{{Infobox song | name = Moscow Never Sleep | cover = DJ Smash - Moscow Never Sleeps.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = DJ Smash | album = IDDQD | released = {{start date|2007|10|31}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Electronic | length = 3:54 | label = Houseworks | composer = | lyricist = | producer = DJ Smash | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }}
"'''Moscow Never Sleeps'''" (Russian: Москва никогда не спит) is a song recorded by Russian electronic musician DJ Smash who was inspired by the song "One (Always Hardcore)" by the German band Scooter.{{cn|date=December 2025}}
A reworked version of this song, with the alternative refrain "Russia Never Sleeps", accompanied the Russian bid presentation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://themoscownews.com/sports/20101202/188248148.html|title=World Cup 2018 : Russia produces dream sequence|last=Potts|first=Andy|date=2010-12-02|website=The Moscow News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220005914/http://themoscownews.com/sports/20101202/188248148.html|archive-date=2011-12-20|access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref>
The melody and rhythmical base of the song is very close to "Move on Baby" by the Italian group Cappella, though it is unknown if the similarity is occasional or intended.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Монакова |first=Юлия |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rn5uDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Moscow+Never+Sleeps%22+%22Move+on+Baby%22&pg=PT375 |title=Три девицы под окном |date=2022-05-15 |publisher=Litres |isbn=978-5-04-132982-2 |language=ru}}</ref>
==Content== The song is sung in both English and Russian (''Я люблю тебя, Москва'', meaning "I love you, Moscow"). It is an ode to the titular city of Moscow.
==Charts==
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "Moscow Never Sleeps" ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/weekly/20080523-20080529|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: May 29, 2008|publisher=TopHit|access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref> | 1 |}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for "Moscow Never Sleeps" ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row" | Russia Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2008|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2008|publisher=TopHit|access-date=27 April 2024|archive-date=27 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427112021/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2008|url-status=live}}</ref> | 8 |}
===Decade-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Decade-end chart performance for "Moscow Never Sleeps" ! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2009) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/decade/2000|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Decade Chart: 00s|publisher=TopHit|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421192151/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/decade/2000|archive-date=21 April 2024}}</ref> | 44 |}
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Category:2007 singles Category:Russian songs Category:Songs about Moscow Category:2007 songs Category:Number-one singles in Russia