Star". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Smash Mouth – All Star" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Smash Mouth – All Star". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Smash Mouth – All Star". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
- ^ Everyhit.com, UK Top 40 Hit Database, retrieved Nov 6, 2009
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13 1999". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9952&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13 1999". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9960&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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