Moscow Never Sleeps


"Moscow Never Sleeps" is a song recorded by Russian electronic musician DJ Smash. It was released in October 2007 as a single and it reached the number one on the Moscow Airplay Chart in May 2008.
In 2008, a new version of the hit was recorded in collaboration with Timati. The song was performed on the Muz-TV Awards, together with Thirty Seconds to Mars, Morandi, Jennifer Lopez and stars of the Russian pop scene.

A reworked version of this song, with the alternative refrain "Russia Never Sleeps", accompanied the Russian bid presentation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The melody and rhythmical base of the song is very close to the track "The Traveler" by Andrew Sega, though it is unknown if the similarity is occasional or intended.

Content

The song is sung in both English and Russian. It is an ode to the titular city of Moscow.

Chart performance

It reached number 1 on the Moscow Airplay Chart in 2008.
Chart Peak position
Moscow Airplay Chart1