Like a Star

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"Like a Star"
Corinne Bailey Rae - Like a Star.png
UK CD single cover
Single by Corinne Bailey Rae
from the album Corinne Bailey Rae
B-side
  • "Enchantment"
  • "Choux Pastry Heart"
Released7 November 2005 (2005-11-7)
Recorded2005
Studio The Idle Studio
Genre Pop-soul [1]
Length4:01
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Corinne Bailey Rae
Producer(s) Steve Chrisanthou
Corinne Bailey Rae singles chronology
"Like a Star"
(2005)		"Put Your Records On"
(2006)

"Like a Star" is a song by English singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, released as the lead single from her self-titled debut studio album (2006). It was written by Bailey Rae and produced by Steve Chrisanthou. The song was originally released in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2005 as a limited edition of 3,000 copies, reaching number 34 on the UK Singles Chart. An accompanying music video was directed by James Griffiths. [2]

Contents

The single was re-released on 9 October 2006, reaching a new peak position of number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. "Like a Star" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 50th Grammy Awards.

Track listings

  1. "Like a Star"
  2. "Enchantment"
  3. "Choux Pastry Heart"
A. "Like a Star"
B. "Enchantment"

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Corinne Bailey Rae . [3]

Charts

Chart (2005–06)Peak
position
European Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [4] 99
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [5] 24
Scotland (OCC) [6] 42
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 34
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [8] 6
Chart (2012)Peak
position
South Korea International Singles (Gaon) [9] 73

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Korea (Gaon) [b] —240,153 [10]
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Re-release

"Like a Star"
Corinne Bailey Rae - Like a Star (reissue).png
UK CD single 1 cover
Single by Corinne Bailey Rae
from the album Corinne Bailey Rae
B-side
Released9 October 2006 (2006-10-9)
Label EMI

"Like a Star" was re-released in the UK on 9 October 2006 due to the popularity of the song. A new music video, directed by Sam Brown, was shot for the reissue. [13] The single reached a new peak position of number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. "Like a Star" was released in the United States in January 2007, reaching number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100. As of January 2010, the song had sold 327,000 downloads in the US. [14]

Bailey Rae performed "Like a Star" and "Put Your Records On" live on the 7 October 2006 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live . She also performed "Like a Star" and "Trouble Sleeping" on NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip on 27 November 2006. The song was used in the ABC shows Grey's Anatomy and Men in Trees , as well as in an episode of NBC's Medium and CBS' CSI: NY . The track was also featured in the films Nancy Drew (2007) and 27 Dresses (2008). Rae performed "Like a Star" at the 49th Grammy Awards on 11 February 2007. The following year, it received a nomination for Song of the Year at the 50th Grammy Awards.

Track listings

  1. "Like a Star"
  2. "Emaraldine"
  1. "Like a Star"
  2. "Emaraldine"
  3. "Enchantment" (Amp Fiddler Remix)
  4. "Daydreaming" (Aretha Franklin cover)
  5. "Like a Star" (re-release video)
A. "Like a Star"
B. "Enchantment" (Amp Fiddler Remix)
  1. "Like a Star" (acoustic)
  2. "Like a Star" (instrumental)

Charts

Chart (2006–07)Peak
position
European Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [15] 96
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16] 100
Scotland (OCC) [17] 31
UK Singles (OCC) [18] 32
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [19] 6
US Billboard Hot 100 [20] 56
US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [21] 18
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [22] 33
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [23] 59
US Pop 100 ( Billboard ) [24] 47
US Smooth Jazz Songs ( Billboard ) [25] 30

Notes

  1. Sales from 2012
  2. ↑ Sales from 2012

References

  1. ↑ Levine, Nick (2023-09-09). "Corinne Bailey Rae: "A big tough hip-hop artist told me he walked down the aisle to 'Like A Star'"". NME. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Corinne Bailey Rae – "Like a Star"". VH1. 28 February 2006. Archived from the original on 24 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Corinne Bailey Rae (liner notes). Corinne Bailey Rae. EMI. 2006. 009463 54117 2 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "European Hot 100 Singles – Chart Listing For The Week Of Nov 26 2005". Billboard . Retrieved 26 October 2008.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "2012년 05주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart . Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Year-end Download Charts
    2012:
  11. ↑ "British single certifications – Corinne Bailey Rae – Like a Star". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "American single certifications – Corinne Bailey Rae – Like a Star". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sam Brown // Music Videos". Flynn Productions. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  14. ↑ Herrera, Monica (11 January 2010). "Corinne Bailey Rae: The Billboard Cover Story". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  15. ↑ "European Hot 100 Singles – Chart Listing For The Week Of Oct 28 2006". Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2008.[ dead link ]
  16. ↑ "Corinne Bailey Rae – Like a Star" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  17. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  18. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "Corinne Bailey Rae Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  21. ↑ "Corinne Bailey Rae Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "Corinne Bailey Rae Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  23. ↑ "Corinne Bailey Rae Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  24. ↑ "Corinne Bailey Rae | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  25. ↑ "Corinne Bailey Rae Chart History (Smooth Jazz Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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