Stardust (Lena Meyer-Landrut song)

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"Stardust"
Single by Lena
from the album Stardust
Released21 September 2012 (2012-09-21)
Length3:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Swen Meyer
Lena singles chronology
"What a Man"
(2011) 		"Stardust"
(2012) 		"Neon (Lonely People)"
(2013)
Music video
"Stardust" on YouTube

"Stardust" is a song recorded by German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut. It was written by Rosi Golan and Tim Myers and produced by Swen Meyer for her same-titled third studio album (2012). Built upon a percussion-heavy melody, the song was released by Universal Music Germany on 21 September 2012 as the album's lead single. Meyer-Landrut described "Stardust" as "Michael Jackson meets The Kelly Family."

The song earned largely positive reviews from music critics who called it Stardust's highlight. It debuted and peaked at number two on the German Singles Chart, reaching Gold status, and peaked within the top 20 of the Austrian Singles Chart. Its music video, directed by Bode Brodmüller and filmed in the Spanish Bardenas Reales semi-desert in southeast Navarre, won the Echo Music Prize for Best Video, while the song itself was nominated for Best Single at the 1LIVE Krone Awards.[1]

Background[edit]

"Stardust" was composed by Israeli-American singer-songwriter Rosi Golan, and American musician Tim Myers, a former member of OneRepublic.[2] Golan had previously written the songs "Bee" and "I Like You," both of which had been recorded by Meyer-Landrut for her first two studio albums My Cassette Player (2010) and Good News (2011). In an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung, Meyer-Landrut said that when she first heard "Stardust" she thought it sounded like "Michael Jackson meets The Kelly Family", but then she was impressed by the "wild drumming and the slightly Indigenous-like battle songs."[3]

Promotion[edit]

Meyer-Landrut premiered "Stardust" during a promotional event in Munich on 30 July 2012.[4] Its radio premiere was on August 8, 2012.[5] The first international presentation was during the 40th anniversary of Porsche Design in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles on September 4.[4] Both a CD single and a digital single of "Stardust" were made available on 21 September 2012.[4] "Time," a cover version of English indie band Ben's Brother, written by band members Ian Mack and Jamie Hartman, was included as a b-side.[4]

Also in 2012, "Stardust" was chosen as title track for Florian David Fitz's comedy drama film Jesus liebt mich. In March 2014, it was first used as promotional music by the British TV channel ITV for their spring-summer programming advert.[6] In 2014, the original composer Golan performed an own version for the soundtrack of the film You're Not You starring Hilary Swank and Emmy Rossum.[7]

Critical reception[edit]

Kai Butterweck from Laut.de called "Stardust" its parent album's "extravagant playmaker [with] catchy Florence and The Machine opulence.[8] Maximilian Kloes, writing for Focus, cited the song as the album's biggest highlight, in "which Lena's thin voice gets lost in the vastness of the soundscape and decorates and distorts the strong, percussion-heavy melody."[9] Matthias Reichel from CDStarts.de found that "Stardust" was "quite easy to hear" and "appeared more musically sophisticated and, despite all the variety, more directly and personally tailored to the singer's character."[10] Contrary, Andreas Borcholte from Der Spiegel declared the song "one of the weaker tracks on the album."[11]

Chart performance[edit]

"Stardust" debuted and peaked at number two on the German Singles Chart in the week of 5 October 2012 – only behind Israeli singer Asaf Avidan's "One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)."[12] It marked Meyer-Landrut's third top two hit in Germany and was eventually ranked 43rd on the German year-end chart.[13] In December 2012, the song was certified Gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).[14] While it was less successful elsewhere, it became Meyer-Landrut's highest-charting single in Austria since "Satellite," reaching number 14.[15]

Music video[edit]

The video for "Starfust" was filmed in the Bardenas Reales semi-desert.[16]

A music video for "Stardust" was directed by Bode Brodmüller and filmed in the Spanish Bardenas Reales semi-desert in southeast Navarre in August 2012.[16] Released on 7 September 2012, the visuals focus on Meyer-Landrut who is either dancing, standing, running and laying on the floor in several dresses or is bathing. The women in the background are covered with mud.[16] On 21 March 2013, the music video was awarded the Echo Music Prize in the Best Video category.[17][18]

Track listing[edit]

CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stardust"
Swen Meyer3:31
2."Time"
Meyer4:21

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for "Stardust"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[14] Gold 150,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

"Stardust" release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 21 September 2012
[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lena - 1LIVE Krone". Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  2. ^ Stardust (booklet). Lena. USFO, Universal Music Germany. 2012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Hoff, Hans (1 August 2012). "Neues Album: Stardust – Lena bleibt im All". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d 1LIVE Popnews 7 August 2012 (in German)
  5. ^ Wellinger, Renzo (31 July 2012). "Lena stellt neue Songs in München vor". Musikmarkt (in German). Musikmarkt.de. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  6. ^ "GERMANY: LENA'S STARDUST FEATURED IN ITV ADVERT". wiwibloggs. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  7. ^ "You're Not You – Soundtracks". IMDb (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  8. ^ Butterweck, Kai (12 October 2012). ""Stardust" von Lena". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  9. ^ Kloes, Maximilian (19 November 2012). "Plattenkritik: „Stardust" von Lena – Der schwere Schatten schlechter Mädchenlieder". Focus. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  10. ^ Reichel, Matthias. "Lena Meyer-Landrut – Stardust". CDstarts.de. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  11. ^ Borcholte, Andreas (12 October 2012). "Neues Lena-Album: Jetzt geht's zur Sache, Showgirl!". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Lena – Stardust" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2012" (in German). VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lena; 'Stardust')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  15. ^ a b "Lena – Stardust" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  16. ^ a b c Meyer, Manuel (28 September 2015). "Hollywood ist begeistert von den Wüsten in Spanien". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  17. ^ "MyVideo-Fans küren „Stardust" von Lena als „Bestes Video National" beim ECHO 2013". Prosiebensat1.com (in German). 19 March 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Echo Pop: Archiv" (in German). Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  19. ^ "Chart Search Results - Luxembourg Digital Songs 2012-11-10". Luxembourg Digital Songs. Billboard.biz. Retrieved 1 November 2012.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ "Lena – Stardust". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Lena – Stardust (Single)". Amazon (DE). Retrieved 2012-08-31.
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