"Superstar" is a song written by
Mich Hansen, Joe Belmaati, and
Remee and performed by Danish
pop singer
Christine Milton. It was released in January 2003 as the lead single from Milton's debut studio album, Friday (2004), and spent seven weeks at number one on the
Danish Singles Chart. The song was later covered to international success by British singer
Jamelia.
According to a
HitQuarters interview with co-writer and producer
Cutfather, the song was initially inspired by
Liberty X's "
Just a Little" (2002), "I liked that song and wanted to do something, not similar, but something in that vibe", he said.[2]
"Superstar" was covered by British
R&B singer
Jamelia for her second studio album, Thank You. It was released as the album's second single on 15 September 2003 through
Parlophone. The song entered the
UK Singles Chart at number eight, but as airplay, video play and the general awareness of the track increased, the track climbed to a peak of number three the following month. "Superstar" became the UK's 26th-biggest-selling single of 2003 and has sold 400,000 copies there as of 2019. The single has been certified
platinum by the
British Phonographic Industry (BPI), spending 20 weeks on the UK chart.
"Superstar" also saw worldwide chart success, peaking at number one in Australia and New Zealand and attaining top-10 positions in over 15 other countries. The song earned the songwriters an
Ivor Novello Award for "Most Performed Work", being the most performed song in the United Kingdom in 2003.[9] According to the
Performing Right Society, "Superstar" was the fourth most popular song of the 2000s (decade) in the UK based on the amount of plays and performances.[10]
Music video
The music video for "Superstar" was directed by Dominic Leung.[citation needed]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
In January 2017, Polish Mandee and Maria Mathea released a new version of the song.[69]
In March 2020, a cover of the song was released by British girl group
Four of Diamonds and Dutch DJ/producer
Joe Stone.[70]
References
^"Christie Milton: Single". click2music.dk (in Danish). Archived from
the original on 1 February 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2023. To view release date, select Milton Christine from Vælg kunster (A - Å). Next, click on Klik for at læse seneste nyt. Finally, click on Superstar.
^Superstar (UK CD2 liner notes). Jamelia. Parlophone. 2003. CDR 6615, 7243 552939 2 3.{{
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^Superstar (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Jamelia. Parlophone. 2003. 12R 6615.{{
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^Superstar (Australasian CD single liner notes). Jamelia. Parlophone. 2004. 7243 5 52939 0 9.{{
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^Thank You (European CD album booklet). Jamelia. Parlophone. 2004. 5978142.{{
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