We Are the People (Empire of the Sun song)

The music video for the song, directed by Josh Logue, was shot in Mexico, and was inspired by the ancient Mexican festival Day of the Dead (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, Monterrey, Nuevo León and García, Nuevo León.^[2]

The Josh Logue of Mathematics directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2008.^[3]

The song has been used in media productions such as advertisements for the Special Broadcasting Service, Vizio televisions, and Idents for Channel V. From October 2010, the song was used in Vodafone TV commercials in Germany,^[4] upon which it reentered the charts and reached number 1. The song was also used in the 2011 films The Roommate and Hall Pass, as well as in episode 11 of season 6 of Entourage.

Australian CD

1. "We Are the People" – 4:34
2. "We Are the People (Shazam remix)" – 5:44
3. "We Are the People (Sam La More remix)" – 7:32
4. "Walking on a Dream (Neon Neon mix)" – 3:50
5. "Walking on a Dream (Danger racing remix)" – 4:37

UK iTunes EP 1

1. "We Are the People" – 4:32
2. "We Are the People (Burns remix)" – 6:52
3. "We Are the People (The Golden Filter remix – UK edit)" – 6:57
4. "We Are the People (We Are the Cagedbaby mix – UK edit)" – 6:56
5. "We Are the People (Crazy P remix – UK edit)" – 6:49

UK iTunes EP 2

1. "We Are the People" – 4:32
2. "We Are the People (Wawa remix) [UK edit]" – 6:55
3. "We Are the People (The Shapeshifters vocal remix) [UK edit]" – 6:47
4. "We Are the People (Sam La More remix) [UK edit]" – 6:47
5. "We Are the People (Shazam remix)" – 5:44
6. "We Are the People (Style of Eye remix) [UK edit]" – 6:58