Starlight (The Supermen Lovers song)

"Starlight"
Single by the Supermen Lovers featuring Mani Hoffman
from the album The Player
Released17 March 2001 (2001-03-17)
Length
  • 6:00 (original version)
  • 3:50 (radio and video version)
Label
ComposerGuillaume Atlan
Lyricists
  • Guillaume Atlan
  • Mani Hoffman
ProducerGuillaume Atlan
The Supermen Lovers singles chronology
"Starlight"
(2001) 		"Hard Stuff (Get Your Ticket for a Ride)"
(2002)
Music video
"Starlight" on YouTube

"Starlight" is a song by French house musician the Supermen Lovers (also known as Guillaume Atlan), featuring Mani Hoffman on lead vocals. The female vocals on the song were performed by Israeli singer-songwriter Nili. The song contains a sample of "The Rock" (1978) by disco assemblage East Coast.[1] "Starlight" was released as Atlan's debut single and as the first single from his debut album, The Player, on 17 March 2001. It became a chart hit, peaking at number two in both France and the United Kingdom and entering the top 10 in New Zealand, Norway, and Wallonia.

In 2025, a remix featuring OneRepublic was released under the title "Starlight (The Fame)".[2]

Music video

The music video tells the story of the misadventures of a young man trying to make it in the music industry. Following a chance meeting with a mouse, he finds short-lived success, only to be fired by his manager. The video ends with alien visitors, who picked up a broadcast of the young man's music, trying to pick him up, but the young man is too big to fit in their spaceship. They take the mouse away to a life of luxury, leaving the man alone and destitute.[3]

The video was produced by brothers David and Laurent Nicolas at Passion Pictures.[4]

Track listings

French and Australian CD single[5][6]

  1. "Starlight" (radio edit) – 3:50
  2. "Starlight" (original version) – 6:00
  3. "Starlight" (dub version) – 8:46
  4. "Starlight" (instrumental) – 6:00

French remixes CD single[7]

  1. "Starlight" (Derrick Carter Remix—BHQ Rub) – 6:12
  2. "Starlight" (BRS Remix) – 6:50
  3. "Starlight" (Derrick Carter Remix—jazz radio) – 3:24
  4. "Starlight" (Agent Sumo Remix) – 7:27

European CD single[8]

  1. "Starlight" (radio edit) – 3:50
  2. "Starlight" (original version) – 6:00

UK CD single[9]

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

UK 12-inch single[10]

A1. "Starlight" (radio edit)
A2. "Starlight" (BHQ Rub)
B1. "Starlight" (Agent Sumo Supermagic Mix)

UK cassette single[11]

  1. "Starlight" (radio edit) – 3:48
  2. "Starlight" (BHQ radio edit) – 3:26

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the French CD single liner notes.[5]

Studio

  • Mastered at Translab (Paris, France)

Personnel

  • Guillaume Atlan – music, lyrics, production
  • Mani Hoffman – lyrics, vocals
  • Nili – additional vocals
  • Hervé Bordes – mixing, mastering
  • Emmanuel Desmadril – mixing
  • Adrien de Maublanc – cover artwork

Charts

"Starlight"

"Starlight (The Fame)"

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Starlight"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] Gold 50,000[49]
France (SNEP)[51] Gold 420,000[49]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[52] Gold 5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[53] Platinum 600,000‡

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

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Starlight"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
France 17 March 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
[54]
Australia 16 July 2001 CD
  • Vogue
  • BMG France
 [55]
United Kingdom 3 September 2001
[56]

See also

References

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