Around the World (Daft Punk song)

"Around the World"
"Around the World"
Single by Daft Punk
from the album Homework
Released	7 April 1997
Genre	French house; funk; disco; dance;
Length	7:09 (album version); 4:01 (radio edit);
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo;
Producer(s)	Daft Punk
Daft Punk singles chronology
Music video
	"Around the World" on YouTube
Audio sample
	Daft Punk – "Around the World" (LP version) file; help;

"Around the World" is a song by French electronic music duo Daft Punk. It was written by the duo and released in April 1997 by Virgin as the second single from their debut studio album, Homework (1997). The song became a major club hit globally and reached number one on the dance charts in Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It also peaked at number one in Iceland and Italy. The song's lyrics solely consist of the words "around the world", repeated on loop for a total of 144 times. The music video was directed by Michel Gondry and choreographed by Blanca Li. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 21 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".^[2]

^ Pitchfork Staff (28 September 2022). "The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023. The singles are among the most potent dance music gateway drugs we've got: One moment you're digging "Around the World" [with its] hooky persistence and "Da Funk"...
^ "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". NME. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.

[Pitchfork_Staff_2022-1] Pitchfork Staff (28 September 2022). "The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023. The singles are among the most potent dance music gateway drugs we've got: One moment you're digging "Around the World" [with its] hooky persistence and "Da Funk"...

[2] "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". NME. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.

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