Stars (Simply Red song)

"Stars"
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
Simply Red singles chronology
"Something Got Me Started" (1991) "Stars" (1991) "For Your Babies" (1992)
Stars track listing "Something Got Me Started" (1) "Stars" (2) "Thrill Me" (3)

"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

1. "Stars" – 4:11
2. "Ramblin' on My Mind" – 2:11
3. "Stars" (Comprende Mix) – 6:40
4. "Something Got Me Started" (Hurley's House Mix) – 5:56

7" single

1. "Stars" – 4:08
2. "Stars" (PM-ized Mix) – 4:12

12" maxi

1. "Stars" (Comprende Mix) – 6:40
2. "Stars" (PM-ized Mix) – 4:12
3. "Ramblin' on My Mind" – 2:11
4. "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.

Charts

Chart (1991–92)[1][2][3][4]	Peak position
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

1. "Stars", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 18 February 2008)
2. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 18 February 2008)
3. UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved 18 February 2008)
4. Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved 18 February 2008)
5. [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics