The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
David Bowie * Track #3 On The Next Day
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The Stars (Are Out Tonight) by David Bowie
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David BowieProduced by
Tony ViscontiWrited by
David BowieAbout
The second single from The Next Day, “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” is Bowie in his element. A driving, uptempo rock number in praise of celebrity, it sounds almost as if it could be a forgotten track from the Scary Monsters sessions. As Eric R. Danton put it for Rolling Stone:
The song starts with...
The Stars (Are Out Tonight) Lyrics
[Chorus]
Stars are never sleeping
Dead ones and the living
[Verse 1]
We live closer to the earth
Never to the heavens
The stars are never far away
The stars are out tonight
They watch us from behind their shades
Brigitte Jack and Kate and Brad
From behind their tinted window stretch
Gleaming like blackened sunshine
[Chorus]
Stars are never sleeping
Dead ones and the living
[Verse 2]
Waiting for the first move
Satyrs and their child wives
Waiting for the last move
Soaking up our primitive world
[Chorus]
Stars are never sleeping
Dead ones and the living
[Bridge]
Their jealousy's spilling down
The stars must stick together
We will never be rid of these stars
But I hope they live forever
And they know just we do
That we toss and turn at night
They're waiting to make their moves
For the stars are out tonight
[Verse 3]
Here they are upon the stairs
Sexless and unaroused
They are the stars, they're dying for you
But I hope they live forever
[Interlude]
[Verse 4]
They burn you with their radiant smiles
Trap you with their beautiful eyes
They're broke and shamed or drunk or scared
But I hope they live forever
[Bridge]
Their jealousy's spilling down
The stars must stick together
We will never be rid of these stars
But I hope they live forever
And they know just we do
That we toss and turn at night
They're waiting to make their moves on us
Stars are out tonight
[Outro]
The stars are out tonight
The stars are out tonight, yeah
The Stars (Are Out Tonight) Q&A
Who wrote The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'s ?
The Stars (Are Out Tonight) was written by David Bowie.
Who produced The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'s ?
The Stars (Are Out Tonight) was produced by Tony Visconti.
When did David Bowie release The Stars (Are Out Tonight)?
David Bowie released The Stars (Are Out Tonight) on Tue Feb 26 2013.
What accolades has "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" received?
In 2014, “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” was nominated for a Grammy for “Best Rock Performance.” Bowie, however, lost to Imagine Dragons‘ “Radioactive.”
How did "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" chart?
The single’s highest charting position was #7 in Japan. In the States, “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” peaked at #21 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Songs chart. In Bowie’s homeland, the United Kingdom, the single peaked at #102.