Stars (Simply Red song)
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| Single by Simply Red | ||||||||||
| from the album Stars | ||||||||||
| Released |
18 November 1991 (Europe) January 1992 (North America) | |||||||||
| Format | CD, 7" single, 12" maxi | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock, Blue-eyed soul | |||||||||
| Length | 4:08 | |||||||||
| Label | EastWest Records America | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Mick Hucknall | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Stewart Levine | |||||||||
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"Stars" is a single by the band Simply Red. "Stars" was originally released in the 1991 album of the same name. The single reached number 8 in the United Kingdom and was successful in some other countries in Europe, but did not reach the Top 40 in the United States, unlike Simply Red's previous single "Something Got Me Started". However, the song did reach number eight in the US Adult Contemporary chart.
Both songs were featured on Simply Red's 1996 compilation album Greatest Hits.
Personnel
- Mick Hucknall — Vocals
- Fritz McIntyre — Keyboards, Background Vocals
- Tim Kellett — Keyboards
- Gota Yashiki — Drums, Percussion & Programs
- Heitor T P — Guitars
- Shaun Ward — Bass Guitar
Formats and track listings
CD single
- "Stars" – 4:11
- "Ramblin' on My Mind" – 2:11
- "Stars" (Comprende Mix) – 6:40
- "Something Got Me Started" (Hurley's House Mix) – 5:56
7" single
- "Stars" – 4:08
- "Stars" (PM-ized Mix) – 4:12
12" maxi
- "Stars" (Comprende Mix) – 6:40
- "Stars" (PM-ized Mix) – 4:12
- "Ramblin' on My Mind" – 2:11
- "Something Got Me Started" (Hurley's House Mix) – 5:56
Music video
The video to "Stars" features Hucknall wandering around a desert surrounded by large gold stars with close-ups of him and a woman.
Covers
Olivia Ong, Singaporean bossa nova singer recorded a cover in 2010. It also appears on the 2016 album 'The Boy, The Rocket and the World' by Alistair Griffin.
In November 2016, Olly Murs performed a cover of the song on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2.
Charts
| Chart (1991–92)[1][2][3][4] | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 29 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 18 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 17 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 15 |
| French Singles Chart | 24 |
| German Singles Chart | 19 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 13 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 11 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 32 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 11 |
| UK Singles Chart | 8 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 44 |
| US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 8 |
References
- ↑ "Stars", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 18 February 2008)
- ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 18 February 2008)
- ↑ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved 18 February 2008)
- ↑ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved 18 February 2008)
- ↑ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]