All Star (song)
"All Star" is a song by American rock band Smash Mouth. It was released on May 4, 1999. It was the second single off their album Astro Lounge.
| "All Star" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Smash Mouth | ||||
| from Astro Lounge" | ||||
| B-side | ||||
| Released | May 4, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Studio | H.O.S. (Redwood City, California) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Greg Camp | |||
| Producer(s) | Eric Valentine | |||
| Smash Mouth singles chronology | ||||
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| "All Star" at YouTube | ||||
"All Star" hit #2 on the Billboard Modern Tracks Chart and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song got positive reviews from the critics. It lasts three minutes and twenty one seconds.
Composition
"All Star" is written in the key of F♯ major, with a tempo of 104 beats per minute.[1]
In other media
The song has been used in the 1999 movies Mystery Men and Inspector Gadget.
Shrek
The song was most notably used in the beginning of the first Shrek movie where Shrek relaxes at his swamp with the song playing.
All Star (song) Media
Guitarist Greg Camp wrote "All Star", the last song to be recorded for Astro Lounge in 1999.
References
- ↑ "Smash Mouth 'All Star' Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. December 15, 1999. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
