You're a Superstar

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"You're a Superstar"
LoveInc - Superstar single.jpg
Single by Love Inc.
from the album Love Inc.
ReleasedJune 1998 (1998-06)
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Vincent De Giorgio
  • Chris Sheppard
  • Brad Daymond
Producer(s)
Love Inc. singles chronology
"Broken Bones"
(1998)		"You're a Superstar"
(1998)		"Homeless"
(1999)

"You're a Superstar" is a song by Canadian Eurodance group Love Inc. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from the album Love Inc., after "Broken Bones." "You're a Superstar" was Love Inc.'s biggest hit, peaking at number 13 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and number one on the RPM Dance Chart. It also peaked at number eight in Spain and number 23 in the Netherlands.

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In the United Kingdom, the song was a commercial failure during its original release in 2000, but two years later, it was re-released and peaked at number seven for four weeks in December 2002 and January 2003. In Scotland, the song reached number two in early January 2003. Its success in the UK allowed the song to receive a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry in 2021 for sales and streams exceeding 400,000.

In 2020, the song was used as a lipsync number in the first season finale episode of Canada's Drag Race , which was won by Priyanka. [1] In the same year, Love Inc.'s Simone Denny appeared on CBC Television's annual New Year's Eve special, performing the song as part of Tyler Shaw's set. [2]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [34] Gold40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Gold400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
CanadaJune 1998 Maxi-CD [36]
United States1998CD
  • Vik.
  • Logic
  • BMG
 [4]
1999Promo CD [37]
United KingdomJuly 10, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
Logic [38]
United Kingdom (re-release)December 16, 2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 NuLife [39]
Australia (re-release)February 24, 2003CD [40]

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