Starlight (song)
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| Single by Muse | ||
| from the album Black Holes and Revelations |
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| B-side(s) | "Easily" | |
| Released | 4 September 2006 | |
| Format | 7", CD, DVD, download | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 3:59 | |
| Label | Helium 3, Warner Bros. | |
| Producer(s) | Rich Costey | |
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| Muse singles chronology | ||
| "Supermassive Black Hole" (2006) |
"Starlight" (2006) |
"Knights of Cydonia" (2006) |
| Black Holes and Revelations track listing | ||
| "Take a Bow" (1) |
"Starlight" (2) |
"Supermassive Black Hole" (3) |
"Starlight" is a song by English alternative rock band Muse and is the second track on their 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations. The song was also released as the second single from that album on September 4, 2006 in the United Kingdom, peaking at #13 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2006 in British music).[1] It was also the second single released in the United States, and became the band's highest-peaking single on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, reaching #2.[2] The song was first played live during the "Radio 1 big weekend" festival in summer 2006.
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[edit] Track listings
- 7" picture disc HEL3003[3]
- "Starlight" - 3:59
- "Supermassive Black Hole" (Phones Control Voltage mix) - 4:19
- CD HEL3003CD[3]
- "Starlight" - 3:59
- "Easily" - 3:40
- DVD HEL3003DVD[3]
- "Starlight" (video) - 4:07
- "Starlight" (audio) - 3:59
- "Starlight" (making of the video)
- "Hidden Track" (audio) - 0:32
- Gallery
 7" side A |
 7" side B |
[edit] Music video
The band worked with Paul Minor on the music video for Starlight. The video shows the band playing on the deck of a Japanese bulk carrier.
Before its release, the video for "Starlight" was initially thought (or was otherwise speculated) to be a sequel to another of their videos with David Slade, "Sing for Absolution"[citation needed], although that claim seems to have been unfounded. (The largely computer-generated video for their single "Sing for Absolution" showed the band travelling through space aboard a rocket, eventually crash-landing on what appears to be either a deserted, post-apocalyptic Earth or the ruins of a parallel human civilization on Mars.)
[edit] Chart performance
"Starlight" entered the UK Singles Chart the week of September 3 at #38 via digital downloads. The following week, and the physical release in the UK, the single peaked at #13. Since then, the single's chart position steadily declined, and it remained in the Top 75 after fifteen weeks, during the week of 2006-12-11. The next week, "Starlight" had fallen out of the Top 75.
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"Starlight" has also peaked at #2 on Billboard's Modern Rock Chart, Muse's highest charting single to date on any major chart. While it has yet to reach #1 on the chart officially it has been the number one song in terms of listener impressions in the country (on alternative radio stations).[5]
The track also charted in at number 9 in 2006's Triple J Hottest 100
[edit] Miscellanea
- "Starlight" is currently being used as the title music to Sky Sports coverage of the UEFA Euro 2008 football qualifiers.
- The song was chosen as the best song of 2006 by Radionica station.
[edit] References
- ^ Muse announce new single (2006-07-20). Retrieved on August 16, 2006.
- ^ billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Muse. Billboard. Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
- ^ a b c HMV.co.uk: singles: Starlight (2006). Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
- ^ Music Charts - The Official UK Top 75 Singles: Week of Mon 11 Dec. UK Singles Chart. Retrieved on December 10, 2006.
- ^ www.radioandrecords.com
[edit] External links
- MUSE - official artist website
- MUSE - Starlight - official single website
- Starlight (song) - MuseWiki
- Starlight (single) - MuseWiki
| Muse |
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| Dominic Howard | Matthew Bellamy | Chris Wolstenholme |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Showbiz | Origin of Symmetry | Absolution | Black Holes and Revelations |
| Compilations: Hullabaloo Soundtrack |
| Live DVDs: Hullabaloo Soundtrack | Absolution Tour |
| Extended plays: This Is A Muse Demo | Muse | Muscle Museum EP | Random 1-8 (Japan only) | Dead Star/In Your World (Japan & France only) |
| Singles: Uno | Cave | Muscle Museum | Sunburn | Unintended | Plug In Baby | New Born | Bliss | Hyper Music/Feeling Good | Dead Star/In Your World | Stockholm Syndrome | Time Is Running Out | Hysteria | Sing for Absolution | Apocalypse Please | Butterflies and Hurricanes | Supermassive Black Hole | Starlight | Knights of Cydonia | Invincible | Map of the Problematique |
| Production |
| John Leckie | Rich Costey | Paul Reeve |
