"We Are the People" is a song by Australian

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, released as the second single from their debut studio album, ''

Walking on a Dream Walking on a Dream may refer to: * ''Walking on a Dream'' (album), a 2008 album by Empire of the Sun ** "Walking on a Dream" (song), the album's title track {{Disambiguation ...

'' (2008). It was released in Australia on 20 September 2008 and debuted at number 85 on the

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before peaking at number 24 on 12 January 2009. It reached number one in Germany in December 2010.

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Josh Logue, was shot in Mexico, and was inspired by the ancient Mexican festival

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(Día de los Muertos). Locations included the surreal gardens of Sir Edward James at Las Pozas of Xilitla in the state of San Luis Potosí,

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and

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. The Josh Logue of Mathematics directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the

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.ARIA Award previous winners.

Usage in media

The song has been used in media productions such as advertisements for the

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televisions, and Idents for

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. Since October 2010, the song has been used in the

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TV commercial in Germany. The song was also used in the 2011 films ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as in episode 11 of season 6 of ''

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''.

Track listings

;Australian CD #"We Are the People" – 4:34 #"We Are the People (Shazam remix)" – 5:44 #"We Are the People (

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remix)" – 7:32 #"

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mix)" – 3:50 #"

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racing remix)" – 4:37 ;UK iTunes EP 1 #"We Are the People" – 4:32 #"We Are the People (Burns remix)" – 6:52 #"We Are the People (

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remix – UK edit)" – 6:57 #"We Are the People (We Are the Cagedbaby mix – UK edit)" – 6:56 #"We Are the People (

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remix – UK edit)" – 6:49 ;UK iTunes EP 2 #"We Are the People" – 4:32 #"We Are the People (Wawa remix) K edit – 6:55 #"We Are the People (

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vocal remix) K edit – 6:47 #"We Are the People (

remix) K edit – 6:47 #"We Are the People (Shazam remix)" – 5:44 #"We Are the People (

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remix) K edit – 6:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:We Are The People (Empire Of The Sun Song) 2008 singles 2008 songs Astralwerks singles Capitol Records singles Electronic rock songs EMI Records singles Empire of the Sun (band) songs Music videos shot in Mexico Number-one singles in Germany Songs written by Luke Steele (musician) Songs written by Nick Littlemore