Moviestar (song)

"Moviestar"
Single by Harpo
from the album Moviestar
A-side	"Moviestar"
B-side	"Teddy Love", "I Don't Know Why"
Released	1975
Format	Gramophone record
Genre	Pop, Schlager
Label	EMI (Europe), DJM (UK)
Writer(s)	Harpo

"Moviestar" is a popular 1975 song, written and performed by Swedish pop singer Harpo. The single was produced and arranged by Bengt Palmers. It reached number 1 in Sweden, Norway, Austria, Switzerland and Germany,^[1] number 3 in Australia, number 9 in New Zealand, number 13 in Ireland and number 24 in the UK.^[2] A Swedish language version was also released in Sweden which went to number 1 on the Svensktoppen radio chart on 10 July 1976.

Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA was one of the backing vocalists singing the words "Moviestar, oh Moviestar, ooh".

• The song was covered by the French-German duo Stereo Total on their 1995 release Oh Ah! and used on the soundtrack to the romantic comedy movie The Tao of Steve (2000).
• The German synthpop band And One covered it on their 1997 album Nordhausen.
• In 1984 the Spanish singer Miguel Gallardo made a new adaptation. He call the song "Tu Amante o Tu Enemigo". The lyrics has nothing to do with the original in English but retain the melody.
• The song was used in Nissan commercials on the Swedish TV Channel TV4 in 1996 and 1997.

References

1. The German chart positions are taken from Günter Ehnert (ed.): Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956-1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press 1990, p. 93
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 244. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.