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| Single by Simply Red | ||||
| from the album Stars | ||||
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| Released | 18 November 1991 | |||
| Studio | Condulmer (Venice, Italy) | |||
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| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | EastWest | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mick Hucknall | |||
| Producer(s) | Stewart Levine | |||
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| "Stars" on YouTube | ||||
"Stars" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red, released in November 1991 as the second single from their fourth album of the same name (1991). Written by lead singer Mick Hucknall and produced by Stewart Levine, it became the first single from the album to enter the UK top 10, reaching number eight in December 1991. Outside the UK, "Stars" reached the top 10 in Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, and Zimbabwe. In the United States, it climbed to number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the band's last appearance on the listing.
Q Magazine included "Stars" in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever" in 2003.[1] The song was featured on the band's compilation albums, Greatest Hits in 1996, Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits in 2008 and Song Book 1985–2010 in 2013.