Nightsongs

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Nightsongs
Studio album by Stars
Released	February 27, 2001
Genre	Indie rock
Length	52:16
Label	Le Grand Magistery
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Stars chronology
A Lot of Little Lies For the Sake of One Big Truth (2000) Nightsongs (2001) The Comeback EP (2001)

Nightsongs is the first album by Canadian indie rock band Stars, released in 2001 on Le Grand Magistery. There is also a very rare vinyl pressing of the record on the Japanese label Syft, which has since gone out of business. The vinyl pressing also has 2 additional tracks ("Friend's Father's Mother" and "Angeline") not featured on the CD version.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Stars, except "This Charming Man" by Morrissey and Johnny Marr.

1. "Counting Stars on the Ceiling" – 4:14
2. "My Radio" (AM mix) – 4:20
3. "Going, Going, Gone" (with Emily Haines)– 4:31
4. "This Charming Man" – 2:43
5. "On Peak Hill" – 3:36
6. "International Rock Star" – 3:09
7. "The Very Thing" – 3:26
8. "Write What You Know" – 3:18
9. "Tru" – 3:35
10. "Better Be Heaven" – 3:34
11. "Liar" – 4:31
12. "Tonight" – 3:46
13. "Toxic Holiday" – 3:41
14. "My Radio" (FM mix) – 3:52

[edit] Trivia

• "International Rock Star" features dialogue from the film adaptation of The Collector. The Smiths, whose single "This Charming Man" is covered on this album, also feature material from the film using a production still of Terence Stamp as the cover art for their 1985 single "What Difference Does It Make?"
• "Tonight" was used in a 2006 Canadian short film of the same name. [1]
• "Going, Going, Gone" was featured in Life season 1 episode 6 "Powerless".
• "Going, Going, Gone" was also featured in Alias (TV series) season 1 episode 6 "Reckoning".

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