"Superstar" | ||||
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Single by Christine Milton | ||||
from the album Friday | ||||
Released | 13 January 2003 | |||
Format | digital CD single or music download | |||
Recorded | 2002; C&J Studio (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
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Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:33 | |||
Label | RCA, BMG | |||
Songwriter(s) | Remee, Joe Belmaati, Mich Hansen | |||
Producer(s) | Cutfather & Joe, Remee | |||
Christine Milton singles chronology | ||||
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"Superstar" | ||||
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Single by Jamelia | ||||
from the album Thank You | ||||
B-side | "Bounce" "Ayo Superstar" |
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Released | 15 September 2003 | |||
Format | CD single, CD maxi | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
Songwriter(s) | Remee, Mich Hansen, Joe Belmaati | |||
Producer(s) | Cutfather & Joe | |||
Jamelia singles chronology | ||||
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"Superstar" is a song written by Cutfather, Joe Belmaati, and Remee, and performed by Danish pop singer Christine Milton. It was released on 13 January 2003 as the lead single from her 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.
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*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
"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, after a month on the track climbed to a peak of number three. "Superstar" became the 26th biggest selling single of 2003, the first appearance for Jamelia in the Official Chart of the Year, and has sold 260,000 copies as of 2013. The single has been certified silver in the UK by the BPI, spending 20 weeks in the chart, over double that of her previous biggest hit, "Money" (2000).