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Stars (Duncan Laurence song)

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"Stars"
Single by Duncan Laurence
from the album Small Town Boy (Deluxe)
Released21 May 2021
Length2:52
LabelSpark
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Wouter Hardy
Duncan Laurence singles chronology
"Feel Something"
(2020)
"Stars"
(2021)
"Heaven Is a Hand to Hold"
(2021)

"Stars" is a song by Dutch singer Duncan Laurence. It was released for digital download on 21 May 2021 by Spark Records as the sixth single from his debut studio album Small Town Boy. The song was written by Brett McLaughlin, Jordan Garfield, Wouter Hardy and Duncan Laurence.

Live performance

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On 21 May 2021, Laurence premiered a pre-recorded live performance of "Stars" as an interval act during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 22 May.[1] He was not able to perform live due to a positive COVID-19 test two days prior.[2]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[3]

  • Brett McLaughlin – Composer, lyricist
  • Duncan Laurence – Composer, lyricist, associated performer, background vocalist, vocals
  • Jordan Garfield – Composer, lyricist, background vocalist
  • Wouter Hardy – Composer, lyricist, engineer, guitar, mixer, piano, studio personnel, synthesizer programming

Charts

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Chart performance for "Stars"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 86
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[5] 89

References

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  1. ^ "Duncan Laurence - Arcade & Stars - Interval Act - Eurovision 2021". YouTube. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "EBU Statement: Duncan Laurence tests positive for COVID-19". EBU. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Credits / Small Town Boy (Deluxe) / Duncan Laurence – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Duncan Laurence – Stars" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2021.