"Star" is a song by Scottish rock band

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. It was released on 16 June 1997 as the second single from their fifth studio album, ''

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'' (1997). It peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. ''

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'' named it the 27th best track of 1997.

Track listing

All tracks were written and composed by Gillespie, Innes, Young, and Duffy.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes. *

Bobby Gillespie Robert Gillespie ( ; born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead singer, founding member, primary lyricist, and sole continuous member of the alternative rock band Primal Scream. He wa ...

– vocals; drums and tambourine on "How Does It Feel to Belong" * Robert Young – lead guitar *

Andrew Innes Andrew Colin Innes (born 16 May 1962) is a Scottish musician, best known for being the guitarist in Scottish rock band Primal Scream. Biography Early years While in high school in 1978, Innes was the guitarist for a Glasgow punk band called Th ...

– rhythm guitar; "Bhangra Box" on "How Does It Feel to Belong" *

Martin Duffy Martin Bernard Duffy (18 May 1967 – 18 December 2022) was an English musician who played keyboards with Felt and Primal Scream. Career Duffy was born in Birmingham and grew up in Rednal in the south of the city, attending St. Thomas Aquinas ...

– keyboards * Marco Nelson – bass guitar *

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– melodica * Andrew Love – saxophone * Wayne Jackson – trumpet *

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– tabla

Charts

References

External links

* {{Discogs master, 28324, Star 1997 singles 1997 songs Creation Records singles Primal Scream songs Songs about Martin Luther King Jr. Songs written by Andrew Innes Songs written by Bobby Gillespie Songs written by Martin Duffy (musician) Songs written by Robert Young (musician)