We Are All Made of Stars

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"We Are All Made of Stars"
Single by Moby
from the album 18
B-side
  • "Landing"
  • "Soul to Love"
ReleasedApril 1, 2002 (2002-04-01)
Length
  • 4:32 (album version)
  • 3:38 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Moby
Producer(s)Moby
Moby singles chronology
"Find My Baby"
(2000) 		"We Are All Made of Stars"
(2002) 		"Extreme Ways"
(2002)
Audio sample
  • YouTube

"We Are All Made of Stars" is a song by American

UK Singles Chart
and became a top-10 hit in several other European countries.

Background

"We Are All Made of Stars" was written by Moby in New York after the

quantum physics in that "On a basic quantum level, all the matter in the universe is essentially made up of stardust."[2]
He disclosed the reason behind choosing the song as the lead single from the album:

The reason is very simple. I know how a lot of people choose work songs, with record label bosses in meetings with a lot of people. But as I have creative control, at the end of the day I make these decisions. And I chose this song because every time I listen to this song, it makes me smile. I made the song, I've heard it a million times, but every time the chorus comes, it makes me smile. So there's no marketing reason behind this, it was just my decision.[3]

Music video

The song's music video, directed by

2001: A Space Odyssey
, particularly the Star Child motif ("We are all stars") and Moby's appearance throughout much of the video wearing a space suit.

The video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.[4]

Track listings

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 23
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 50
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[14] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[15] 2
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[17] 14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[18] 18
France (
SNEP)[19]
 40
Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 60
Greece (IFPI)[21] 5
Hungary (Mahasz)[22] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[23] 20
Italy (FIMI)[24] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[25] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 54
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 37
Norway (VG-lista)[28] 13
Portugal (AFP)[22] 5
Romania (
Romanian Top 100)[29]
 80
Scotland (OCC)[30] 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[31] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 45
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[34]
 11
UK Indie (OCC)[35] 2
US
Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[36]
 9
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[37] 32
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[38] 22
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[39]
DJ Tiësto, Timo Maas, and Bob Sinclair mixes 		13

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States April 1, 2002
V2 [40]
Japan April 24, 2002 CD Mute [41]
Australia April 29, 2002
[42]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • cassette
 Mute [43][44]
May 13, 2002 12-inch vinyl [45]
United States
  • hot adult contemporary
    radio
 V2 [46]

References

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  2. ^ Goodman, Abbey (March 11, 2002). "Moby Cavorts With Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges In New Video". MTV. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  3. ^ Forlani, Marcelo (April 18, 2002). "Omelete entrevista: MOBY" (in Portuguese). Omelete. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "2002 MTV Video Music Awards Winners". Billboard. September 1, 2002. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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  6. ^ We Are All Made of Stars (UK & Australian CD1 liner notes). Moby. Mute Records. 2002. CDMUTE268.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ We Are All Made of Stars (UK & Australian CD2 liner notes). Moby. Mute Records. 2002. LCDMUTE268.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  9. ^ We Are All Made of Stars (UK cassette single sleeve). Moby. Mute Records. 2002. CMUTE268.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ We Are All Made of Stars (European CD single liner notes). Moby. Mute Records. 2002. 724354646324.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ We Are All Made of Stars (Japanese CD single liner notes). Moby. Mute Records. 2002. V2CP 125.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Moby – We Are All Made of Stars". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  13. ^ "Moby – We Are All Made of Stars" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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  18. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 21. May 18, 2002. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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  22. ^ a b "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 21. May 18, 2002. p. 11. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  23. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – We Are All Made of Stars". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
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  25. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 20, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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  29. Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original
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  30. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  31. Canciones Top 50
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  33. ^ "Moby – We Are All Made of Stars". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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  35. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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  37. ^ "Moby Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  38. ^ "Moby Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  39. ^ "Moby Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  40. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1446. March 29, 2002. p. 32. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  41. ^ "ウィ・アー・オール・メイド・オヴ・スターズ | モービー" [We Are All Made of Stars | Moby] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  42. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29th April 2002" (PDF). ARIA. April 29, 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  43. ^ Stone, Jen (April 27, 2002). "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 18. p. 14. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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  45. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 13 May 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. May 11, 2002. p. 27. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
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