"Stars Like Confetti" is a song by American

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singer

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, released on January 30, 2023, as the third single from his fifth studio album '' Blue in the Sky''. The song was written by Josh Thompson,

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, and

Zach Crowell Zach Crowell is a songwriter and record producer who was born and raised in Nashville, TN. Crowell is involved in a joint admin agreement with Sony Music Publishing. He has written/produced over 30 number one songs and is a three-time Grammy A ...

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Co-writer

said that the song's title was inspired by a trip he and his wife,

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, took to rural

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. After noticing he was able to see considerably more stars due to a lack of

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, he came up with the title "Stars Like Confetti". During the

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in 2020, he presented the idea to Josh Thompson and

over

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. Crowell thought that "

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" was a "softer word" and suggested that the song "tell the story of a guy and a girl". After the song was completed, Rhett worked with Crowell and Devin Malone to record a demo with the intention of having Rhett record the song for himself. When he declined to do so, Crowell sent the song to

. Crowell kept most of the original demo recording intact on Lynch's version, adding only drums and some guitar riffs.

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References

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