"Superstar" was covered by British
R&B singer
Jamelia for her second studio album,
Thank You. It was released as the album's second single on 15 September 2003 through
Parlophone. The song entered the
UK Singles Chart at number eight, but as airplay, video play and the general awareness of the track increased, the track climbed to a peak of number three the following month. "Superstar" became the UK's 26th-biggest-selling single of 2003 and has sold 400,000 copies there as of 2019. The single has been certified
platinum by the
British Phonographic Industry (BPI), spending 20 weeks on the UK chart. "Superstar" also saw worldwide chart success, peaking at number one in Australia and New Zealand and attaining top-10 positions in over 15 other countries. The song earned the songwriters an
Ivor Novello Award for "Most Performed Work", being the most performed song in the United Kingdom in 2003. According to the
Performing Right Society, "Superstar" was the fourth most popular song of the 2000s (decade) in the UK based on the amount of plays and performances.
Music video The music video for "Superstar" was directed by Dominic Leung. It was shot in
Birmingham.
Track listings •
UK CD1 • "Superstar" • "Superstar" • "Ayo Superstar" • "Superstar" •
UK CD2 and European CD single • "Superstar" • "Bounce" •
UK 12-inch single :A1. "Ayo Superstar" :A2. "Superstar" :B1. "Superstar" :B2. "Superstar" •
Australasian CD single • "Superstar" – 3:34 • "Ayo Superstar" – 3:51 • "Superstar" – 4:12 • "Superstar"
Credits and personnel Credits are lifted from the
Thank You album booklet.
Studios • Recorded at Cutfather & Joe Studios (Copenhagen, Denmark) • Mixed at White Room (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Personnel •
Remee – writing, rap •
Mich Hansen – writing, percussion • Joe Belmaati – writing, guitar, keys, programming, recording •
Cutfather & Joe – production, mixing • Mads Nilsson – mixing
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