| "Starstrukk" | |||||||||||||||||
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| Single by 3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry | |||||||||||||||||
| from the album Want | |||||||||||||||||
| Released | July 9, 2009 September 8, 2009 (with Katy Perry) December 14, 2009 (UK) |
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| Genre | Crunkcore, electro hop, dance-pop | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:04 (Album Version) 3:22 (Remix feat. Katy Perry) |
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| Label | Photo Finish | ||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Sean Foreman, Nathaniel Motte | ||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Matt Squire | ||||||||||||||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA), Gold (BPI) | ||||||||||||||||
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"Starstrukk" is a song recorded by American electronic rock group 3OH!3. It is their third single and their second single to be released from their second studio album, Want. A radio-only and the deluxe album version has been released featuring pop star Katy Perry. The version featuring Katy Perry has had considerable success in Australia, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Poland and the United Kingdom, reaching the top 5 in all of these countries. It is the follow-up to their debut single "Don't Trust Me".
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Advertisements for Candy Girls use the song "Starstrukk". The song also featured on the third episode of the first season of The Vampire Diaries. It was also used during a preview of the movie "Couples Retreat", while the Katy Perry remix is in both the trailer and film, When in Rome as well as in the video game, FIFA 11 (European version only).
This song was covered by Marina and the Diamonds at BBC1 Live Radio and at a few of her live performances, most notably, the Glastonbury Festival. A studio recording of her cover was included as the B-side to her 2010 single "Oh No!".
The music video for the song was premiered by AOL on Monday, June 8, 2009.[1] A "behind the scenes" of the music video has been released prior to the release date. It was filmed in Los Angeles, California and directed by Sum 41's drummer, Steve Jocz. According to Rolling Stone, the video will showcase throngs of girls dressed in fluorescent wardrobe chasing 3OH!3, a large clothed orgy with construction workers, a marching band and copious amounts of whipped cream. Director, Stevo says the concept is a bunch of people getting clustered together until the eventually formed a massive dogpile. According to group member, Sean Foreman, "the video is looking awesome."[1]
Sean Foreman commented on the video to an interview with MTV. He said the following:[2]
There's a mat on the floor and there's liquid spilled all over the place [...] The concept of the video is one that we brainstormed up. It has to do with a dog pile and crazy body parts and hot legs and boobs and football players."There are all sorts of body fluids involved. Different types. Blood, spit, a couple we can't mention," Motte added. "You're going to see people flying off a doggy pile, like, flying up into the atmosphere, and at the end, it's revealed it's in reverse motion, so it's just people dog-piling on us. It's movie magic, because we're actually not even in the video. They're CGI-ing taller, better looking people in our places. It works out well."
The new music video for "Starstrukk", including Katy Perry, was shot at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum's Rose Garden in Exposition Park on Monday September 21. It features 3OH!3 getting assaulted by a group of girls after stealing their coins from a wishing fountain. Scenes with Katy Perry singing are also intercut. The video was directed by both Marc Klasfeld and Sum 41 drummer Steve Jocz.
The story in the new music video is related to When in Rome, in which several men fall in love with a woman who takes their coins from a wishing fountain in Rome. "Starstrukk" is featured on the soundtrack of When in Rome.
"Starstrukk" debuted in the United States at #95 and peaked at #66.
In Canada, the song peaked at #31, becoming the group's second top forty hit there.
The song hit the top 5 in the United Kingdom for the week ending December 26, 2009. It stayed at #5 the following week before falling to #6. It climbed to #3 for the week ending January 16, 2010, giving it its British chart peak. "Starstrukk" is 3OH!3's highest peaking single in the UK. It has since been certified Gold by the BPI for sales of 400,000+
It peaked at #4 in Australia, becoming the group's second Top 5 hit in the country. In New Zealand, meanwhile, the song peaked at #16.
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