"Stargazer" is a song written, produced and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released as the second single from the band's eleventh studio album The Rapture

The Rapture (album)

The Rapture is the eleventh and final studio album by Siouxsie and the Banshees. The songs with cello arrangements, including the title track plus "Fall from Grace" and "Not Forgotten", were produced by the band on their own in 1993...

. To date it is the final single released from the band.

The track is an up-tempo, guitar-driven pop tune. It was slightly remix

Remix

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ed for its single release, bringing the guitar elements further forward in the mix. Club remixes were produced by Juno Reactor

Juno Reactor

Juno Reactor is a musical and performing act known for the cinematic fusion of electronic, orchestral, and global music. Central to the project is Ben Watkins and his collaborations with a constantly changing ensemble of musicians from across the world, including percussionist Mabi Thobejane from...

. Lyrically the song casts Siouxsie Sioux

Siouxsie Sioux

Siouxsie Sioux is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer of the critically acclaimed rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees and of its splinter group The Creatures . The Banshees produced eleven studio albums and a string of hit singles including "Hong Kong Garden",...

 as a dreamer who looks up at the stars and wishes for a better life and to "escape this straight-jacket of constraint".

"Stargazer" did not chart in the United States. It peaked at number sixty-four in the UK singles chart

UK Singles Chart

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. Shortly after the release of this single, Siouxsie and the Banshees disbanded, leaving Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie

Budgie (drummer)

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 to direct their priorities to their side-project The Creatures

The Creatures

The Creatures were a musical act formed in 1981 as a side-project for Siouxsie and the Banshees members Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie. The Times described their music as "adventurous art rock built around Siouxsie's extraordinary voice and drummer Budgie's battery of percussion".With the dissolution of...

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Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.K. Singles Chart	64