Stars (Kat DeLuna song)

"Stars"
Single by Kat DeLuna
from the album Loading
ReleasedMay 15, 2013 (2013-05-15)
GenreDance, Pop
Length3:46
LabeleOne
Manhattan Recordings, Global Music Brand
SongwritersKat DeLuna, Ashley Rose Collier
Producers
Kat DeLuna singles chronology
"Wild Girl"
(2012)		 "Stars"
(2013)		 "Bum Bum"
(2015)

"Stars" is a song by American singer Kat DeLuna. It was released on May 15, 2013, in the US and elsewhere on August 27, 2013. It was originally recorded to appear on DeLuna's planned third studio album, "Viva Out Loud" and was marketed as the third single from the project. It was eventually featured on her 2016 compilation album "Loading". It was written by DeLuna and Ashley Rose Collier and was produced by Jordan "Trackstorm" Houyez, Djibril Gibson Kagni and Tyrone Edmond. Commercially, the song charted on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs and Hot Dance/Electronic Songs.

Background and production

"Stars" was written by DeLuna and Ashley Rose Collier and was produced by Jordan "Trackstorm" Houyez, Djibril Gibson Kagni and Tyrone Edmond.[1][2] It was recorded at the Blue Jay Studio in Florida.[2] It was created for DeLuna's planned third studio album, "Viva Out Loud". It was originally released in the US as a promotional single. Following its success, "Stars" was marketed as an international single and the second official single released in Japan.[3] "Viva Out Loud" was planned to be her sophomore release in the US, which DeLuna viewed as "a long time coming". She told a reporter from Adelante Magazine that she worked hard on the album and described it as "a musical experience the same as a growth experience."[4] "Stars" served as the projects overall third single, following the release of "Wanna See U Dance (La La La)" and "Wild Girl", which were also dance tracks.[5]

"Stars" is stylised as a dance track that features elements related to the electronic dance music that had become popular again. DeLuna's record label in Japan, Manhattan Recordings promoted "Stars" as a dance song that blends into a "catchy and tearful melody".[3]

By October 2014, DeLuna indicated via her official website that she still planned to release "Viva Out Loud".[6] "Stars" was eventually featured on both the International and Japanese versions of DeLuna's 2016 compilation album, "Loading".[2][7][8]

Critical reception

Brad Stern from MTV included "Stars" in the brand's "5 must-hear pop songs of the week" feature. He praised the single with the opener "there are three guarantees in life: death, taxes, and Kat DeLuna bangas."[9] Stern opined that in a fashion "typical" of DeLuna, the song is "yet another scorcher full of energetic four-to-the-floor beat blasts, infectious post-chorus chanting, and that signature DeLuna fiya, sure to please any bona fide Lunatic."[9] He concluded that the song was similar to the energy created via DeLuna's previous single, "Party O'Clock".[9] Vojtěch Drobík from Musicserver.cz described "Stars" as a "proper mainstream rhyme" that became addictive with listening. Drobík believed that the production team could have been inspired by the Armin van Buuren song "In and Out of Love" when they created "Stars". He concluded that "Stars" had the potential to become a "hit" song for DeLuna.[10]

Commercial performance

DeLuna debuted the song and official lyric video for "Stars" via her YouTube channel on May 8, 2013.[11] DeLuna's previous singles from the planned album failed to chart it in the US.[5] Though "Stars" debuted on the US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) chart on June 29, 2013 entering at number forty-six.[12][13] It peaked at number two on the week of August 24, 2013.[14] It spent a total of fourteen weeks on the chart.[12] On the week commencing 20 July 2013, "Stars" peaked at number forty-eight on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Billboard chart.[15]

Track listing and formats

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from "Loading" CD single liner notes.[2]

  • Kat DeLuna - vocals
  • Kathleen DeLuna – writer
  • Ashley Rose Collierr – writer
  • Jordan "Trackstorm" Houyez – producer, instruments
  • Djibril Gibson Kagni – producer, intruments
  • Tyrone Edmond – producer
  • James Zaner – recorder
  • Felipe Tichauer - mastering
  • Keith Ross - mixer
  • Blue Jay Studio – mixing location

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[12] 2
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[15] 48

Release history

Country Release date Format
US[16] May 15, 2013 Digital download
Japan [19]
Asia[17][20] August 27, 2013

References

  1. ↑ "Dance/electronic songs[TM]". Billboard. 125 (36): 59. September 21, 2013 – via General OneFile.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Loading (Liner Notes [CD]). Kat DeLuna. eOne, Global Music Brand. 2016. EOM-CD-9466.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. 1 2 "新世代ポップ・ディーバ、Kat DeLunaが待望の最新シングルを5月15日iTunes発売!!". Manhattan Recordings (in Japanese). May 10, 2013. Archived from the original on July 21, 2026. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Kat's Back". Adelante Magazine. March 27, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Kat DeLuna hoopt op succes met 'Stars'". FunX (in Dutch). May 9, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Kat DeLuna". Katdelunamusic.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ Loading (Liner Notes [CD]). Kat DeLuna. Manhattan Recordings, Lexington, Global Music Brand. 2016. LEXCD-16023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Loading (Japan Deluxe Edition)". Manhattan Recordings (in Japanese). Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 Stern, Brad (May 8, 2013). "Demi Lovato, Kat DeLuna, Little Boots + more: 5 must-hear pop songs of the week". MTV. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  10. ↑ Drobík, Vojtěch (June 20, 2013). "Audio: Kat Deluna - Stars". Musicserver.cz (in Czech). Retrieved August 17, 2026.
  11. ↑ "#KatDelunaStars Official Lyric video". YouTube. May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 "Kat DeLuna - Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. August 24, 2013. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  15. 1 2 Cusson, Michael (January 21, 2013). "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
  16. 1 2 "Stars". Spotify. May 15, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Stars - Single by Kat Deluna". iTunes. August 27, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Stars". Spotify. August 27, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Stars - Single". iTunes. May 15, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Stars專輯 - Kat DeLuna 卡迪露娜 - LINE MUSIC". Line Music. August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2026.

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