All Star ( song ) - wikipedia All Star ( song ) `` All Star '' Single by Smash Mouth from the album Astro Lounge and Mystery Men : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack B - side `` Then The Morning Comes '' ( 45, USA ) Released May 4, 1999 Format CD single Recorded 1999 Genre Alternative rock power pop Length 3 : 21 Label Interscope Songwriter ( s ) Greg Camp Producer ( s ) Eric Valentine Smash Mouth singles chronology `` Ca n't Get Enough of You Baby '' ( 1998 ) `` All Star '' ( 1999 ) `` Then the Morning Comes '' ( 1999 ) `` Ca n'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 it is one of the group 's most successful songs, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Contents 1 Composition 2 Music video 3 Commercial performance 4 Personnel 5 Usage in media 6 Track listing 6.1 European CD single 6.2 CD1 6.3 CD2 7 Charts 7.1 Peak positions 7.2 Year - end charts 7.3 Certifications 8 References 9 External links Composition `` All Star '' is composed in the key of F ♯ major with a tempo of 104 beats per minute. According to a 2017 interview, songwriter Greg Camp was interested in exploring several layers of meaning with the stripped - down song : the social battle cry, the sports anthem, the fanbase affirmation, the poetic lyricism, the sweeping melody, the inclusion, the artistic music videos, and more. Music video The music video ( directed by McG ) features cameos by William H. Macy, Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, Diane Rehm, Paul Reubens, Kel Mitchell, Janeane Garofalo, Doug Jones, and Dane Cook from the film Mystery Men ( 1999 ), which prominently featured the song. As of April 2018, the video has received over 160 million views on Smash Mouth 's YouTube channel. Commercial performance The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Canada, it peaked at No. 2 on the RPM singles chart. Personnel Musicians Steve Harwell -- lead vocals Greg Camp -- guitars, additional keyboards, backing vocals Paul De Lisle -- bass, backing vocals Kevin Coleman -- drums, backing vocals Production Jacquire King -- remixing, mixing, recording, Pro-Tools Eric Valentine -- producer, engineer, mixer Bruce Dickinson -- producer, engineer Porter Seals -- producer, engineer Usage in media This section appears to contain trivial, minor, or unrelated references to popular culture. Please reorganize this content to explain the subject 's impact on popular culture, using references to reliable sources, rather than simply listing appearances. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2018 ) In Mystery Men, `` All Star '' is played during a scene in which the titular superhero team holds auditions to recruit new members. The final scene of Rat Race ( 2001 ) revolves around Smash Mouth performing the song at a charity concert. The song is heavily used in the Shrek franchise to promote the series, especially during the first film 's opening credits introducing the title character. Devotion towards the song has been considered a factor in the Internet 's obsession towards the series and titular character. In turn, it has since been dubbed a popular `` internet meme '', resurfacing on the internet and becoming prevalent in media in 2017, usually focused on remixes and edits of the song and its music video. The season five premiere episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver features a performance of `` All Star '' by the New York City Gay Men 's Chorus, intended to demonstrate that the United States is `` a beautiful mess of contradictions '' in that it is `` a terrible, stupid song being sung absolutely beautifully ( by the chorus ). '' Track listing European CD single `` All Star '' `` Walkin ' on the Sun '' `` Why Ca n't We Be Friends ? '' `` Ca n't Get Enough of You Baby '' CD1 `` All Star '' `` Walkin ' On the Star '' ( Sun E Delight Remix ) `` The Fonz '' CD2 `` All Star '' `` Walkin ' On the Sun '' `` Ca n't Get Enough of You Baby '' `` Walkin ' on the Sun '' ( Video ) Charts Peak positions Chart ( 1999 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 9 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Canada Rock ( RPM ) 6 Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 17 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 74 Italy ( FIMI ) 45 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 57 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 15 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 49 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 24 US Billboard Hot 100 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Modern Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1999 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 31 Canadian RPM Singles Chart Canadian RPM Rock Chart 32 US Billboard Hot 100 17 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 600,000 sales + streaming figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ http://www.45cat.com/record/0694971007 Jump up ^ Michaels, Sean ( April 8, 2016 ). `` Two songs you need to hear : Sean Michaels 's playlist of the week ''. The Globe and Mail. Jump up ^ Mortimer, Frank ( May 16, 2013 ). `` Making of Lip Dub : FHS 2013 ''. Foxboro Reporter. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Smash Mouth `` All Star '' Sheet Music ``. Musicnotes.com. Jump up ^ `` Songfacts Interview : Smash Mouth Songwriter Greg Camp ''. Jump up ^ `` Smash Mouth - All Star ''. YouTube. Interscope Records. Retrieved 29 April 2018. ^ Jump up to : Billboard, Charts for All Star, retrieved November 6, 2009 ^ Jump up to : `` Top Singles - Volume 69, No. 13, July 19, 1999 ''. RPM. Retrieved February 16, 2011. Jump up ^ Blevins, Joe. `` Smash Mouth meets The Larry Sanders Show in a Brilliant Minimalist Mashup ''. A.V. News. Onion, Inc. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018. Jump up ^ Preira, Matt. `` A People 's History of the Internet Campaign to Get Smash Mouth to Eat 24 Eggs ''. Miami New Times. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018. Jump up ^ Schonfeld, Zach. `` We Interviewed the Shit out of the Dude from Smash Mouth ''. Noisey. VICE Media. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018. Jump up ^ Semley, John. `` Smash Mouth, Guy Fieri, and Sammy Hagar Team Up for Awful Cookbook ''. A.V. News. Onion, Inc. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018. Jump up ^ Harrison, Mark. `` The Pop Culture Phenomenon of Smash Mouth 's All Star ''. Den of Geek. Dennis Publishing. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017. Jump up ^ Sims, David ( May 19, 2014 ). `` Why Is the Internet So Obsessed With Shrek ? ''. The Wire ( The Atlantic ). Retrieved January 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` What Smash Mouth really thinks of all your ' All Star ' memes ''. Daily Dot. Retrieved December 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Smash Mouth : We ' fully embrace the meme ' ''. The Verge and the Inverse Team. Retrieved December 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Internet 's Endless Obsession With Smash Mouth 's `` All Star '' ``. GQ. Retrieved December 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Carr, Mary Kate ( 19 February 2018 ). `` John Oliver : President Trump fails at the ' one thing ' he is ' supposed to be good at ' ''. EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 February 2018. Jump up ^ Martinelli, Marissa ( 20 February 2018 ). `` John Oliver Wants to Change the National Anthem to `` All Star '' by Smash Mouth, for a Good Reason ``. Slate Magazine. Slate. Retrieved 22 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Smash Mouth -- All Star ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Smash Mouth -- All Star '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratip. Jump up ^ `` Rock / Alternative - Volume 69, No. 15, August 02 1999 ''. RPM. Retrieved February 16, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Smash Mouth : All Star '' ( in Finnish ). Musiikkituottajat -- IFPI Finland. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Smash Mouth Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete : P ''. Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Smash Mouth -- All Star '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Smash Mouth -- All Star ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Smash Mouth -- All Star ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Smash Mouth : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999 ''. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13, 1999 ''. RPM. Retrieved February 16, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Rock / Alternative - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13, 1999 ''. RPM. Retrieved February 16, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1999 ''. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Smash Mouth -- All Star ''. British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Enter All Star in the search field and then press Enter. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics hide Smash Mouth Steve Harwell Paul De Lisle Michael Klooster Randy Cooke Sam Eigen Kevin Coleman Greg Camp Michael Urbano Mark Cervantes Mitch Marine Jason Sutter Leroy Miller Sean Hurwitz Charlie Paxson Mike Krompass Rob Schwartz Kristian Attard Studio albums Fush Yu Mang Astro Lounge Smash Mouth Get the Picture ? The Gift of Rock Summer Girl Magic Compilations All Star Smash Hits Singles `` Walkin ' on the Sun '' `` Why Ca n't We Be Friends ? '' `` Ca n't Get Enough of You Baby '' `` All Star '' `` Then the Morning Comes '' `` I 'm a Believer '' `` Story of My Life '' `` So Insane '' Other songs `` Come On Come On '' Related articles Discography PopMart Tour Old Habits Mouth Sounds Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=All_Star_(song)&oldid=849438201 '' Categories : 1999 singles Smash Mouth songs Chunk ! 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Question: who sang hey now you're an allstar
Answer: Smash Mouth