"She's Like a Star" is the fifth single from Taio Cruz

Taio Cruz

Taio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...

's debut album Departure

Departure (Taio Cruz album)

Departure is the debut studio album by English Pop singer-songwriter Taio Cruz. It was released on 17 March 2008. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 17.-Background:...

. An official remix of the song exists featuring Sugababes

Sugababes

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 and Busta Rhymes

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. Cruz and Sugababes performed the song live at the 2008 MOBO Awards

MOBO Awards

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 Ceremony. The song peaked at number twenty in the UK Singles Chart

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. The video features an appearance of Roxanne McKee

Roxanne McKee

-Biography:After completing a BA degree in 2001 in Social Policy & Political Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London, McKee rose to fame by winning Hollyoaks On The Pull, a Channel 4 initiative to discover new talent for the popular British soap Hollyoaks...

 in which she portrays his love interest. It premiered on July 18, 2008, on The Box

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 and The Hits

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. On August 10, 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart

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 at #44 and peaked at #20.

Controversy

Cruz

Taio Cruz

Taio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...

's song "She's Like a Star" has sparked controversy with fellow UK

United Kingdom

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 soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist from Leeds, who released her debut album Corinne Bailey Rae in February 2006....

 who has claimed that the sample Cruz uses in his song, sounds very similar to that of her own song "Like a Star

Like a Star

"Like a Star" is a song by English soul singer–songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae from her self-titled debut album, Corinne Bailey Rae . Released in November 2005 as her debut single and re-released in October 2006, the song was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Song of the Year...

". Cruz strongly refuted this statement and a musicologist has since confirmed that the song does not sample Rae's voice.

Track listings

UK CD Single

1. "She's Like a Star" - 3:39
2. "She's Like a Star" (Cahill Remix Radio Edit) - 2:56
3. "I Just Wanna Know" (Jim Beanz Remix) - 4:18

UK Digital Download

1. "She's Like a Star" (Cahill Remix) - 3:38
2. "She's Like a Star" (DJ Naughty Boy Remix) - 5:22
3. "She's Like a Star" (Dubwise Remix) - 6:00
4. "She's Like a Star" (Jeremy Short Remix) - 5:30

Charts

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Chart (2008)	Peak Position
European Hot 100	64

End of year chart (2008)	Position
UK Singles Chart	135