The official music video for OneRepublic's "Counting Stars" is a visual exploration of the song's themes of ambition, spirituality, and the rejection of materialism. Filmed in , the video's striking imagery and symbolic narrative helped it become the first video by a band to surpass 1 billion views on YouTube. Production & Setting

It was the first video by a band to reach 1 billion views (achieved on November 2, 2015) and currently has over 4.2 billion views , ranking it among the top 20 most-viewed videos on the platform.

The lyrics contrast the literal stress of "counting dollars" to pay bills with the figurative "counting stars," which represents dreaming, hope, and finding meaning beyond material wealth.

Shot on May 10, 2013 , in the basement of a historic African American church (reportedly the second-oldest in the US) in New Orleans, Louisiana . Release Date: Premiered on May 31, 2013 .