The Australian electronic duo that recorded “Shooting Stars” is Bag Raiders.
Bag Raiders are an Australian electronic music duo consisting of Jack Glass and Chris Stracey. “Shooting Stars” first appeared on their Turbo Love EP, released in October 2008, before receiving a single release in August 2009 through Modular Recordings. The song combines synth-pop, dance-pop, disco and electronic influences, with a notably euphoric chorus.
Although it was already known in Australia, the track gained a second life online in 2017. Meme videos commonly paired its soaring vocal hook with clips of people falling, jumping or appearing to drift through surreal outer-space backgrounds. That contrast between an epic musical rise and an absurd visual punchline made the song especially reusable.
The song is sometimes confused with music by The Avalanches or Empire of the Sun because all are Australian electronic or electronic-adjacent acts. However, neither recorded “Shooting Stars.” The meme track is specifically the Bag Raiders song.