"Northern Star" | ||||
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Single by Melanie C | ||||
from the album Northern Star | ||||
B-side | "Follow Me" | |||
Released | November 22, 1999 | |||
Format | CD single: Worldwide | |||
Recorded | London, England | |||
Genre | Pop, electronica, pop rock | |||
Length | 4:08 (Single Version) 4:41 (Album Version) 5:31 (Full Version) |
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Label | Virgin | |||
Writer(s) | Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels | |||
Producer | Marius De Vries | |||
Certification | Silver | |||
Melanie C singles chronology | ||||
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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 is the title-track from her debut solo album and it was released as the second single in the winter of 1999. The single charted at number 4 in the United Kingdom, becoming her third top five single. It reached the top ten in Italy and Sweden too. In the UK the single sold 202,636 copies, becoming the 98th best selling single of 1999.
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According to the sheet music published by Musicnotes.com by Hal Leonard Corporation, "Northern Star" is composed in the key of A major, and is written in the time signature of common time. It is set in a moderate tempo of 104 beats per minute, with Chrisholm's voice spanning from B5 to E♭3. The song has a basic sequence of Dm–Am–B♯7–Cm as its chord progression.[1]
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.
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Northern Star".
UK CD1 / Australian CD
UK CD2
UK Cassette
Chart (1999) | Peak Position |
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Eurochart Hot 100[2] | 31 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] | 16 |
Germany (Media Control AG)[4] | 50 |
Italy (FIMI)[5] | 17 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 7 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 75 |
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[8] | 4 |
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