You Are My Star
| "You Are My Star" | ||||
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 Digital and limited edition cover | ||||
| Single by Ai | ||||
| from the album Viva Ai | ||||
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| B-side | "People in the World" | |||
| Released | February 4, 2009 | |||
| Length | 4:39 | |||
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| Songwriters |
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| Producer | Uta | |||
| Ai singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "You Are My Star" on YouTube | ||||
"You Are My Star" is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released on February 4, 2009, by Island Records. Serving as the second single from her seventh studio album, Viva Ai, "You Are My Star" includes "People in the World", the image song for the 2009 Japanese film adaption of Lala Pipo, as a B-side.
Background and release
Shortly after the release of Ai's video album Don't Stop Ai Japan Tour, Ai announced the release of a new single in December 2008.[1] She later appeared as a featured artist on a re-recording of "Broken Strings" with British singer James Morrison.[2]
"You Are My Star" was released on February 4, 2009, as a single.[3] Two physical variants were released: a standard and limited edition.[1] The limited edition of the single includes a DVD of club performances.[4]
Track listing
- CD
- "You Are My Star" – 4:39
- "People in the World" (movie short version) – 2:48
- CD+DVD maxi single – limited edition
- "You Are My Star" (Club Tour live performance video)
- "People in the World" (Club Tour live performance video)
Credits and personnel
- Ai Carina Uemura – vocals, background vocals
- Uta – production
- D.O.I – mixing
- OQD – recording engineer
- Tom Coyne – mastering
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[5] | 11 |
| Japan (Oricon)[6] | 36 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | February 4, 2009 | Standard | [7] | ||
| Japan | CD | [8] | |||
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Limited | [9] |
References
- 1 2 "人気R&BシンガーのAIがニュー・シングル"YOU ARE MY STAR"を2009年2月4日にリリース". Tower Records. December 18, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ "ジェイムス・モリソン、AIとデュエット". Barks (in Japanese). March 9, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ "AI、映画『ララピポ』公開記念イベントで主題歌熱唱". Barks (in Japanese). January 30, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ "YOU ARE MY STAR ［CD+DVD］＜初回限定盤＞". Tower Records. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of February 16, 2009". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). February 11, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ "YOU ARE MY STAR | AI". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ "You Are My Star - Single - Album by AI". Apple Music. February 4, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ "You Are My Star [Regular Edition] AI CD Maxi". CDJapan. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ "You Are My Star [w/ DVD, Limited Edition] AI CD Maxi". CDJapan. Retrieved June 10, 2026.