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| "Stars Are Blind" |
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| Single by Paris Hilton |
| from the album Paris |
| Released |
June 5, 2006 (Digital download)
July 8, 2006 (Australia)
July 11, 2006 (USA)
July 31, 2006 (UK)
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| Format |
Digital download
CD Single
12" Vinyl Single |
| Recorded |
2006 |
| Genre |
Pop, Reggae |
| Length |
Single Version - 3:58 |
| Label |
Heiress |
| Writer(s) |
Ferdando Garibay/Sheppard Solomon/Ralph McCarthy |
| Producer(s) |
Fernando Garibay |
| Certification |
Platinum |
| Chart positions |
- #1 (Hungary, Poland)
- #3 (Canada, Sweden, Austria)
- #4 (Ireland)
- #5 (UK, Denmark, Italy)
- #6 (Norway, Finland)
- #7 (Australia, Germany)
- #12 (Netherlands)
- #18 (U.S.)
- #18 (Belgium)
- #23 (Greece)
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| Paris Hilton singles chronology |
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"Stars Are Blind"
(2006) |
"Turn It Up"
(2006) |
"Stars Are Blind" was the first single from Paris Hilton's debut, self-titled album Paris. It officially premiered on radio stations such as New York's Z100 and L.A's KIIS-FM on June 2, 2006 following live introductions from Hilton, via telephone. The single was officially released for digital download on June 20, 2006. The song, which has a reggae sound, was produced by Fernando Garibay. [1] The song has been heavily criticised for reportedly plagiarising UB40's song "Kingston Town".
[edit] Music video
Hilton on the beach with her lover.
Hilton shot the video for the single on a Malibu, California beach on May 24, 2006. The video for the song features many images of her walking and rolling around on the beach with a lover. It premiered on June 6, 2006 on MTV. The video is stated to be the International Version Video.
A second version of the video was shot for the European countries, featuring Hilton's lover (played by Lucas Babin) from the beach as her photographer at a photoshoot. In this version, scenes from the beach are still present, but exist as Hilton's fantasies during the photoshoot. At the end of the video, she wins the affection of her photographer, but ends up just taking his keys and stealing his car. The second version premiered on Z100's website on July 5, 2006. [1].The video is often called "Version 2" or "Black & White Version". The stars are blind video has been seen more than eight hundred thousand times on Youtube.
[edit] Tracklist and formats
- "Stars Are Blind"
- "Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Radio Remix]
- "Stars Are Blind"
- "Stars Are Blind" [Luny Tunes Remix featuring Wisin & Yandel]
- "Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Club Mix]
- "Stars Are Blind" [Chus & Ceballos Stereo Remix]
- "Stars Are Blind" [The Scumfrog's Extreme Makeover]
- "Stars Are Blind" [CD-Rom Video]
- "Stars Are Blind" [Luny Tunes Reggaeton Remix] 4:16
- "Stars Are Blind" [Chus & Ceballos Stereo Remix Edit] 4:53
- "Stars Are Blind" [Scumfrog's Extreme Makeover Edit] 4:57
- "Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Club Mix Edit] 4:54
- "Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Dub Edit] 4:58
- "Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Radio Remix] 3:34
[edit] Charts
"Stars Are Blind" was one of the highest debuting singles in the U.S. in 2006, entering the Billboard Hot 100 at number eighteen[2] due to strong digital sales, though its performance began to decline the following week. It had previously debuted at number two on the U.S. Bubbling Under Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (2006) |
Peak |
| Australian "ARIA" Singles Chart |
7 |
| Austrian Singles Chart |
3 |
| Belgium Singles Chart |
18 |
| Brazilian Dance Chart |
1 |
| Brazilian Singles Chart |
33 |
| Canadian Singles Chart |
3 |
| Canada BDS Airplay |
65 |
| Czech IFPI Chart |
6 |
| Danish Singles Chart |
5 |
| Dutch Top 40 |
12 |
| Dutch Mega Top 50 |
22 |
| Finland Singles Chart |
6 |
| France Singles Chart |
34 |
| German Singles Chart |
7 |
| Greek Singles Chart Top 50 |
23 |
| Hungarian Singles Chart |
1 |
| Japanese Top 20 Chart |
15 |
| Polish Airplay Chart |
1 |
| Irish Singles Chart |
4 |
| Italian Singles Chart |
5 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Charts |
12 |
| Slovakia Airplay Chart |
1 |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart trajectory |
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15
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28
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43
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7
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| Belgium Singles Top 50 trajectory |
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| France Top 100 Singles trajectory |
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| German Singles Chart trajectory |
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| Irish Singles Chart trajectory |
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| Italian Singles Chart trajectory |
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| New Zealand Top 40 trajectory |
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| Norway Singles Top 20 trajectory |
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| Swiss Singles Top 100 trajectory |
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| UK Singles Chart trajectory |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 trajectory |
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[edit] Trivia
- After a long wait and reports that "Screwed" and "Turn It Up" would be Paris' first single, "Stars Are Blind" was finally released as the first.
- At one point during shooting for the video, Paris' bathing suit top fell down and revealed one of her breasts.[3] Despite reaching the Internet, it only resulted in minor publicity - most likely due to the 1 Night in Paris incident that preceded it.
- Luny Tunes helped create the remix to this song featuring Reggaeton rappers Wisin Y Yandel.
- The video premiered in Canada on June 6, 2006 on the MuchMusic network.
- The song was released on the iTunes Music Store on June 20th, 2006.
- At #18, "Stars Are Blind" is 2006's sixth highest debuting single in the Billboard Hot 100, behind Taylor Hicks's "Do I Make You Proud" (1), Beyonce's "Ring The Alarm" (12), Katharine McPhee's "Over the Rainbow/My Destiny" (12), Danity Kane's "Show Stopper" (17), and Ashley Parker Angel's "Let U Go" (17).
- India's Central Film Censor Board banned this video from being shown on television, due to "indecent representation of women". However, the song will be played in the radio and the video will be available for watching online.
[edit] External Links
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.fernandogaribay.com
- ^ Clover Hope, "Furtado Earns Second No. 1 Of The Week", Billboard.com, June 29, 2006.
- ^ Chris Taylor, "Paris Hilton's Boob On The Beach", Entertainmentwise.com, May 26, 2006.
