"Shooting Star" | ||||
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Single by Air Traffic | ||||
from the album Fractured Life | ||||
Released | 18 June 2007 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 4:08 | |||
Label | Tiny Consumer | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chris Wall, David Ryan Jordan, Tom Pritchard and Jim Maddock | |||
Air Traffic singles chronology | ||||
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"Shooting Star" is a single by English indie rock band Air Traffic. It was the second single released from the band's debut album, Fractured Life . It was released on 18 June 2007 and reached a peak position of #30 on the UK Singles Chart.
The track was also used in the opening credits of MTV reality show Living on the Edge , the UK advert for Davidoff Cool Water and the YouTube reality show The Suburbs. It has also been used in an introduction movie for the Phantom Coupe on the Rolls-Royce Motorcars website . It has also featured in the latest promotional video for UK-based power distribution operator UK Power Networks.
Chart | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart | 30 |
Belgium Singles Chart | 36 |
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