Stardust (Mika song)

"Stardust"
Song by Mika
from the album The Origin of Love
Released2012
Recorded2012
Length3:18
Songwriter(s)
  • Mika
  • Wayne Hector
  • Alessandro Benassi
  • Marco "Benny" Benassi
Producer(s)
"Stardust"
Single by Mika featuring Chiara
from the album Songbook Vol. 1
Released7 November 2013 (airplay)
12 November 2013 (digital download)
Recorded2012–2013
GenrePop
Length4:10
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
  • Mika
  • Wayne Hector
  • Alessandro Benassi
  • Marco "Benny" Benassi
Producer(s)Benny Benassi
Mika singles chronology
"Live Your Life"
(2013) 		"Stardust"
(2013) 		"Boum Boum Boum"
(2014)
Chiara singles chronology
"Vieni con me"
(2013) 		"Stardust"
(2013) 		"Un giorno di sole"
(2014)
Audio
"Stardust" on YouTube

"Stardust" is a solo song by Mika in English that first appeared in his 2012 album The Origin of Love. It was produced by Benny Benassi and Greg Wells.

The Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc of the album contained a bonus mix version titled "Stardust (Benny Benassi Mix)". It was produced by Benny Benassi, Alessandro "Alle" Benassi and Nick Littlemore. The Italian Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc for the album included yet a third track "Stardust (Italian version)".

Italian version featuring Chiara

A second bilingual version of the song in English and Italian featuring Italian singer Chiara[1] (full name Chiara Galiazzo) was a huge success in Italy. Chiara was the eventual winner in the sixth season of the Italian talent show X Factor. Mika and Chiara performed it live during the Final 4 stage emission of the Italian The X Factor on 7 December 2012.

The song became a number one single in the country for him for five non-consecutive weeks in November and December 2013. It was certified 4 times platinum in Italy.[2]

The song credited to Mika e Chiara was included in Songbook Vol. 1 (full title Songbook Vol. 1 - I più grandi successi) Mika's first greatest hits compilation released in Italy. The version of "Stardust" and "Live Your Life" are exclusive to this release.[3] The album was released on 18 November 2013 in Italy, following Mika's appointment as a judge for season 7 of the Italian version of The X Factor.

Chart positions

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[4] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[5] 4× Platinum 120,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Song Book Vol.1". Amazon UK. 2013.
  2. ^ "Italian single certifications – Mika" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 January 2015. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Mika" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  3. ^ "Songbook, Vol. 1 di MIKA". iTunes. January 2013.
  4. ^ "Mika e Chiara – Stardust". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Italian single certifications – Mika – Stardus" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Stardus" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".