Stars (Kristine W song)

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"Stars"
Single by Kristine W
ReleasedAugust 7, 2017
Recorded2017
Genre Dance music
Label Fly Again Music
Songwriter(s) Kristine Weitz, Nick Helbling a.k.a. Nikka Bling
Producer(s) Kristine W
Kristine W singles chronology
"Out There"
(2016)
"Stars"
(2017)

"Stars" is a dance-pop single written and produced by American singer Kristine W and Nick Helbling a.k.a. Nikka Bling. With the January 27, 2018, issue of Billboard , "Stars" became Kristine W's 17th number-one single on the Dance Club Songs chart. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Original mixes

U.S. [2]
  1. Stars (Hans Mallon/Kespa Radio)
  2. Stars (Hans Mallon/Kespa Club Mix)
  3. Stars (Alex Acosta After Midnight Radio)
  4. Stars (Alex Acosta After Midnight Club)
  5. Stars (Alex Acosta After Midnight Dub)

Freejak mixes

U.S. [3]
  1. Stars (Freejak Radio)
  2. Stars (Freejak Club)
  3. Stars (Freejak Dub)

Candlelight mixes

U.S. [4]
  1. Stars (Vegas Strong Candlelight Mix)
  2. Stars (Vegas Strong Candlelight Mix Stripped)

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
U.S. Dance Club Songs [5] 1

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