The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"
Single by David Bowie
from the album The Next Day
B-side"Where Are We Now?"
Released25 February 2013 (2013-02-25)
Recorded
  • 9 May 2011 (backing track)
  • 26 October 2011 (vocals)[1]
Studio
  • Magic Shop, New York City
  • Human Worldwide, New York City
GenreArt rock, alternative rock[2]
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s)David Bowie
Producer(s)
David Bowie singles chronology
"Where Are We Now?"
(2013) 		"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"
(2013) 		"The Next Day"
(2013)
Music video
"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" on YouTube

"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" is a song by English musician David Bowie; it serves as the second single from his twenty-fourth studio album The Next Day. The song's official music video was released on 25 February 2013 and the song itself was released for digital download the following day.[3][4] In the UK it joined BBC Radio 2's Playlist in the B list in March 2013, "The Next Day" was also the album of the week beginning 11 March, the week in which it was released. The song was released with "Where Are We Now?" – the album's first single – on a limited edition 7" 45 vinyl record on 20 April 2013 in celebration of Record Store Day.[5] In December 2013 the song was nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award in the category 'Best Rock Performance'.

The single's artwork is an image of painter Egon Schiele, created by Al Farrow in 1990.[6]

  1. ^ O'Leary 2019, chap. 14.
  2. ^ Brandle, Lars (25 February 2013). "David Bowie Drops New Song, Video for 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. ^ "David Bowie to release new song 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)' on February 26". NME. 17 February 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. ^ Minsker, Evan (17 February 2013). "David Bowie Probably Releasing New Track "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" on February 26". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  5. ^ Bowie, David. "The Stars (Are Out April)". Facebook. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  6. ^ "David Bowie announces new single and album details". TheGuardian.com. 18 February 2013.