Starry Eyed Surprise
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"Starry Eyed Surprise" is the title of a song produced by Paul Oakenfold
. It was released in July 2002 as the second single from his album Bunkka
. It features vocals by Shifty Shellshock of Crazy Town
. It was later included on Shifty Shellshock's 2004 album "Happy Love Sick
", and Oakenfold's 2007 album "Greatest Hits & Remixes, Vol. 1
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". The song also samples "Everybody's Talkin'
" by Harry Nilsson
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Paul Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...
. It was released in July 2002 as the second single from his album Bunkka
Bunkka
Bunkka is the title of an album by electronica artist and DJ Paul Oakenfold. It was released in 2002 under the Maverick label.It is also Oakenfold's best selling album to date, with sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies worldwide.- Track listing :...
. It features vocals by Shifty Shellshock of Crazy Town
Crazy Town
Crazy Town is a rap rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1995 by Bret Mazur and Seth Binzer. The band is best known for their 2001 single, "Butterfly", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart...
. It was later included on Shifty Shellshock's 2004 album "Happy Love Sick
Happy Love Sick
-Leftover tracks and B-sides:-Singles:...
", and Oakenfold's 2007 album "Greatest Hits & Remixes, Vol. 1
Greatest Hits & Remixes, Vol. 1
Greatest Hits & Remixes is a compilation album of Paul Oakenfold's old and new exclusive tracks, commemorating his 100th remix in 2007. The album was released in November in the United Kingdom with a double CD set and a triple CD version with the same number of songs, it was also released in the...
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Content
The line "Freaky deaky, star speckles and pink butterflies", sung by Shifty Shellshock, is sung in a similar manner to that of his band's previous single, "ButterflyButterfly (Crazy Town song)
"Butterfly" is a rap rock song by Crazy Town from their album The Gift of Game that was released in January 2001. It reached No. 1 in 15 countries, including the Billboard Hot 100.-Song information:...
". The song also samples "Everybody's Talkin'
Everybody's Talkin'
"Everybody's Talkin" is a folk rock song released by Fred Neil in 1966 that became a global success for Harry Nilsson in 1969, reaching #2 and #6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and Pop Singles chart respectively and winning a Grammy after it was featured on the soundtrack for the film...
" by Harry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson
Harry Edward Nilsson III was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited as Nilsson...
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In popular culture
- The song was also featured on the 2002 dance compilation albumCompilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, "Clubland II – The Ride of Your Life". - The song is notable for being featured in several television commercials, including Diet CokeDiet CokeDiet Coke is a sugar-free soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company. It was first introduced in the United States on August 9, 1982, as the first new brand since 1886 to use the Coca-Cola trademark...
and the Apple iLifeILifeiLife is a suite of software applications developed by Apple for organizing, editing, and publishing photos, movies, and music. The suite comprises five applications: iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, and iWeb, all of which run on the Mac OS X operating system....
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Track Listing
CD- Starry Eyed Surprise (Single Edit)
- Starry Eyed Surprise (Josh Wink Re-interpretation)
- Starry Eyed Surprise (Oliverlieb Remix)
- Starry Eyed Surprise (Video)
Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
41 |
U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs |
10 |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
6 |
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
37 |
Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders) | 3 |
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
21 |
New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
19 |
Dutch Top 100 | 53 |
Dutch Top 40 | 41 |