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Stars Are Blind

"Stars Are Blind"
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Single by Paris Hilton
from the album Paris
Released June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05)
Format
Recorded 2004
Genre
Length 3:56
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Fernando Garibay
  • Sheppard Solomon
Paris Hilton singles chronology
"Stars Are Blind"
(2006)
"Turn It Up"
(2006)

"Stars Are Blind" is the debut single recorded by American recording artist Paris Hilton. It was released as the lead single from her debut album Paris on June 5, 2006. The song was written by Fernando Garibay, Sheppard Solomon and Ralph McCarthy, and produced by Garibay with additional production by Solomon. "Stars Are Blind" is a mid-tempo reggae song strongly influenced by contemporary R&B.

"Stars Are Blind" was well received by music critics. It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

A remix featuring reggaeton singers Wisin y Yandel was released in Latin America, receiving heavy airplay and achieving club success in countries like Colombia, Ecuador, Chile and Venezuela.

"Stars Are Blind" received positive reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic called it "a breezy track". Sal Cinquemani from Slant says that "Paris's debut single, "Stars Are Blind" (which was commissioned to bridge the gap between the hip-hop and rock-inflected tunes on the album), has been the surprise of the summer, Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous" notwithstanding; it's a sunny, reggae-hued love song that has eclipsed new singles by some of music's biggest stars". Leah Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly called it "a summery island groove". Alexis Petridis from The Guardian said that "on Stars Are Blind, the combination of tinny cod-reggae and your-call-is-being-held-in-a-queue vocal technique results in something so plasticky, it's perversely enjoyable". Mark Daniels from Yahoo! Music said, "Even the plinky R&B-reggae, never a good look, of single 'Stars Are Blind' manages to ingratiate itself eventually". Ernest Baker from Complex listed the song was one of the "50 Awesome Guilty Pleasure Songs We're Ashamed to Like (But Not Really)", and stated that "the song was like a tropical escape from her tabloid headline persona. Instead, you had what seemed liked sincere emotions from the socialite incorporated into a ridiculously well-written record, over spot-on production. 'Stars Are Blind' was a flash in the pan, a fluke, but an incredible one. We'll never get something like this from Paris Hilton again". He finished saying that this was Hilton's greatest contribution to society.


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