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Who sang Counting Stars?

Onerepublic released the song Counting Stars. Date of release: 2013.

Release date: 2013
Duration: 04:17
Writer(s): Ryan Tedder
Producer(s): Noel Zancanella
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The meaning of the song 'Counting Stars ', based on the lyrics
What is Counting Stars about?
🎶 Counting Stars song analysis

- The song is about counting stars instead of counting money

- The singer has been losing sleep and dreaming about what could be

- He's praying for a better life

- He feels something so right doing the wrong thing, and something so wrong doing the right thing

- Everything that kills him makes him feel alive

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Counting Stars’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.
The meaning of the song lyrics, in a few words...
The song is about dreaming of a better life and feeling alive despite the struggles.
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Onerepublic - Short Biography


- OneRepublic is an American pop rock band formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2002.

- It consists of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Tedder, lead guitarist and violist Zach Filkins, rhythm guitarist Drew Brown, bassist and cellist Brent Kutzle, drummer Eddie Fisher and keyboardist and violinist Brian Willett.

- The band has released five studio albums: Dreaming Out Loud (2007), Waking Up (2009), Native (2013), Oh My My (2016), and Human (2019).

- Their debut single, "Apologize", was released in 2006 and peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100
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- "Counting Stars" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic from their third studio album, Native (2013).

- The song was written by lead singer Ryan Tedder, and produced by Tedder and Noel Zancanella.

- It was released as the album's second single on June 14, 2013.

- The song peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

- It has sold over 7 million copies worldwide as of December 2014.

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