Stay Out of My Life

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"Stay Out Of My Life"
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Single by Five Star
from the album Silk & Steel
B-side "How Dare You (Stay Out Of My Life)"
Released26 January 1987
Genre Pop
Length3:55
Label RCA, Tent
Songwriter(s) Deniece Pearson
Producer(s) Buster Pearson, Deniece Pearson
Five Star singles chronology
"If I Say Yes"
(1986)
"Stay Out Of My Life"
(1987)
"The Slightest Touch"
(1987)

"Stay Out Of My Life" is a 1987 hit single by British pop group Five Star. It was the fifth release from their number one selling LP Silk & Steel , and reached no.9 in the UK singles chart.

The song's B-side, "How Dare You (Stay Out Of My Life)", was used as the theme tune to the 1980s children's television series made by Tyne Tees TV called How Dare You , [1] presented by Carrie Grant.

Track listings

7” Single:

1. "Stay Out Of My Life"

2. "(How Dare You) Stay Out Of My Life"


12” Single:

1. "Stay Out Of My Life" (Extended Version)

2. "If I Say Yes" (Lew Hahn U.S. Dub Remix)

3. "(How Dare You) Stay Out Of My Life"


All tracks available on the remastered versions of either the 2010 'Silk & Steel' album, the 2013 'The Remix Anthology (The Remixes 1984-1991)' or the 2018 'Luxury - The Definitive Anthology 1984-1991' boxset.

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References

  1. "How Dare You: Opening titles" YouTube.com. Retrieved 13 June 2010