Superstar (Christine Milton song)

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"Superstar"
Christine Milton Superstar.jpg
Single by Christine Milton
from the album Friday
Released13 January 2003 (2003-01-13) [1]
Studio C&J (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Genre R&B
Length3:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Cutfather & Joe
Christine Milton singles chronology
"Superstar"
(2003)		"Whiketywhack (I Ain't Coming Back)"
(2003)

"Superstar" is a song written by Mich Hansen, Joe Belmaati, and Remee and performed by Danish pop singer Christine Milton. It was released in January 2003 as the lead single from Milton's debut studio album, Friday (2004), and spent seven weeks at number one on the Danish Singles Chart. The song was later covered to international success by British singer Jamelia.

Contents

According to a HitQuarters interview with co-writer and producer Cutfather, the song was initially inspired by Liberty X's "Just a Little" (2002), "I liked that song and wanted to do something, not similar, but something in that vibe", he said. [2]

Track listings

  1. "Superstar" – 3:34
  2. "Superstar" (Mestarr radio edit) – 3:38
  1. "Superstar" – 3:33
  2. "Superstar" (Mestarr radio edit) – 3:36
  3. "Superstar" (Mestarr club mix) – 6:55
  4. "Superstar" (instrumental) – 3:33

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the CD single liner notes. [3]

Charts

Chart (2003–2004)Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten) [6] 1
Norway (VG-lista) [7] 15

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [8] Platinum8,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Jamelia cover

"Superstar"
Jamelia-superstar.jpg
Single by Jamelia
from the album Thank You
B-side
  • "Ayo Superstar" (remix)
  • "Bounce" (remix)
Released15 September 2003 (2003-09-15)
Studio Cutfather & Joe (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Genre R&B
Length3:35
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Cutfather & Joe
Jamelia singles chronology
"Bout"
(2003)		"Superstar"
(2003)		"Thank You"
(2004)

"Superstar" was covered by British R&B singer Jamelia for her second studio album, Thank You . It was released as the album's second single on 15 September 2003 through Parlophone. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number eight, but as airplay, video play and the general awareness of the track increased, the track climbed to a peak of number three the following month. "Superstar" became the UK's 26th-biggest-selling single of 2003 and has sold 400,000 copies there as of 2019. The single has been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), spending 20 weeks on the UK chart.

"Superstar" also saw worldwide chart success, peaking at number one in Australia and New Zealand and attaining top-10 positions in over 15 other countries. The song earned the songwriters an Ivor Novello Award for "Most Performed Work", being the most performed song in the United Kingdom in 2003. [9] According to the Performing Right Society, "Superstar" was the fourth most popular song of the 2000s (decade) in the UK based on the amount of plays and performances. [10]

Music video

The music video for "Superstar" was directed by Dominic Leung.[ citation needed ]

Track listings

  1. "Superstar" (original version)
  2. "Superstar" (Rob "Reef" Tewlow remix)
  3. "Ayo Superstar" (JD remix)
  4. "Superstar" (enhanced video)
  1. "Superstar" (original version)
  2. "Bounce" (Mizchif Makaz mix)
A1. "Ayo Superstar" (JD remix)
A2. "Superstar" (original mix)
B1. "Superstar" (Rob "Reef" Tewlow remix)
B2. "Superstar" (Copenhaniacs remix)
  1. "Superstar" – 3:34
  2. "Ayo Superstar" – 3:51
  3. "Superstar" (Copenhaniacs remix) – 4:12
  4. "Superstar" (enhanced video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Thank You album booklet. [16]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [61] Platinum70,000^
Belgium (BEA) [62] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [63] Gold250,000*
Germany (BVMI) [64] Gold150,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [65] Platinum10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [66] Platinum600,000‡

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

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom1 September 2003CDParlophone
United Kingdom15 September 2003
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • DVD
 Parlophone [67]
Australia12 January 2004CD [68]

Other versions

In 2004, Israeli singer Roni Duani released a Hebrew version of the song as a single from her debut album Olam Shalem Bachutz .

In January 2017, Polish Mandee and Maria Mathea released a new version of the song. [69]

In March 2020, a cover of the song was released by British girl group Four of Diamonds and Dutch DJ/producer Joe Stone. [70]

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