Bag Raiders released Shooting Stars as a single in 2009, before including it on their 2010 self-titled debut album. The Australian electronic track gained a much larger online audience years later through surreal video edits in which people, animals or objects appear to fly through space after falling or being launched. The meme format became especially visible in 2017 and inspired countless remixes, game edits and animation variations. Its distinctive opening synth line remains useful because viewers quickly recognize the transition from ordinary footage to absurd, weightless motion.