( CNN ) -- If you 've seen a Victoria 's Secret or Red Bull commercial recently , or watched the movie `` Chronicle , '' chances are , you 've heard M83 . It 's the band whose dreamy , shoegaze-y , '80s-inspired music seems to be suddenly everywhere . `` It 's hard for me to believe it 's real , '' said Anthony Gonzales , the synth-pop mastermind behind M83 . `` I 've been doing this for a long time now , and this is the first time I feel like something is happening . `` It feels amazing , but it 's also very scary , because I 'm not used to that , '' he added . `` I 'm not used to doing interviews and talking to that many people and feeling that important to people . It 's very frightening , but I 'm not going to complain . '' Even though M83 has been around for more than a decade , their sixth and most recent album , `` Hurry Up , We 're Dreaming , '' has just now put them on the front lines of success . The album debuted at No . 15 on the Billboard Top 200 and No . 1 on both the Billboard Current Electronic Album Chart and iTunes Electronic Chart . The first single , `` Midnight City , '' has gotten more than 11 million views on YouTube and has gone gold , with more than 500,000 downloads . The band has toured Europe and North America and has appeared on `` Late Night with Jimmy Fallon '' and `` Last Call with Carson Daly . '' Gonzales was born in southern France and lived there for 29 years . He then moved to Los Angeles , where he started the musical adventure that became his latest album . `` I needed a change . I needed to put myself in danger always and try something different , '' Gonzales said of his move to the States . The band 's sound is a difficult to describe . The first time fans listen to M83 , a few descriptions may come to mind : `` ethereal , '' `` cinematic , '' even `` galactic . '' Fitting descriptions , as the band 's name comes from a distant galaxy , Messier 83 . `` I was obsessed and very fascinated by stars and astronomy when I was a kid , '' Gonzales said . Besides galactic entities , Gonzales is also inspired by his youth . In songs like `` Teen Angst '' and albums like `` Saturdays=Youth , '' M83 often incorporates ideas of childhood into its work . `` Remembering my teenage years and my childhood is a very positive feeling . It makes me happy . It helps me to go through my fears and my insecurities . So it 's almost like a therapy , '' Gonzales said . Gonzales was born in 1980 , so being inspired by his childhood also means he 's enthralled by the music of the '80s . In fact , he believes that the decade was the single most important musical period of all time : `` In the '80s , it was like , so many good albums , so many good songs , and the way musicians were experimenting with new instruments , new technologies was truly amazing . I do n't think my sound could ever go away from the '80s . '' Experimenting is something M83 is very familiar with . On `` Hurry Up We 're Dreaming , '' listerners hear brass sections , a children 's choir , a collaboration with singer-songwriter Zola Jesus , towering synth melodies and even a child talking about frogs . `` I wanted it to be an ambitious album , something very produced , something I could remember until the end of my days , '' Gonzales said . And yet , with all that experimenting , the theme of the album goes back to Gonzales ' childhood obsession : space . `` This album is about dreams but this album is also about what 's out there and we 're probably not the only species in the galaxy , '' Gonzales said . `` There 's probably something else . I hope that one day I 'll be the witness of a cool thing . '' Throughout all the acclaim and spotlight this new album has brought on M83 , Gonzales focused on his fans : `` I want them to be happy . I need them to be happy . ... If the crowd is happy and responds to the music , then it 's a whole different game and becomes the most incredible experience of your life . '' The group is planning a U.S. tour this fall .
M83 's songs have been featured in commercials for Victoria 's Secret , Red Bull . The band has also released a music video to the song