Around the World (Daft Punk song)

"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".

"Around the World"
Single by Daft Punk
from the album Homework
Released7 April 1997 (1997-04-07)
Genre
Length
  • 7:09 (album version)
  • 4:01 (radio edit)
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Daft Punk
Daft Punk singles chronology
"Indo Silver Club"
(1996)
"Around the World"
(1997)
"Burnin'"
(1997)
Music video
"Around the World" on YouTube
Audio sample
Daft Punk – "Around the World" (LP version)
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