Stars is a single by the band Simply Red

Simply Red

Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...

. "Stars" was originally released in the 1991 album of the same name. The single reached #8 in the United Kingdom and was successful in some other countries in Europe, but did not reach the Top 40 in the United States, unlike Simply Red

Simply Red

Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...

's previous single "Something Got Me Started". However, the song did reach number eight in the US Adult Contemporary chart.

Both songs were featured in Simply Red's 2003 compilation album Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits (Simply Red album)

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album released by British pop group Simply Red, which contained material from their first five studio albums and included a newer track, a cover of Aretha Franklin's 1973 classic, "Angel".-Track listing:# "Holding Back The Years" - 4:12#...

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The video to the track was filmed in Tunisia.

Formats and track listings

CD-Single

1. "Stars" (4:11)
2. "Ramblin' on My Mind" (2:11)
3. "Stars" (Comprende Mix) (6:40)
4. "Something Got Me Started" (Hurley's House Mix) (5:56)

7"-Single

1. "Stars" (4:08)
2. "Stars" (PM-ized Mix) (4:12)

12"-Maxi

1. "Stars" (Comprende Mix) (6:40)
2. "Stars" (PM-ized Mix) (4:12)
3. "Ramblin' on My Mind" (2:11)
4. "Something Got Me Started" (Hurley's House Mix) (5:56)

Charts

Chart (1991–1992)	Peak position
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...	29
Austrian Singles Chart	18
Canadian Singles Chart	17
Dutch Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	15
French Singles Chart	24
German Singles Chart	19
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...	13
Italian Singles Chart	11
Swedish Singles Chart	32
Swiss Singles Chart	11
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 ...	8
US 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...	44
US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...	8