Under Stars

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Under Stars
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Studio album by
Released17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)
RecordedOctober 2015 – August 2016
Studio RAK Studios (London)
Genre
Length38:59
Label
Producer
Amy Macdonald chronology
Life in a Beautiful Light
(2012)
Under Stars
(2017)
Under Stars (Live in Berlin)
(2017)
Amy Macdonald studio album chronology
Life in a Beautiful Light
(2012)
Under Stars
(2017)
The Human Demands
(2020)
Under Stars track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) [14] Length
1."Dream On"
  • Andrew Britton
  • Mikey Rowe
  • Ash Howes
3:19
2."Under Stars"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Cameron Blackwood
  • Tim Bran
  • Roy Kerr
3:41
3."Automatic"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Blackwood
  • Bran
  • Kerr
3:16
4."Down by the Water"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Bran
  • Kerr
  • Parker
  • Sims
3:27
5."Leap of Faith"
  • Macdonald
  • Blackwood
  • Bran
  • Kerr
3:03
6."Never Too Late"
  • Macdonald
  • Adam Falkner
  • Shannon Harris
  • Blackwood
  • Bran
  • Kerr
4:06
7."The Rise & Fall"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Britton
  • Rowe
3:13
8."Feed My Fire"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Blackwood
  • Bran
  • Kerr
3:15
9."The Contender"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Blackwood
3:36
10."Prepare to Fall"
  • Macdonald
  • Blackwood
4:30
11."From the Ashes"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Bran
  • Kerr
3:36

Deluxe edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) [15] Length
1."Dream On"
  • Andrew Britton
  • Ash Howes
  • Mikey Rowe
3:19
2."Under Stars"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Cameron Blackwood
  • Tim Bran
  • Roy Kerr
3:41
3."Automatic"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Blackwood
  • Bran
  • Kerr
3:16
4."Down by the Water"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Bran
  • Kerr
  • Parker
  • Sims
3:27
5."Leap of Faith"
  • Macdonald
  • Blackwood
  • Bran
  • Kerr
3:03
6."Never Too Late"
  • Macdonald
  • Adam Falkner
  • Shannon Harris
  • Blackwood
  • Bran
  • Kerr
4:06
7."The Rise & Fall"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Britton
  • Rowe
3:13
8."Feed My Fire"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Blackwood
  • Bran
  • Kerr
3:15
9."The Contender"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Blackwood
3:36
10."Prepare to Fall"
  • Macdonald
  • Blackwood
4:30
11."From the Ashes"
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Bran
  • Kerr
3:36
12."Under Stars" (acoustic)
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Parker
3:40
13."Dream On" (acoustic)
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Parker
3:16
14."Prepare to Fall" (acoustic)
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
4:03
15."Leap of Faith" (acoustic)
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
3:10
16."Automatic" (acoustic)
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Parker
3:05
17."Down by the Water" (acoustic)
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Parker
3:28
18."The Rise & Fall" (acoustic)
  • Macdonald
  • Parker
  • Sims
  • Parker
3:34
19."I'm on Fire" (acoustic)
  • Parker
2:20

Super deluxe box set

A super deluxe box set was also released that contains: [16]

Charts

Certifications

Sales certifications for Under Stars
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [35] Gold100,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [36] Gold10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [37] Silver60,000

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

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