You're a Superstar

"You're a Superstar"
Single by Love Inc.
from the album Love Inc.
Released	June 1998 (1998-06)
Length	3:26
Label	Vik. BMG Logic NuLife
Songwriter(s)	Vincent De Giorgio Chris Sheppard Brad Daymond
Producer(s)	Love Inc. Peter Ries
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.

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 platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry in 2024 for sales and streams exceeding 600,000.

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]

In 2024, Simone Denny as a solo artist released a country music cover of the song and an accompanying music video, both titled "Superstar." ^[3]

Music videos

The video features group members Chris Sheppard and Brad Daymond arriving in an armored truck and breaking into a top secret laboratory to rescue white rabbits used as test subjects with Simone Denny singing to the viewer, with a rabbit suit wearer carting rabbit cages labeled Elvis, Marilyn, Zsa Zsa and Jimi out of the facility and into the truck. The video ends with the rabbit suit wearer on top of the truck being driven away holding up two sparklers.

The country cover features Simone driving in a yellow 1973 Mustang convertible at Wasaga Beach in Simcoe County, Ontario.

Track listings

Canadian maxi-CD single (1998) [4] "You're a Superstar" (City of Love radio mix) – 4:00 "You're a Superstar" (City of Love club mix) – 5:46 "You're a Superstar" (The Dogwhistle Soundsystem) – 7:05 "You're a Superstar" (Mono Inc. Love club edit) – 5:39 US CD single (1998) [5] "You're a Superstar" (radio mix) – 4:00 "You're a Superstar" (City of Love club mix) – 5:46 "You're a Superstar" (Ether Dub) – 7:33 "You're a Superstar" (Scotty Marz vocal mix) – 6:41 "You're a Superstar" (Scotty Marz Supa Dub) – 6:52 Spanish 12-inch vinyl (1999) [6] A1. "You're a Superstar" (Giorgio's Mix) – 5:30 A2. "You're a Superstar" (Miami Playa Mix) – 7:03 B1. "You're a Superstar" (5:30 A.M. Remix) – 7:23 B2. "Broken Bones" (Ruff Driverz vocal mix) – 6:48

UK CD single (2000) [7] "You're a Superstar" (original version) "You're a Superstar" (Xenomania radio mix) "You're a Superstar" (Wayne 6 Luvs Petra Mix) UK CD single (2002) [8] "You're a Superstar" (radio edit) – 3:23 "You're a Superstar" (City of Love Mix) – 5:46 "You're a Superstar" (Pez Tellett Remix) – 4:51 "You're a Superstar" (Rezonance Q Remix) – 5:57 Australian maxi-CD single (2003) [9] "You're a Superstar" (radio edit '03) – 3:23 "You're a Superstar" (City of Love Mix) – 5:46 "You're a Superstar" (Pez Tellett Remix) – 4:51 "You're a Superstar" (Rezonance Q Remix) – 5:57 "You're a Superstar" (Wayne G Heaven Anthem Mix) – 9:37

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998–2000) Peak position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [10] 19 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [11] 13 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [12] 48 Canada Dance/Urban ( RPM ) [13] 1 Ireland (IRMA) [14] 33 Spain (AFYVE) [15] 8 UK Singles (OCC) [16] 91 US Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) [17] 22 US Maxi-Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [18] 47 Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [19] 57 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [20] 11 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [21] 11 Ireland (IRMA) [22] 10 Ireland Dance (IRMA) [23] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [24] 23 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [25] 48 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [26] 54 Scotland (OCC) [27] 2 UK Singles (OCC) [28] 7 UK Dance (OCC) [29] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM) [30] 46 Canada Dance (RPM) [31] 3 Chart (2002) Position UK Singles (OCC) [32] 145 Chart (2003) Position Ireland (IRMA) [33] 65 UK Singles (OCC) [34] 78

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [35]	Gold	40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [36]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Canada	June 1998	Maxi-CD	Vik. BMG	[37]
United States	1998	CD	Vik. Logic BMG	[5]
	1999	Promo CD		[38]
United Kingdom	July 10, 2000	CD cassette	Logic	[39]
United Kingdom (re-release)	December 16, 2002	12-inch vinyl CD	NuLife	[40]
Australia (re-release)	February 24, 2003	CD		[41]

Belters Only and Micky Modelle remix

"Superstar"
Single by Belters Only Micky Modelle Simone Denny
Released	2022
Genre	Eurodance, dance club
Length	3:42
Label	Polydor Records Universal Music Operations Limited
Producer(s)	Micky Modelle RobbieG Bissett

The video features Belters Only, Micky Modelle and Simone Denny performing live at The Academy venue in Dublin, Ireland.

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