Northern Star (song)
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| Single by Melanie C from the album Northern Star |
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| B-side | "Follow Me" | |||||||||||||
| Released | November 22, 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Format | CD single: Worldwide | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | London, England | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop–rock | |||||||||||||
| Length | 4:41 | |||||||||||||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Melanie Chisholm/Rick Nowels | |||||||||||||
| Producer | Marius De Vries | |||||||||||||
| Certification | Silver | |||||||||||||
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"Northern Star" is a song written by British singer Melanie C and Rick Nowels. The song was produced by Marius De Vries. It was released as the second single in the winter of 1999 and reached the top five in the United Kingdom, where it became her third top five single. It reached the top ten in Italy and Sweden. In the UK the single sold 202,601 copies, becoming the 98th best selling single of 1999. The Single was her first top 20 hit in the U.S peaking at #13. Northern Star was reportedly written about Melanie's band mate Melanie Brown who is also from the North of England, Sporty allegedly penned the track after she had conversation with Scary and offered her advice regarding her career and then marriage. The lines "you made it to the other side, but tell me who will be my guide" implying that Mel B handled the life of a popstar better than Melanie.
[edit] Music Video
The Northern Star music video starts off looking into a starry sky at night gradually moving down, looking out to sea towards a large star, with Melanie walking down a rocky coast surrounded by a desert. She then walks in between two train tracks and as the chorus begins, the two trains drive at high speed in opposite directions, later there is a brief scene in a cave with miners. Then Melanie walks through a somewhat Arctic-like area which blends into an urban setting which instantly changes onto a sandy beach. During the instrumental she is seen walking through a forest and crossing over a river during daytime, later back in an urban building set. The video ends with her back on the coast at night.
[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Northern Star".
UK CD1
- "Northern Star" (Single version) — 4:08
- "Follow Me" — 4:47
- "Northern Star" (Full version) — 5:31
- "Northern Star" music video
UK CD2
- "Northern Star" (Single version) — 4:08
- "Something's Gonna Happen" — 3:59
- "Northern Star" (Acoustic version) — 2:53
UK Cassette
- "Northern Star" (Single version) — 4:08
- "Follow Me" — 4:47
- "Northern Star" (Full version) — 5:31
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 7 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 31 |
| German Singles Chart | 50 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 75 |
| United World Chart | 26 |
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