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We Built This City Spotify streams & play count

StarshipKnee Deep In The Hoopla19854:56

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Spotify streams

776,934,516

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 2 Nov 2026, 13:42 UTC.

Popularity
79 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 776,934,516 plays on 2 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
776,934,516First reading

Track details

Album
Knee Deep In The Hoopla
Released
Track number
1
Duration
4:56
Explicit
No
Tempo
144.1 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Classic Rock
  • Rock and Roll
  • Synthpop
  • Pop Rock
  • New Wave
  • Rock
  • Soft Rock

Moods

  • Upbeat
  • Nostalgia
  • Happy

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Starship
Composer
Bernie Taupin, Dennis Lambert, Martin Page, Peter Wolf
Writer
Bernie Taupin, Dennis Lambert, Martin Page, Peter Wolf

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Frequently asked questions

How many streams does We Built This City have on Spotify?

We Built This City by Starship had 776,934,516 streams on Spotify as of 2 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was We Built This City released?

10 Sep 1985, on the album Knee Deep In The Hoopla.

Who wrote and produced We Built This City?

Composers: Bernie Taupin, Dennis Lambert, Martin Page and Peter Wolf. Writers: Bernie Taupin, Dennis Lambert, Martin Page and Peter Wolf.

What genre is We Built This City?

The API's track insights tag it Classic Rock, Rock and Roll and Synthpop, strongest first.

What is the tempo of We Built This City?

144.1 BPM, from the API's track insights.