"Stardust" is a 1974 song by

David Essex David Essex (born David Albert Cook; 23 July 1947) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. From 1973 to 1994, he attained 19 Top 40 singles in the UK (including two number ones) and 16 Top 40 albums. Internationally, Essex had the most suc ...

, written by the singer, and produced by

Jeff Wayne Jeffry Wayne (born July 1, 1943) is an American composer, musician and lyricist. In 1978, he released '' Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds'', his musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science-fiction novel ''The War of the Wo ...

. The single on

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reached No.7 on the UK Charts. The song was the theme song to Essex's film

Stardust Stardust may refer to: * A type of cosmic dust, composed of particles in space Entertainment Songs * “Stardust” (1927 song), by Hoagy Carmichael * “Stardust” (David Essex song), 1974 * “Stardust” (Lena Meyer-Landrut song), 2012 * ...

, and was released almost simultaneously on two albums; firstly his own CBS album ''

'' in September, and then with 9 other David Essex-penned songs on the Stardust (soundtrack) on Ronco, timed for the October film release. The B-side was "Miss Sweetness", also written by Essex.Kimberly Bright - Chris Spedding: Reluctant Guitar Hero -2006 - Page 199 David Essex, “Stardust”/“Miss Sweetness” (CBS) 7“ single. Recorded: May-June 1974. Released: November 1974. Produced by Jeff Wayne. Chris Spedding: guitar.

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1974 songs David Essex songs Songs written by David Essex Song recordings produced by Jeff Wayne {{1970s-song-stub