Superstar (Christine Milton song)
"Superstar" is a song written by Cutfather, Joe Belmaati, and Remee and performed by Danish pop singer Christine Milton. It was released in 2003 as the lead single from her debut studio album, Friday (2004), and spent seven weeks at number one on the Danish Singles Chart. The song was later covered to international success by British singer Jamelia. According to a HitQuarters interview with co-writer and producer Cutfather, the song was initially inspired by Liberty X's "Just a Little" (2002), "I liked that song and wanted to do something, not similar, but something in that vibe", he said. Track listings CD single "Superstar" – 3:33 "Superstar" (Mestarr radio edit) – 3:36 Maxi-CD single and download single "Superstar" – 3:33 "Superstar" (Mestarr radio edit) – 3:36 "Superstar" (Mestarr club mix) – 6:55 "Superstar" (instrumental) – 3:33 Personnel Credits are lifted from the single liner notes. Songwriting – Remee, Joe Belmaati, Mich Hansen Production, arrangement and recording – Cutfather & Joe Co-production – Remee Keyboards, guitar and programming – Joe Belmaati Percussion – Mich Hansen Rap and backing vocals – Remee Backing vocals – Szhirley Rasmussen Mixing – Mads Nilsson, Cutfather & Joe Mastering – Björn Engelmann Charts Certifications Jamelia cover "Superstar" was covered by British R&B singer Jamelia for her second studio album, Thank You. It was released as the album's second single on 15 September 2003 through Parlophone. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number eight but as airplay, video play and the general awareness of the track increased, after a month on the track climbed to a peak of number three. "Superstar" became the 26th biggest-selling single of 2003 and has sold 400,000 copies in the UK as of 2019. The single has been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, spending 20 weeks on the UK chart. "Superstar" also saw worldwide chart success, peaking at number one in Australia and New Zealand and attaining top-ten positions in over 15 other countries. The song earned the songwriters an Ivor Novello Award for "Most Performed Work", being the most performed song in the United Kingdom in 2003. According to the Performing Right Society, "Superstar" was the fourth most popular song of the 2000s (decade) in the UK based on the amount of plays and performances. Music video The music video for "Superstar" was directed by Dominic Leung. Track listings UK CD1 "Superstar" "Superstar" "Ayo Superstar" "Superstar" UK CD2 and European CD single "Superstar" "Bounce" UK 12-inch single A1. "Ayo Superstar" A2. "Superstar" B1. "Superstar" B2. "Superstar" Australasian CD single "Superstar" – 3:34 "Ayo Superstar" – 3:51 "Superstar" – 4:12 "Superstar" Credits and personnel Credits are lifted from the Thank You album booklet. Studios Recorded at Cutfather & Joe Studios (Copenhagen, Denmark) Mixed at White Room (Copenhagen, Denmark) Personnel Remee – writing, rap Mich Hansen – writing, percussion Joe Belmaati – writing, guitar, keys, programming, recording Cutfather & Joe – production, mixing Mads Nilsson – mixing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history Other versions In 2004,