Stars (Simply Red song)

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“Stars”
“Stars” cover
Single by Simply Red
from the album Stars
Released December 1991
Format CD
7" single
12" maxi
Recorded Unknown
Genre Pop
Length 4:08
Label EastWest Records America
Writer(s) Mick Hucknall
Producer Stewart Levine
Simply Red singles chronology
"Something Got Me Started"
(1991)
"Stars"
(1991)
"For Your Babies"
(1992)

"Stars" is the name of a single by the band Simply Red. "Stars" was originally released in the 1991 album of the same name. The single reached #8 in the United Kingdom and was successful in some other countries in Europe, but did not reach the Top 40 in the United States, unlike Simply Red's last single "Something Got Me Started". However, the song did reach number eight in the US Adult Contemporary chart.

Both songs were featured in Simply Red's 2003 compilation album Greatest Hits.

[edit] Formats and track listings

CD-Single
  1. "Stars" (4:11)
  2. "Ramblin' on My Mind" (2:11)
  3. "Stars" (Comprende Mix) (6:40)
  4. "Something Got Me Started" (Hurley's House Mix) (5:56)
7"-Single
  1. "Stars" (4:08)
  2. "Stars" (PM-ized Mix) (4:12)
12"-Maxi
  1. "Stars" (Comprende Mix) (6:40)
  2. "Stars" (PM-ized Mix) (4:12)
  3. "Ramblin' on My Mind" (2:11)
  4. "Something Got Me Started" (Hurley's House Mix) (5:56)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1991-1992)[1] [2] [3] [4] Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 29
Austrian Singles Chart 18
Dutch Singles Chart 15
French Singles Chart 24
German Singles Chart 19
Irish Singles Chart 13
Italian Singles Chart 11
Swedish Singles Chart 32
Swiss Singles Chart 11
UK Singles Chart 8
US Billboard Hot 100 44
US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 8

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Stars", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 18, 2008)
  2. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 18, 2008)
  3. ^ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 18, 2008)
  4. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved February 18, 2008)