The next week, "Starlight" had fallen out of the Top 75. Since then, the single's chart position steadily declined, and it remained in the Top 75 after fifteen weeks, during the week of 11 December 2006. The following week, and with the physical release in the United Kingdom, the single peaked at number 13. "Starlight" entered the UK Singles Chart the week of 3 September at number 38 via digital downloads. Ī harsh review came from NME with the reviewer stating that the song "is a tune so chart-hungry it's virtually dry-humping JK and Joel's legs." However, "Starlight" would become one of Muse's most well-known songs, gaining significant international radio airplay, and being performed live in practically all of Muse's live shows after its release. In her review, she commented that "the band's musical arrangements on the track do not come into being just by accident." She also stated that the song was just as passionate when performed live as when heard on CD.
MusicOMH stated that the song was "a track perfectly at home on drivetime radio" while saying it "showcases another side to the band's music and their staggering breadth of appeal." Leeds Music Scene reviewer Maria Pinto-Fernandes gave "Starlight" a glowing review, with a score of four and a half stars out of five. "Starlight" received overall positive reviews. The song also played in the YouTube video "Going Through It!" starring Katy Perry. It was also used in the trailer for the 2011 film Crazy, Stupid, Love and the song is used in the title sequence for international football on Sky Sports. It can also be heard during the closing credits of the 2010 film The Tourist, starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. The song was also used on clips for the 2009 NFL and NCAA season.
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It was heard in 2006's CBS short-lived cult TV series Jericho. "Starlight" was used extensively in Waterloo Road. īellamy stated in an interview with The Sunday Mail that the band wanted to "create the idea of a band lost at sea because we see ourselves as being outside what's happening in the music scene." He also told the interviewer, Billy Sloan, that "it was an epic feeling playing on a huge platform with the sea all around us." Commercial use
This relates to the song's lyrics, which mentions ships and abandonment. Band members are also carrying flares, in an attempt to get rescued, but in the end this fails, and they are abandoned. In the video, the band perform on the deck of the MS Ocean Chie, a handysize bulk carrier. Muse worked with Paul Minor on Starlight's music video, which was filmed in Los Angeles. This version was presumably created to give the song a sound more suitable for radio broadcast.
Wolstenholme described "Starlight" as the hardest song on the album to record, stating it "was one of the songs we went around in circles with, and we recorded maybe six or seven different versions of it." Alternative versions Īn alternative mix of "Starlight", known as the "New Mix", "Radio Mix" or "Radio Version" was distributed on promotional media only. It is noticeable during the band's performance at Reading Festival 2006 and during HAARP. When the song is performed live, it is transposed a half step down to B-flat major to accommodate Bellamy's deepening voice. It is set in the key of, B major with Bellamy's vocals ranging from G ♯ 3 to B 4. It is set in the time signature of common time and composed in a moderate tempo of 121.5 beats per minute with the bridge sped up to 122.5 beats per minute. Īccording to the music sheet published at by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "Starlight" is an alternative rock song. Bassist Chris Wolstenholme commented that it is "a love song about missing someone, friends, family, someone you love".
Bellamy commented that he first wrote the song on a boat in bad weather. "Starlight" was written by Muse lead vocalist Matt Bellamy and produced by Rich Costey. The song was first played live during the Radio 1's Big Weekend festival in summer 2006. It was also the second single released in the United States, reaching number two on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. The lyric " Our hopes and expectations, black holes and revelations" gives the album its title. It was released on 22 August 2006 in the United Kingdom as the second single from their fourth studio album Black Holes and Revelations (2006). " Starlight" is a song by English alternative rock band Muse.
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