She's a Star

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"She's a Star"
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Single by James
from the album Whiplash
B-side
  • "Stutter" (live)
  • "Johnny Yen" (live)
  • "Chunney Chops"
  • "Fishknives"
  • "Van Gogh's Dog"
  • "Come Home" (remix)
Released10 February 1997 (1997-02-10)
Length3:39
Label Fontana
Songwriter James
Producer Stephen Hague
James singles chronology
"Jam J" / "Say Something"
(1994)		"She's a Star"
(1997)		"Tomorrow"
(1997)

"She's a Star" is a song written and performed by British alternative rock band James. It was released on 10 February 1997 as the first single from their seventh studio album, Whiplash (1997). "She's a Star" reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and became a brief hit in Australia and Canada. The song was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in December 2020 for sales and streams exceeding 200,000 units. It was used in Waitrose's Christmas advert in 2025.

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Chart performance

Reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart, "She's a Star" became the group's third top-10 single and their first since 1991. As of 2025, it is their last UK top-10 single. [1]

Music video

The video for the single features British actress Keeley Hawes. [2]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United States27 January 1997 Alternative radio Fontana [14] [15]
United Kingdom10 February 1997CD [16] [17]

References

  1. 1 2 "James: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Allen, Jeremy (7 November 2018). "Can you spot the pre-fame celebrities in these music videos?". BBC Online . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ↑ She's a Star (UK CD1 liner notes). James. Fontana Records. 1997. JIMED 16.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ She's a Star (UK CD2 liner notes). James. Fontana Records. 1997. JIMCD 16.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ She's a Star (Australian CD single liner notes). James. Fontana Records. 1997. 574 159-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ She's a Star (UK CD3 liner notes). James. Fontana Records. 1997. JIMDD 16.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ She's a Star (European CD single liner notes). James. Fontana Records. 1997. 574 158-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016" . Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3203." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 14, no. 9. 1 March 1997. p. 13. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "British single certifications – James – She's a Star". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  14. ↑ Sprague, David (25 January 1997). "James Takes New Crack with 'Whiplash'". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 4. p. 18. ...'She's a Star,' which goes to radio the last week of January.
  15. ↑ "Be on the Lookout". Gavin Report . No. 2140. 24 January 1997. p. 36.
  16. ↑ "She's a Star". oneofthethree.com. 10 February 1997. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Reviews – Records Out on February 10, 1997: Singles". Music Week . 1 February 1997. p. 27.
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