Stars on 45 (song)

• Dutch, US & UK 7" single ;Side one "Stars on 45" (Medley - 7" version) - 4:48 (US: 4:05) • "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser - omitted on the US version) • "Venus" (van Leeuwen) • "Sugar Sugar" (Kim, Barry) • "No Reply" (Lennon–McCartney) • "I'll Be Back" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Drive My Car" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (Lennon–McCartney) • "We Can Work It Out" (Lennon–McCartney) • "I Should Have Known Better" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Nowhere Man" (Lennon–McCartney) • "You're Going to Lose That Girl" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) • Includes uncredited musical references to Sparks's song "Beat the Clock" ;Side two "Stars on 45" (Theme - 7" version) (Eggermont, Duiser) - 3:30 • Includes uncredited musical references to Lipps Inc.'s "Funkytown" and The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" "Venus" is the 1970 Shocking Blue song, written by the band's Robbie van Leeuwen and later covered by Tom Jones and Bananarama. Only the opening guitar riff is used in the medley. "Sugar, Sugar" was originally recorded by The Archies (written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim). The next eight songs are Beatles songs (written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney). An extended version of the "Stars on 45" intro and finale was put on the flip side of the single. • Dutch, US & UK 12" single ;Side one "Stars on 45" (Medley - 12" version) 11:30 (US: 10:15) • "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) • "Boogie Nights" (Temperton) • "Funkytown" (Greenberg) • "Video Killed the Radio Star" (Downes, Horne, Wooley) • "Venus" (van Leeuwen) • "Sugar Sugar" (Kim, Barry) • "No Reply" (Lennon–McCartney) • "I'll Be Back" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Drive My Car" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (Lennon–McCartney) • "We Can Work It Out" (Lennon–McCartney) • "I Should Have Known Better" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Nowhere Man" (Lennon–McCartney) • "You're Going to Lose That Girl" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Sherry" (Gaudio - 12" version only; omitted on the US version) • "Cathy's Clown" (Everly, Everly) • "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (Sedaka, Greenfield - omitted on the US version) • "Only the Lonely" (Orbison, Melson) • "Lady Bump" (Levay, Prager) • "Jimmy Mack" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) • "Rainy Day" (Cook and Greenaway, Macaulay) • "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" (Pockridge, Vance - omitted on the US version) • "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) • Includes uncredited musical references to Sparks's "Beat the Clock", Ritz's "I Wanna Get with You", The S.O.S. Band's "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" and Sparkle Tuhran & Friends' "Handsome Man" ;Side two "Stars on 45" (Theme - 12" version) (Eggermont, Duiser) - 6:18 • Includes uncredited musical references to Lipps Inc.'s "Funkytown" and The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" ==Charts==

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The success of the single in North America even resulted in Radio Records rush-releasing a second single for the US market. The last four minutes of the album version of the Beatles medley ("Stars on 45"/Good Day Sunshine"/"My Sweet Lord"/"Here Comes the Sun"/"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"/"Tax Man"/"A Hard Day's Night"/"Please Please Me"/"From Me to You"/"I Wanna Hold Your Hand"/"Stars on 45") was released under the title "Stars on 45 Medley 2", but peaked at No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second Beatles medley single was not released in the Netherlands or any other part of the world. Formats and track listings • US 7" single ;Side one "Medley II" - 5:11 All tracks written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney unless otherwise noted • "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) • "Good Day Sunshine" • "My Sweet Lord" (Harrison) • "Here Comes the Sun" (Harrison) • "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Harrison) • "Tax Man" (Harrison) • "A Hard Day's Night" • "Please Please Me" • "From Me to You" • "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" • "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) ;Side two "Stars on 45 II" (Eggermont, Duiser) - 3:19 • South African 7" single ;Side one "Stars on 45 (Medley)" - 5:11 All tracks written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney unless otherwise noted • "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) • "Good Day Sunshine" • "My Sweet Lord" (Harrison) • "Here Comes the Sun" (Harrison) • "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Harrison) • "Taxman" (Harrison) • "A Hard Day's Night" • "Please, Please Me" • "From Me to You" • "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" • "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) ;Side two "'45 Stars Get Ready" (7" version) (Eggermont, Duiser) - 3:12 ==1989 remix==

The Beatles medley was remixed and re-released in a house music version in Europe in 1989 under the title "Stars on '89 Remix", then featuring an alternate selection of Beatles tracks taken from the album version of the medley, coupled with a new "Stars on 45" theme called "Rock the House". The single was remixed and reproduced by Danny van Passel and Rutti Kroese and released on the Red Bullet label as a 7", 12", and CD maxi singles, all formats backed with an extended version of the "Rock the House" theme. Formats and track listings • 7" single ;Side one "Stars on '89 Remix" (radio version) – 4:01 • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "A Hard Day's Night" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Nowhere Man" (Lennon–McCartney) • "You're Going to Lose That Girl" (Lennon–McCartney) • "No Reply" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "Taxman" (Harrison) • "Ticket to Ride" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Drive My Car" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "We Can Work It Out" (Lennon–McCartney) • "I Should Have Known Better" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) ;Side two "Stars on the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) – 3:40 • 12" single ;Side one "Stars on '89 Remix" (extended version) – 6:17 • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "A Hard Day's Night" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Please Please Me" (Lennon–McCartney) • "From Me to You" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Ticket to Ride" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Drive My Car" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (Lennon–McCartney) • "We Can Work It Out" (Lennon–McCartney) • "I Should Have Known Better" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "Nowhere Man" (Lennon–McCartney) • "You're Going to Lose That Girl" (Lennon–McCartney) • "No Reply" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "Taxman" (Harrison) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) ;Side two "Stars on the House" (super club mix) (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) – 5:01 • CD maxi single 1. "Stars on '89 Remix" (radio version) – 4:04 • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "A Hard Day's Night" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Nowhere Man" (Lennon–McCartney) • "You're Going to Lose That Girl" (Lennon–McCartney) • "No Reply" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "Taxman" (Harrison) • "Ticket to Ride" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Drive My Car" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "We Can Work It Out" (Lennon–McCartney) • "I Should Have Known Better" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) 2. "Stars on '89 Remix" (extended version) – 6:12 • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "A Hard Day's Night" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Please Please Me" (Lennon–McCartney) • "From Me to You" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Ticket to Ride" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Drive My Car" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (Lennon–McCartney) • "We Can Work It Out" (Lennon–McCartney) • "I Should Have Known Better" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "Nowhere Man" (Lennon–McCartney) • "You're Going to Lose That Girl" (Lennon–McCartney) • "No Reply" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "Taxman" (Harrison) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) • "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Lennon–McCartney) • "Rock the House" (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) 3. "Stars on the House" (super club mix) (van Passel, van Passel, Kroese) – 4:57 ==Other versions==

• In 2006, the Global Deejays released an updated version of "Stars on 45", but the medleys were not included. • In 2011, "Stars on 45" was given the house treatment, with the single released as "45". This version also leaves out the medleys. ==Parodies==

A parody of "Stars on 45," entitled "Stars Over 45," was done by Chas & Dave. It was a hit in the UK, where it reached No. 21 in early 1982. Scottish band Orange Juice, recorded a medley of their own songs, set to a rhythm similar to that of Stars On 45, for a radio session in 1981 for John Peel, called "Blokes On 45". "Maoris on 45" (1982), a song inspired by the "Stars on 45" concept but instead featuring popular traditional Māori music set to guitar, was a hit in New Zealand. "Weird Al" Yankovic has regularly included polka medleys of popular hits on most of his albums. The tradition began as a parody of "Stars on 45" (billed as "Polkas on 45") on Yankovic's second album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D. ==See also==