Stars (Roxette song)

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“Stars”
Single by Roxette from the album Have a Nice Day
A-side	Stars
B-side	Better Off On Her Own
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop
Writer(s)	Per Gessle
Certification	Gold (Sweden)
Roxette singles chronology
"Anyone" (1999) "Stars" (1999) "Salvation" (1999)

"Stars" is the third single from the Have a Nice Day album by the Swedish duo Roxette. The single was released in August 1999.

[edit] Song Information

This song was originally a rock-driven track, but it made a complete change in the studio. "Stars" is an up-tempo song with dance and techno sound, which was a new direction for Roxette. Lead vocals were performed by Fredriksson and in the chorus a children choir can be heard. Many remixes were made, including Almighty Radio Edit, which got airplay in most of radio stations. "Stars" was released as a maxi-CD with tracks like "Anyone", "Better off on Her Own" and the demos of "I Was So Lucky" and "7Twenty7".

1. stars

2. better off on her own

3. i was so lucky (tits & ass demo)

4. 7twenty7 (tits & ass demo)

[edit] Song Success

In Europe, "Stars" became a hit single, hitting Top 10 in Finland, Top 20 in Sweden and Norway and Top 30 in Germany and Switzerland. It actually was more successful than ""Wish I Could Fly"" in Finland, Norway and Germany. It was the last Roxette single to make the UK Top 75, but it charted quite low, at #56. The video (directed by Anton Corbijn) reached #19 on MTV's European Top 20.