Shooting Stars is a 2009 electronic dance track by Australian duo Bag Raiders, built around a bright synth melody and a smooth vocal hook. It became a widespread internet meme in 2017, when editors began pairing the song with clips of people, animals and objects falling, tumbling or floating through the air, often against a colourful space backdrop. The format spread rapidly across YouTube, Reddit and social video platforms because the music made even clumsy falls look graceful. It remains popular as a shorthand for a dramatic, slow-motion tumble.
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Bag Raiders' Shooting Stars intro, the catchy electronic track from the viral meme of people falling and tumbling. Used for fails and slow-motion drops.
This eight-second clip captures the bright, synth-driven opening of Shooting Stars by Bag Raiders, with its bouncing bassline, sparkling keyboards and steady dance beat building into the instantly recognisable chorus hook. It sounds upbeat, dreamy and slightly surreal, like the soundtrack to someone floating through the air rather than walking on solid ground. That contrast is exactly why it works so well in edits: the cheerful music makes a fall, a fail or an unexpected tumble feel graceful and funny instead of painful, turning an ordinary mishap into a slow-motion moment viewers immediately recognise and want to watch again.
