Under Stars

This article is about the Amy Macdonald album. For the Aurora song, see Aurora (singer).

Under Stars
Studio album by Amy Macdonald
Released	17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)
Recorded	October 2015 – August 2016
Studio	RAK Studios (London)
Genre	Pop rock soft rock
Length	38:59
Label	Melodramatic Mercury Vertigo
Producer	Cam Blackwood Tim Bran Roy Kerr Andrew Britton Ash Howes Mikey Rowe
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s) [19]	Length
1.	"Dream On"	Amy Macdonald Ben Parker James Sims	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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s) [20]	Length
1.	"Dream On"	Amy Macdonald Ben Parker James Sims	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)	Bruce Springsteen	Parker	2:20

Super deluxe box set

A super deluxe box set was also released that contains: ^[21]

• Deluxe edition of the album
• DVD of 8 live acoustic versions
• 4 art images (one signed by Macdonald)
• Handwritten printed lyric sheets
• Embossed black envelope

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [22] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] 21 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [24] 18 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [25] 18 French Albums (SNEP) [26] 88 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [27] 2 Irish Albums (IRMA) [28] 75 New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [29] 10 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [30] 39 Scottish Albums (OCC) [31] 2 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [32] 75 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [33] 1 UK Albums (OCC) [34] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [35] 74 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [36] 184 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [37] 199 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [38] 54 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [39] 17

Certifications

Sales certifications for Under Stars

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [40]	Gold	100,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [41]	Gold	10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [42]	Silver	60,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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External links

• Amy Macdonald Official site
• Amy Macdonald on YouTube