Starlight (song)
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| Single by Muse | ||
| from the album Black Holes and Revelations |
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| B-side(s) | "Easily" | |
| Released | 4 September 2006 | |
| Format | 7", CD, DVD, download | |
| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 3:59 | |
| Label | Helium 3, Warner Bros. | |
| Producer(s) | Rich Costey | |
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| Muse singles chronology | ||
| "Supermassive Black Hole" (June 2006) |
"Starlight" (September 2006) |
"Knights of Cydonia" (November 2006) |
"Starlight" is a song by English rock band Muse and is the second track on their 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations. It was released 4 September 2006 as the second single from that album in the UK, peaking at #13 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2006 in British music).[1] It was also the second single released in the United States, peaking at #14 in the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[2] The song was first played live during the 'Radio 1 big weekend' festival in summer 2006.
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[edit] Video
The band worked with David Slade on the music video for Starlight. The video shows the band playing on the deck of a bulk carrier. Slade previously worked with Muse on the videos for "New Born", "Bliss", "Sing for Absolution", "Hyper Music" and "Feeling Good".
Before its release, the video for "Starlight" was initially thought (or was otherwise speculated) to be a sequel to or continuation of another of their videos with David Slade, "Sing for Absolution" [citation needed], although that claim seems to be been unfounded. (The largely computer-generated video for their single "Sing for Absolution" showed the band travelling through space aboard a rocket, eventually crash-landing on what appears to be a deserted, post-apocalyptic Earth.)
[edit] Track listings
- 7" (picture disc) HEL3003[3]
- "Starlight" - 3:59
- "Supermassive Black Hole" (Phones Control Voltage mix) - 4:19
- CD HEL3003CD[3]
- "Starlight" - 3:59
- "Easily" - 3:40
- DVD HEL3003DVD[3]
- "Starlight" (video) - 4:07
- "Starlight" (audio) - 3:59
- "Starlight" (making of the video)
- "Hidden Track" (audio) - 0:32
- Gallery
 7" side A |
 7" side B |
 2-track CD, iTunes |
[edit] Chart performance
"Starlight" entered the UK Singles Chart the week of 2006-09-03 at #38 via digital downloads. The following week, and the physical release in the UK, the single peaked at #13. Since then, the single's chart position has steadily declined, but it remains in the Top 75 after fifteen weeks, during the week of 2006-12-11. Despite the song only reaching number 13, it sold 13,099 in its fist week (downloads & physical).
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[edit] Trivia
- Starlight is currently being used as the title music to Sky Sports coverage of the UEFA Euro 2008 football qualifiers.
[edit] References
- ^ Muse announce new single (20 July 2006). Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
- ^ billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Muse. Billboard. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
- ^ a b c HMV.co.uk: singles: Starlight (2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-06.
- ^ Music Charts - The Official UK Top 75 Singles: Week of Mon 11 Dec. UK Singles Chart. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
[edit] External links
- MUSE - official artist website
- MUSE - Starlight - official single website
- Starlight (song) - MuseWiki
- Starlight (single) - MuseWiki
| Muse |
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| Dominic Howard | Matthew Bellamy | Chris Wolstenholme |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Showbiz | Origin of Symmetry | Absolution | Black Holes and Revelations |
| Compilations: Hullabaloo Soundtrack |
| Live DVDs: Hullabaloo Soundtrack | Absolution Tour |
| Extended plays: This Is A Muse Demo | Muse | Muscle Museum EP | Random 1-8 (Japan only) | Dead Star/In Your World (Japan & France only) |
| Singles: Uno | Cave | Muscle Museum | Sunburn | Unintended | Plug In Baby | New Born | Bliss | Hyper Music/Feeling Good | Dead Star/In Your World | Stockholm Syndrome | Time Is Running Out | Hysteria | Sing for Absolution | Apocalypse Please | Butterflies and Hurricanes | Supermassive Black Hole | Starlight | Knights of Cydonia |
| Production |
| John Leckie | Rich Costey | Paul Reeve |
