"Stellar" is a song by American rock band
Incubus
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. It was released on June 13, 2000, as the second single from their third album ''
Make Yourself
''Make Yourself'' is the third studio album by American rock band Incubus. It was released on October 26, 1999, through Epic Records and Immortal Records. The album received double platinum certification by the RIAA and produced three charting ...
''.
The song reached number 2 on the US
Modern Rock Tracks
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and also reached number 17 on the US Mainstream Rock charts and number 7 on
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
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.
Music video
The
music video
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released in 2000 has the band playing in a surreal, celestial atmosphere. A young woman (played by
Brandon Boyd
Brandon Charles Boyd (born February 15, 1976) is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Incubus, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums.
In addition to his work with Incubus, Boyd has released two solo alb ...
's then-girlfriend Jo)
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/ref> ends up traveling into space to meet Boyd. During the chorus, the band is seen playing in front of a white screen with floating lines and graphs spinning around in the background.
In other media
*It is featured in the ''Daria
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'' movie ''Is It College Yet?
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''.
*Cover version is featured in ''Guitar Hero
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'' and as downloadable content for the Xbox 360
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version of ''Guitar Hero II
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''.
*Master recording is featured in ''Guitar Hero Smash Hits
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and published by Activision. It is the eighth installment in the ''Guitar Hero'' series. The game features 48 so ...
'' and downloadable content for ''Rocksmith
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'' and ''Rock Band
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''.
Track listing
;US Promo
# "Stellar (Radio Edit)"
;US Single
# "Stellar" (Acoustic)
# "Stellar" (Album Version)
Charts
Personnel
;Incubus
*Brandon Boyd
Brandon Charles Boyd (born February 15, 1976) is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Incubus, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums.
In addition to his work with Incubus, Boyd has released two solo alb ...
– vocals
*Mike Einziger
Michael Aaron Einziger (born June 21, 1976) is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He is best known for being co-founder and guitarist of the rock band Incubus, and has also co-written, produced and collaborated with a wide array of a ...
– guitar
*Dirk Lance
George Alex Katunich (born August 18, 1976) is an American musician. He is best known as the founding bassist of the Californian band Incubus. He left the band in 2003.
Since high school, Katunich has used the stage name of Dirk Lance.
Persona ...
– bass
* José Pasillas – drums
*Chris Kilmore
Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer José Pasillas while enrolled in Calabasas High School and later expanded to include ...
– turntables
;Production
*Produced by Scott Litt
Scott Warren Litt (born March 10, 1954) is an American record producer who mostly works with artists in the alternative rock genre and is best known for producing six R.E.M. albums in the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s during the band's most ...
References
{{Incubus (band)
2000 singles
Incubus (band) songs
Song recordings produced by Scott Litt
1999 songs
Epic Records singles
Songs written by Brandon Boyd
Songs written by Mike Einziger
Songs written by Alex Katunich
Songs written by Chris Kilmore
Songs written by José Pasillas
Music videos directed by Phil Harder