Like a Star

• UK CD single

1. "Like a Star"
2. "Enchantment"
3. "Choux Pastry Heart"

• UK 7-inch single

A. "Like a Star"

B. "Enchantment"

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Corinne Bailey Rae.^[3]

• Corinne Bailey Rae – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals, percussion, songwriting, Spanish guitar
• Steve Chrisanthou – organ, production, programming, recording
• The London Session Orchestra – strings
• Wil Malone – string arrangement and conducting
• Paul Siddal – keyboards
• Jeremy Wheatley – mixing
• Gavyn Wright – director of The London Session Orchestra

Quick facts Single by Corinne Bailey Rae, from the album Corinne Bailey Rae ...

"Like a Star"
UK CD single 1 cover
Single by Corinne Bailey Rae
from the album Corinne Bailey Rae
B-side	"Emaraldine" "Enchantment" (Amp Fiddler Remix) "Daydreaming"
Released	9 October 2006 (2006-10-09)
Label	EMI

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"Like a Star" was re-released in the UK on 9 October 2006 due to the popularity of the song. A new music video, directed by Sam Brown, was shot for the reissue.^[13] The single reached a new peak position of number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. "Like a Star" was released in the United States in January 2007, reaching number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100. As of January 2010, the song had sold 327,000 downloads in the US.^[14]

Bailey Rae performed "Like a Star" and "Put Your Records On" live on the 7 October 2006 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live. She also performed "Like a Star" and "Trouble Sleeping" on NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip on 27 November 2006. The song was used in the ABC shows Grey's Anatomy and Men in Trees, as well as in an episode of NBC's Medium and CBS' CSI: NY. The track was also featured in the films Nancy Drew (2007) and 27 Dresses (2008). Rae performed "Like a Star" at the 49th Grammy Awards on 11 February 2007. The following year, it received a nomination for Song of the Year at the 50th Grammy Awards.