Music Sounds Better with You

Last updated

"Music Sounds Better with You"
Stardust - Music Sounds Better with You.png
Single by Stardust
Released20 July 1998 (1998-07-20) [1]
Studio Daft House (Paris, France)
Genre French house
Length
  • 6:48
  • 4:20 (radio edit)
Label Roulé, Virgin, Because
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Stardust
Music video
"Music Sounds Better With You" on YouTube

"Music Sounds Better with You" is the only song by the French house trio Stardust, released on 20 July 1998. Stardust comprised the producer Thomas Bangalter, the DJ Alan Braxe and the vocalist Benjamin Diamond. They wrote "Music Sounds Better With You", a dance track, using a guitar riff sampled from the 1981 Chaka Khan song "Fate".

Contents

"Music Sounds Better with You" was initially released on Bangalter's label Roulé. It was followed by a wider release on Virgin Records, with a music video directed by Michel Gondry. It debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart in August 1998 and stayed there for two weeks, becoming one of the UK's bestselling singles that year. It also topped the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart for two weeks. It is certified double platinum in the UK, platinum in Australia, gold in Belgium and silver in France.

"Music Sounds Better with You" received positive reviews and has been named one of the greatest dance songs by several publications. Stardust recorded further demos, but decided to disband, believing this created mystique.

Recording

In the mid-1990s, the DJ Alan Braxe met Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk and gave him a demo of his track "Vertigo". Bangalter released the track on his label Roulé in 1997. After the launch, Braxe performed at the Rex Club in Paris, with Bangalter on keyboards and Braxe's friend Benjamin Diamond on vocals. [2] At the time, Diamond was in a punk band, who did not approve of his collaboration with electronic musicians. [3] The trio composed the first version of "Music Sounds Better with You" for the performance, using a looped sample from the 1981 Chaka Khan song "Fate", sampled using an E-mu SP-1200. [2]

After the performance, the trio worked on the track at Bangalter's home studio, Daft House. They added Rhodes piano, a Roland TR-909 drum machine and a bassline recorded on a Korg Trident. They arranged the song using an Ensoniq ASR-10 sampling keyboard, triggering different sections by assigning them to different keys. Diamond's vocals and the final track were compressed with an Alesis 3630. [2]

The lyrics were written by all three members. They initially wrote more lines, but deleted them. Diamond felt the sparse lyrics were "like a mantra ... something everyone could understand". [4] Braxe said they were "very happy" with the finished song, feeling they had created something original. [4]

Release

"Music Sounds Better with You" was released as a vinyl single on Bangalter's label Roulé in early 1998. [4] According to Braxe, the song initially confused Paris clubgoers: "It didn't take a long time for people to understand the structure of the track and start to dance on it, but the very first listen the reaction was, 'What is it?'" [4] The single was intended for DJs, but demand grew after copies were distributed at the 1998 Miami Winter Music Conference. According to the Roulé co-manager Gildas Loaec, the BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong was the first radio DJ to play the song. [4] Loaec and Diamond said "Music Sounds Better with You" sold between 250,000 and 400,000 copies on Roulé. [4] Bangalter did not enjoy the pressure and attention the single brought, as Roulé was "supposed to be a hobby, a creative platform". [4]

Stardust signed the single to Virgin Records, which sold more than two million copies worldwide on vinyl and CD. [4] Virgin released the song as a CD and cassette single in the UK on 10 August 1998. [5] In the US, it was serviced to rhythmic contemporary and contemporary hit radio on 15 September 1998, [6] followed by a commercial release on 22 September. [7] It topped the  Billboard   Dance Club Play chart for two weeks and reached number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. [8] [9] In Canada, where a CD single was issued on 6 October 1998, [10] it reached number two on the Canadian Singles Chart and number five on the RPM Dance chart. [11] [12] It topped the charts in Greece and Spain and reached the top 10 in at least nine other countries. [4] It is certified double platinum in the UK, [13] platinum in Australia, [14] gold in Belgium [15] and silver in France. [16]

Music video

The "Music Sounds Better with You" music video was directed by Michel Gondry. [3] It was shot in Thousand Oaks, California and surrounding communities. In the video, a young boy constructs a model glider over several days while the members of Stardust, wearing metallic suits with faces painted silver, perform on television. [4] DJ Mag described the video as "charming" and "dreamy". [17] The Insomniac journalist Jonny Coleman wrote that the video "helps reinforce the notion that this whole Stardust concept is supposed to exist in some other familiar but foreign liminal space, something ghostly but still warm and inviting". [18]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [19]

John Bush from AllMusic described "Music Sounds Better with You" as "one of the most irresistible, sublime dance singles of the decade". [19] Larry Flick of Billboard described it as a "euro-splashed ditty" with "an infectious li'l hook and a solid, old-school disco bassline ... its execution makes it pop with a refreshing energy". [20] Another editor, Annabel Ross, called the song "sublime in its simplicity" and said it was one of the best dance songs. [21] Bruce Tantum of DJ Mag wrote that it "doesn't do much of anything, really, nor does it have to. It exists in a state of pleasure-giving perfection." [17]

In 2013, Mixmag named "Music Sounds Better with you" the sixth-greatest dance song, [22] and 2018 they included it in their list of the "biggest vocal house anthems". [23] Pitchfork ranked it the 46th-best song of the 90s, [24] and included it in The Pitchfork 500 , a book compiling the greatest songs from 1977 to 2008. [25] In 2011, Slant Magazine named it the 99th-best single of the 90s, [26] and 2012 Porcys ranked it the greatest. [27] In 2017, BuzzFeed named it the 72nd-greatest dance song of the 90s. [28] In 2022, Pitchfork named it one of the best house tracks of the 90s, [29] while Rolling Stone named it the 73rd-greatest dance song. [30]

Legacy

According to Billboard , after the success of "Music Sounds Better with You", Virgin offered Bangalter $3 million to produce a Stardust album. [4] The group created several demos, [31] but abandoned them. In 2012, Braxe said there were no plans to release the demos, saying it gave the record "a certain magic and mystery". [2] He later said he had wanted to continue with Stardust, but Bangalter was focused on Daft Punk. [3] Apart from their performance at Rex Club, Stardust performed only once, in a 30-minute set at the Borealis festival in Montpellier, France. [4]

Diamond and Braxe resumed their solo careers. Diamond said he found it difficult to return to his own style of music after Stardust, and his record company, Sony, pressured him to release similar music. [32] Bangalter continued to release music as Daft Punk with Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. [33] They performed a mashup of "Music Sounds Better with You" and their 2000 single "One More Time" on their 2006—2007 tour; a performance was included on the bonus disc of the live album Alive 2007 . Pitchfork described it as "a combination so 'holy shit' ecstatic it would seem downright cocky if it wasn't so blissful". [34]

In 2011, Big Time Rush sampled "Music Sounds Better with You" for their track "Music Sounds Better with U". [35] It was also featured in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V . [36] In 2018, Stardust remastered the song for its 20th anniversary. It was reissued by the record label Because Music [37] and added to streaming platforms. [4]

Track listings

French single-sided 12-inch vinyl single [38]
No.TitleLength
1."Music Sounds Better with You"6:48
Total length:6:48
European and Australian CD single [39] [40]
No.TitleLength
1."Music Sounds Better with You" (radio edit)4:21
2."Music Sounds Better with You" (12-inch club mix)6:48
3."Music Sounds Better with You" (Bob Sinclar Remix)6:46
Total length:17:45
US CD single [41]
No.TitleLength
1."Music Sounds Better with You" (radio edit)4:21
2."Music Sounds Better with You" (12-inch club mix)6:48
3."Music Sounds Better with You" (Bibi & Dim's Anthem from Paris Mix)10:28
4."Music Sounds Better with You" (Chateau Flight Remix)7:14
Total length:28:51
Music Sounds Better with You Remixé EP [42]
No.TitleLength
1."Music Sounds Better with You" (Bibi & Dimitri Anthem from Paris Mix)10:28
2."Music Sounds Better with You" (DJ Sneak's 32 on Red Dub Mix)5:40
3."Music Sounds Better with You" (Chateau Flight Remix)7:14
4."Music Sounds Better with You" (DJ Sneak's 32 on Red Mix)8:16
Total length:31:38
2019 re-release [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Music Sounds Better with You"6:43
2."Music Sounds Better with You" (radio edit)4:20
Total length:11:03

Personnel

Stardust

Additional musicians

Charts

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [14] Platinum70,000^
Belgium (BEA) [15] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [16] Silver125,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] 2× Platinum1,200,000‡
United States—140,000 [81]
Summaries
Worldwide—2,000,000 [82]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daft Punk</span> French electronic music duo

Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They achieved early popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, combining elements of house music with funk, disco, techno, rock and synth-pop. The duo garnered further acclaim and commercial success and are now regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history.

<i>Homework</i> (Daft Punk album) 1997 studio album by Daft Punk

Homework is the debut studio album by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released on 20 January 1997 by Virgin Records and Soma Quality Recordings. It was later released in the United States on 25 March 1997. As the duo's first project on a major label, they produced the album's tracks without plans to release them, but after initially considering releasing them as separate singles, they considered the material good enough for an album.

<i>Discovery</i> (Daft Punk album) 2001 studio album by Daft Punk

Discovery is the second studio album by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released on 12 March 2001 by Virgin Records. It marked a shift from the Chicago house of their first album, Homework (1997), to a house style more heavily inspired by disco, post-disco, garage house, and R&B. Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk described Discovery as an exploration of song structures, musical forms and childhood nostalgia, compared to the "raw" electronic music of Homework.

<i>Human After All</i> 2005 studio album by Daft Punk

Human After All is the third studio album by French electronic music duo Daft Punk, first released on 14 March 2005 through Virgin Records. Unlike their previous studio album Discovery (2001), whose sound was inspired by disco and garage house and produced over the period of two years, Human After All was more minimalistic and improvisational with a mixture of heavier guitars and electronics, and was produced in six weeks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Bangalter</span> French musician (born 1975)

Thomas Bangalter is a French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and composer. He is best known as one half of the former French house music duo Daft Punk, alongside Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. He has recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, as well as a solo artist. Bangalter's work has influenced a wide range of artists in various genres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roulé</span> French record label

Roulé was a French record label founded in 1995 by former Daft Punk member Thomas Bangalter. Roulé had a side label entitled Scratché which released only one record, produced by the Buffalo Bunch. Roulé was liquidated in 2018.

French house is a style of house music devised by French musicians in the 1990s. It is a form of Euro disco and a popular strand of the late 1990s and 2000s European EDM scene. The defining characteristics of the genre are filter and phaser effects both on and alongside samples from late 1970s and early 1980s European disco tracks. Tracks sometimes contained original hooks inspired by these samples, providing thicker harmonic foundations than the genre's forerunners. Most tracks in this style are in 4
4 time and feature steady four on the floor beats in the tempo range of 110–130 beats per minute. French house is similar to future funk, although there are some key differences. Purveyors of French house include Daft Punk, David Guetta, Bob Sinclar, Martin Solveig, Stardust, Cassius, The Supermen Lovers, Modjo, Justice, Air and Étienne de Crécy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robot Rock (song)</span> 2005 song by Daft Punk

"Robot Rock" is the lead single from Daft Punk's third studio album Human After All. The single was released initially on 11 April 2005 with a music video, directed by and featuring the duo, preceding the single's release. While the single reached a moderately high chart position, many critics found the song overly repetitive when compared to songs from their other studio albums at the time. It features a sample of "Release the Beast" performed by Breakwater.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Digital Love (Daft Punk song)</span> 2001 song by Daft Punk

"Digital Love" is a song by French electronic music duo Daft Punk. It was released as the third single from their second album, Discovery, on 11 June 2001. It reached number 33 in France, number 28 in Italy, and number 14 in the United Kingdom. As part of the album, the song is featured in the film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Around the World (Daft Punk song)</span> 1997 single by Daft Punk

"Around the World" is a song by French electronic music duo Daft Punk. It was written by the duo and released in April 1997 by Virgin as the second single from their debut studio album, Homework (1997). The song became a major club hit globally and reached number one on the dance charts in Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It also peaked at number one in Iceland and Italy. The song's lyrics solely consist of the words "around the world", repeated on loop for a total of 144 times. The music video was directed by Michel Gondry and choreographed by Blanca Li. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 21 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alan Braxe</span> French electronic musician (born 1971)

Alain Quême, known professionally as Alan Braxe, is a French electronic musician. He is most widely known for his collaborative work with the musicians Fred Falke and Kris Menace, and for being part of the musical trio Stardust. In 2005, he released The Upper Cuts, a collection of his previously released material. He is the cousin of French electronic musician DJ Falcon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Da Funk</span> 1995 single by Daft Punk

"Da Funk" is an instrumental track by French electronic music duo Daft Punk, initially released as a single in May 1995 by Soma and Virgin and later included on their debut album, Homework (1997). The song and its accompanying music video directed by Spike Jonze are considered classics of 1990s house music. It went on to sell 30,000 copies in 1997. A reversed clip of "Da Funk" was also released on Homework as "Funk Ad", which is the final track on the album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daft Punk discography</span>

French electronic music duo Daft Punk released four studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, one soundtrack album, five remix albums, two video albums, twenty-two singles and nineteen music videos. Group members Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo met in 1987 while studying at the Lycée Carnot secondary school. They subsequently recorded several demo tracks together, forming Daft Punk in 1993. Their debut single "The New Wave" was released the following year on the Soma Quality Recordings label. Daft Punk first found commercial success with the release of their second single "Da Funk", which peaked at number seven in France and topped the United States Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Together (French duo)</span> 2000–2003 French house duo

Together was a French house duo consisting of DJ Falcon and one member of Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter. The duo released two songs, one each in 2000 and 2002, on Bangalter's own record label, Roulé: "Together" and "So Much Love to Give".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DJ Falcon</span> French DJ, record producer, and photographer

Stéphane Quême, known as DJ Falcon, is a French DJ, record producer and photographer. He is the brother of Delphine Quême (Quartet) and a cousin of Alan Braxe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">One More Time (Daft Punk song)</span> 2000 song by Daft Punk

"One More Time" is a song by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released as a single from their second studio album, Discovery (2001), on 13 November 2000. It is a French house song featuring an auto-tuned vocal performance by Romanthony and a sample of "More Spell on You" by Eddie Johns. The music video forms part of the 2003 anime film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem. "One More Time" reached number one on the French Singles Chart, number two on the UK Singles Chart, and number 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

<i>Random Access Memories</i> 2013 studio album by Daft Punk

Random Access Memories is the fourth and final studio album by the French electronic duo Daft Punk, released on 17 May 2013 through Columbia Records. It pays tribute to late 1970s and early 1980s American music, particularly from Los Angeles. This theme is reflected in the album's packaging, as well as its promotional campaign, which included billboards, television advertisements and a web series. Recording sessions took place from 2008 to 2012 at Henson, Conway and Capitol Studios in California, Electric Lady Studios in New York City, and Gang Recording Studio in Paris, France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Get Lucky (Daft Punk song)</span> 2013 single by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers

"Get Lucky" is a song written and performed by French electronic music duo Daft Punk featuring American musicians Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers. Daft Punk released the song as the lead single from their fourth and final studio album, Random Access Memories, on 19 April 2013. Before its release as a single, "Get Lucky" was featured in television advertisements broadcast during Saturday Night Live, after which Rodgers and Williams announced their involvement in the track. "Get Lucky" is a house-inspired disco, funk, and pop track with lyrics that, according to Williams, are about the good fortune of connecting with someone, as well as sexual chemistry. "Get Lucky" has since received acclaim from critics, with a number of them praising Williams's vocals and Rodgers's guitar riffs.

"Contact" is a song by French electronic music duo Daft Punk. It is the thirteenth and final track from the duo's fourth studio album Random Access Memories, released on 17 May 2013. The track was written and produced by the duo, with additional writing and co-production by DJ Falcon. Daryl Braithwaite, Tony Mitchell, and Garth Porter are also credited as writers due to the song containing a sample of "We Ride Tonight" by Australian rock band The Sherbs. The song includes audio from the Apollo 17 mission, courtesy of NASA and Captain Eugene Cernan. Due to digital downloads of Random Access Memories, the song charted at number 46 on the French Singles Chart and at number 24 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lose Yourself to Dance</span> 2013 single by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams

"Lose Yourself to Dance" is a song by French electronic music duo Daft Punk and American musician Pharrell Williams. Like their previous collaboration with fellow American musician Nile Rodgers, "Get Lucky", the song was written for Daft Punk's fourth studio album Random Access Memories (2013).

References

  1. 1 2 "Music Sounds Better with You – Single" . Retrieved 24 November 2020– via Apple Music.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Barker, Chris (October 2012). "Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour". MusicRadar . Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Welch, Andy (3 April 2023). "'Within a minute, everyone was dancing' – Stardust on making 'Music Sounds Better With You'". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Stardust's 'Music Sounds Better With You': Remastering & Revisiting Classic Single 20 Years Later". Billboard . 13 June 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 8 August 1998. p. 31.
  6. ↑ "New Releases". Radio & Records . No. 1265. 11 September 1998. pp. 35, 41.
  7. ↑ Sandiford-Waller, Theda (19 September 1998). "Hot 100 Spotlight". Billboard . Vol. 110, no. 38. p. 105. Also due Sept. 22 are [...] and Stardust's 'Music Sounds Better With You' (Virgin).
  8. 1 2 "Stardust Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Stardust Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Album Releases: October 1998". Jam!. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Stardust Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 6976." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  13. 1 2 "British single certifications – Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  14. 1 2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  16. 1 2 "French single certifications – Stardust – Music Sounds Better" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  17. 1 2 Tantum, Bruce (26 June 2019). "How Stardust's 'Music Sounds Better With You' inadvertently changed the face of house music". DJ Mag. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  18. ↑ Coleman, Johnny (2 August 2018). "Stardust — 'Music Sounds Better With You'". Insomniac . Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  19. 1 2 Bush, John. Music Sounds Better with You at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  20. ↑ Flick, Larry (3 October 1998). "Single Reviews: New & Noteworthy" (PDF). Billboard . p. 24. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  21. ↑ Ross, Annabel. "Love Might Bring Us Back Together: Stardust Talk Revisiting & Remastering 'Music Sounds Better With You' 20 Years Later". Billboard . Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  22. ↑ "What is the greatest dance track of all time? - Features - Mixmag". Mixmag . 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  23. ↑ "The 30 best vocal house anthems ever". Mixmag. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  24. ↑ "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 50-21". Pitchfork . 2 September 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  25. ↑ Plagenhoef, Scott; Schreiber, Ryan, eds. (November 2008). The Pitchfork 500. Simon & Schuster. p. 152. ISBN   978-1-4165-6202-3.
  26. ↑ "The 100 Best Singles of the 1990s". Slant Magazine . 9 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  27. ↑ "100 Singli 1990-1999". Porcys (in Polish). 20 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  28. ↑ Stopera, Matt; Galindo, Brian (11 March 2017). "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s". BuzzFeed . Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  29. ↑ Sherburne, Philip; Cardew, Ben (13 October 2022). "The 30 Best House Tracks of the '90s". Pitchfork . Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  30. ↑ Dolan, Jon; Lopez, Julyssa; Matos, Michaelangelo; Shaffer, Claire (22 July 2022). "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  31. ↑ Cardew, Ben (2021). Daft Punk's Discovery: The Future Unfurled. London: Velocity Press. p. 31. ISBN   978-1-913231-11-8.
  32. ↑ James, Martin. French Connections. p. 275.
  33. ↑ "Solid Gold: How Daft Punk's 'Discovery' Reshaped Dance Music for the Digital Age". 2 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  34. ↑ Dombal, Ryan (27 November 2007). "Daft Punk: Alive 2007". Pitchfork . Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  35. ↑ "WORLD PREMIERE: Listen To Big Time Rush's New Single 'Music Sounds Better With U' [AUDIO]". Ryan Seacrest. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  36. ↑ "Grand Theft Auto V: The official, final tracklist has been revealed". Consequence of Sound. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  37. ↑ Reed, Ryan (29 May 2019). "Stardust's 'Music Sounds Better With You' to debut digitally, earn vinyl reissue". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  38. ↑ Music Sounds Better with You (French single-sided 12-inch single vinyl disc). Stardust. Roulé. 1998. Roulé 305.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  39. ↑ Music Sounds Better with You (European CD single liner notes). Stardust. Virgin Records, Roulé. 1998. 7243 8 95312 2 0, DINSD 175.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  40. 1 2 "Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  41. ↑ Music Sounds Better with You (European CD single liner notes). Stardust. Virgin Records America, Roulé. 1998. V25G-38651, 7243 8 38651 2 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  42. ↑ Music Sounds Better with You Remixé EP (2x12-inch vinyl discs). Stardust. Roulé. 1998. 305 Rmx, 305 Rmx 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  43. ↑ "Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  44. ↑ "Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  45. ↑ "Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  46. ↑ Danish Singles Chart. 11 September 1998.
  47. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 15, no. 44. 31 October 1998. p. 8. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  48. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Stardust". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 245. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  49. ↑ "Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You" (in French). Les classement single.
  50. ↑ "Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  51. ↑ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 15, no. 41. 10 October 1998. p. 18. Retrieved 6 May 2018.See LW column.
  52. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 294 Vikuna 15.10. – 22.10. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 October 1998. p. 10. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  53. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Music Sounds Better with You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  54. ↑ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 15, no. 39. 26 September 1998. p. 12. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  55. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 37, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  56. ↑ "Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  57. ↑ "Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You". Top 40 Singles.
  58. ↑ "Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You". VG-lista.
  59. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  60. ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World, September 19, 1998
  61. ↑ "Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You". Singles Top 100.
  62. ↑ "Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You". Swiss Singles Chart.
  63. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  64. ↑ "Stardust Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  65. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1998". ARIA . Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  66. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1998" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  67. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1998" (in French). Ultratop . Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  68. ↑ "RPM's Top 50 Dance Tracks of '98". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  69. ↑ "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1998" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 15, no. 51. 19 December 1998. p. 8. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  70. ↑ "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 1998" (in French). SNEP . Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  71. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 100 – Vinsælustu Lögin '98". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1999. p. 34. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  72. ↑ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1998". Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  73. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998" (in Dutch). MegaCharts . Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  74. ↑ "Årslista Singlar, 1998" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  75. ↑ "Swiss Year-End Charts 1998" (in German). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  76. ↑ "Best Sellers of 1998 – Singles Top 100". Music Week . 16 January 1999. p. 7.
  77. ↑ "The Year in Music 1998: Hot Dance Club-Play Singles". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. 26 December 1998. p. YE-54.
  78. ↑ "The Year in Music 1998: Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. 26 December 1998. p. YE-55.
  79. ↑ "Most Broadcast of 1999: Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music Week . 22 January 2000. p. 31. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  80. ↑ "1999 The Year in Music: Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. 25 December 1999. p. YE-61.
  81. ↑ "Dancefloor Ground Swell" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 41. 9 October 1999. p. 52. Retrieved 29 January 2020– via World Radio History.
  82. ↑ Bein, Kat (28 June 2019). "Stardust On The Gay Bars, Firings & Failures That Led To 'Music Sounds Better With You'". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.