"She's a Star" is a song written and performed by British

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band

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. It was released on 10 February 1997 as the first single from their seventh studio album, '' Whiplash'' (1997). "She's a Star" reached number nine on the

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and became a brief hit in Australia and Canada. The song was certified silver by the

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(BPI) in December 2020 for sales and streams exceeding 200,000 units.

Chart performance

Reaching number nine on the

, "She's a Star" became the group's third top-10 single and their first since 1991. As of , it is their last UK top-10 single.

Music video

The video for the single featured British actress

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, who also appeared in Suede's

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video, released the previous month.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "She's a Star" – 3:39 # "Stutter" (live) – 6:52 # "Johnny Yen" (live) – 6:46 UK CD2 # "She's a Star" – 3:39 # "Chunney Chops" – 4:58 # "Fishknives" – 3:51 # "Van Gogh's Dog" – 4:06 UK CD3 # "She's a Star" 3:39 # "Come Home" (Weatherall remix) – 8:26 # "She's a Star" (Dave Angel's 'Pat' remix) – 5:30 # "She's a Star" (Andrea's Biosphere mix) – 7:06 UK 7-inch jukebox single :A. "She's a Star" :B. "Chunney Chops"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1997 singles 1997 songs Fontana Records singles James (band) songs Song recordings produced by Stephen Hague