"Starchild" is a song written by Wally Badarou

Wally Badarou

Wally Badarou is a musician from Benin.-Biography:A synthesiser specialist, Badarou was the longtime associate of the British band Level 42, known for its blend of funk, pop, soul and rock...

, Mark King

Mark King (musician)

Mark King is an English musician. He is most famous for being the lead singer and bassist of the band, Level 42. In the early 1980s King popularized the 1970s-era slap and pop style for playing the bass guitar by incorporating it into pop music.-Early life:King was brought up on the Isle of Wight,...

 and Phil Gould

Phil Gould (musician)

Philip Gabriel Gould, also known as Phil Gould is a British professional drummer, song writer, and singer from the Isle of Wight in southern England...

. It was released in 1981 as part of the British pop band Level 42

Level 42

Level 42 are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s.The band gained fame for their high-calibre musicianship—in particular that of Mark King, whose percussive slap-bass guitar technique provided the driving groove of many of the...

's debut studio album

Studio album

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. The song was released as single in the same year. It peaked at #57 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 and entered the American Club Play Singles chart at #60. It was Level 42's fifth single and was the band's first song to enter the Club Play Singles.

The single has been released in six countries beyond the United Kingdom, including Ireland

Ireland

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, the United States

United States

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 and Germany

Germany

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. In 2001, it was re-released by the label Peppermint Jam Records in the United Kingdom and Germany.