Format 5"
12" Genre Soul
funk
R&B
disco | Recorded 1996 Length 5:38 | |
B-side "Everything She Wants" (Wham!) Released 28 April 1997 (US)
5 May 1997 (UK) | ||
"Star People '97" is a single by British singer George Michael, which was released as the fifth single from his album Older. It was written and performed by George Michael and was released by Virgin Records in the UK and DreamWorks Records in the US in 1997. "Star People '97" peaked at number 2 in the United Kingdom and also number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart. The song contains elements of The Gap Band's 1980 hit, "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)".
"Star People" became George Michael's second of four number one US Dance Club Songs chart singles, after "Monkey".
The lyrics make reference to the materialism and frivolity of certain (not specified) people in the show business, suggesting that those behaviors are derived from some insecurity or a bad childhood (parental neglect, being given up for adoption, etc.).
The single version is referred as "Star People '97" instead of "Star People" (the name of the album version) because the single version is a remixed and re-recorded track.
Track listing
- "Star People '97" (radio edit) – 4:39
- "Everything She Wants" (Unplugged)
- "Star People" (Unplugged)
- "Star People '97" (Galaxy Mix) – 8:07
- "Star People '97" (Forthright Club Mix) – 9:17
- "Star People '97" (Galaxy Dub Mix) – 7:12
- "Star People '97" (Forthright Edit) – 4:27
- "Star People" (LP edit) – 4:11
- "Star People" (MTV Unplugged edit) – 4:31
- "Star People" (Forthright radio edit) – 4:28
- "The Strangest Thing" (live) – 6:01