"Starlight" is a song by French house

French house

French house is a catch-all term for house music by many French artists, a popular strand of the late 1990s and 2000s European dance music scene and a form of Euro disco. The genre has also been referred to as "neu-disco" , "French touch", "filter house" and "tekfunk" over the years...

 project The Supermen Lovers

The Supermen Lovers

The Supermen Lovers is a French house music project by Parisian musician and producer Guillaume Atlan. The act is best known for its 2001 single "Starlight", which reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 2001.- Discography :Studio albums...

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Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from the album The Player and was released in the first quarter of 2001 (third quarter in the UK). It became a hit in Norway, New Zealand, and Belgium (Wallonia) where it reached the top ten, and it even peaked at number 2 in France and United Kingdom. It reached number one on the Irish dance singles chart.

The song is built on a sample of the 1978 disco song "The Rock" by East Coast; the introduction bass comes from the ending of the 1982 song "Abracadabra" by Steve Miller Band

Steve Miller Band

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12" vinyl

Vogue maxi edition

1. "Starlight (Original Version)" – 6:00
2. "Starlight (Radio Edit)" – 3:50
3. "Starlight (Dub Version)" – 8:46

Independiente maxi edition

1. "Starlight (Original Version)"
2. "Starlight (BHQ Rub)"
3. "Starlight (Agent Sumo Supermagic Mix)"

BMG maxi edition

1. "Starlight (Original Version)" – 6:00
2. "Starlight (Derrick Carter Remix – BHQ Rub)" – 6:19
3. "Starlight (BRS Remix)" – 6:50
4. "Starlight (Agent Sumo Remix)" – 7:27

Time Records maxi edition

1. "Starlight (Original Version)" – 6:00
2. "Starlight (Radio Edit)" – 3:50
3. "Starlight (Dub Version)" – 8:46
4. "Starlight (Instrumental)" – 6:00

Lafessé Records maxi edition

1. "Starlight (Original Version)" – 6:04
2. "Starlight (Derrick Carter Remix – BHQ Rub)" – 6:22
3. "Starlight (Agent Sumo Remix)" – 7:24

BMG remixes maxi edition

1. "Starlight (BHQ Rub)" – 6:19
2. "Starlight (Jazz Radio)" – 3:21
3. "Starlight (BRS Remix)" – 6:50

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CD

BMG maxi edition

1. "Starlight (Radio Edit)" – 3:50
2. "Starlight (Original Version)" – 6:00
3. "Starlight (Dub Version)" – 8:46
4. "Starlight (Instrumental)" – 6:00

Independiente maxi edition

1. "Starlight (Radio Edit)" – 3:48
2. "Starlight (Agent Sumo Supermagic Mix)" – 7:29
3. "Starlight (BHQ Rub)" – 6:18

BMG edition

1. "Starlight (Radio Edit)" – 3:50
2. "Starlight (Original Version)" – 6:00

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Credits

• Guillaume Atlan – composer and producer
• Guillaume Atlan and Mani Hoffman – lyrics
• Hervé – mastering, at Translab
• Emmanuel Desmadril and Hervé Bordes – mixing
• Nili – additional vocals
• Adrien de Maublanc – artwork
• Cyclo / BMG Publishing France – publisher

Peak positions

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	12
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	46
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	10
French SNEP Singles Chart	2
German Singles Chart	87
Irish Singles Chart	7
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	4
Norwegian Singles Chart	4
Swiss Singles Chart	32
UK Singles Chart	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Australian Singles Chart	67
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	46
French Singles Chart	17
New Zealand Singles Chart	33

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
France	Silver	July 11, 2001	125,000
New Zealand	Silver	January 20, 2002	7,500