Peak
2
Weeks
68
Score
12,326
Chart Year
2014
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position2
Peak DateJan 18, 2014
Weeks at Peak2
Weeks Charted68
Weeks in Top 4050
Weeks in Top 1025
Weeks at #22
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc5,547
Weekly Calc6,779
Total Score12,326
Rankings
Year Ranking#1
Decade Ranking#12
Billboard Year#1
Top 5000#41
Details
- Album
- Native
- Label
- Mosley Music Group
- Genre
- Pop rock
- Media Type
- AC
- Duration
- 4:17
- Composer(s)
- Ryan Tedder
- Entered Chart
- Jul 6, 2013
- Peak Date
- Jan 18, 2014
- Released
- June 14, 2013
- Recorded
- June 14, 2013
- Catalog #
- Mosley Digital
Music Video
The music video was filmed on May 10, 2013, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and premiered on May 31, 2013. The video features the band performing the song in a gloomy ground floor of a building surrounded by hanging light bulbs, interspersed with scenes of several people in a religious revival service on the upper floor, dancing along with the song. At the end of the video, the ceiling collapses, causing one of the people in the service to fall through the floor into the room the band is performing in. The video also shows clips of an alligator crawling through the ground floor. The video became the first music video by a band in history to reach 1 billion views, doing so on November 2, 2015. It has received over 4.2 billion views and 18 million likes on YouTube, and, as of February 2026, is the 20th most viewed video on the site.
Notes
"Counting Stars" is a song by the 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 has been one of the band's most successful singles, reaching number one in many countries including Canada and the United Kingdom, number two in the United States, and top ten in 20 countries. It has sold over 1 million copies in the United Kingdom. The song's accompanying music video, directed by James Lees, features the band performing in the ground floor of a building beneath an ongoing church congregation on the upper floor.As of September 2025, the video has received 4.25 billion views on YouTube. In September 2023, OneRepublic released a reimagined version of the song, featuring a slower tempo and a new backing track.
Lately, I've been, I've been losin' sleep Dreamin' about the things that we could be But baby, I've been, I've been prayin' hard Said, no more countin' dollars, we'll be countin' stars Yeah, we'll be countin' stars I see this life like a swingin' vine Swing my heart across the line In my face is flashin' signs Seek it out and ye shall find Old, but I'm not that old Young, but I'm not that bold And I don't think the world is sold On just doing what we're told I feel something so right Doing the wrong thing And I feel something so wrong Doing the right thing I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie Everything that kills me makes me feel alive Lately, I've been, I've been losin' sleep Dreamin' about the things that we could be But baby, I've been, I've been prayin' hard Said, no more countin' dollars, we'll be countin' stars Lately, I've been, I've been losin' sleep Dreamin' about the things that we could be But baby, I've been, I've been prayin' hard Said, no more countin' dollars, we'll be We'll be countin' stars Hey, yeah I feel your love and I feel it burn Down this river, every turn Hope is our four-letter word Make that money, watch it burn Old, but I'm not that old Young, but I'm not that bold And I don't think the world is sold On just doing what we're told And I feel something so wrong Doing the right thing I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly Lately, I've been, I've been losin' sleep Dreamin' about the things that we could be But baby, I've been, I've been prayin' hard Said, no more countin' dollars, we'll be countin' stars Lately, I've been, I've been losin' sleep Dreamin' about the things that we could be But baby, I've been, I've been prayin' hard Said, no more countin' dollars, we'll be We'll be countin' stars Oh Take that money, watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I learned Take that money, watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I learned Take that money, watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I learned Take that money, watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I learned Everything that kills me makes me feel alive Lately, I've been, I've been losin' sleep Dreamin' about the things that we could be But baby, I've been, I've been prayin' hard Said, no more countin' dollars, we'll be countin' stars Lately, I've been, I've been losin' sleep Dreamin' about the things that we could be But baby, I've been, I've been prayin' hard Said, no more countin' dollars, we'll be We'll be countin' stars Take that money, watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I've learned Take that money, watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I've learned Take that money, watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I've learned Take that money, watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Chart History (68 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 6, 2013 | 32 | 94 |
| 2 | Jul 13, 2013 | 69 | 57 |
| 3 | Jul 20, 2013 | 80 | 46 |
| 4 | Jul 27, 2013 | 71 | 55 |
| 5 | Aug 3, 2013 | 70 | 56 |
| 6 | Aug 10, 2013 | 76 | 50 |
| 7 | Aug 17, 2013 | 67 | 59 |
| 8 | Aug 24, 2013 | 60 | 66 |
| 9 | Aug 31, 2013 | 57 | 69 |
| 10 | Sep 7, 2013 | 54 | 72 |
| 11 | Sep 14, 2013 | 55 | 71 |
| 12 | Sep 21, 2013 | 41 | 85 |
| 13 | Sep 28, 2013 | 38 | 88 |
| 14 | Oct 5, 2013 | 28 | 98 |
| 15 | Oct 12, 2013 | 22 | 104 |
| 16 | Oct 19, 2013 | 21 | 105 |
| 17 | Oct 26, 2013 | 19 | 107 |
| 18 | Nov 2, 2013 | 15 | 111 |
| 19 | Nov 9, 2013 | 8 | 118 |
| 20 | Nov 16, 2013 | 9 | 117 |
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