Superstar (A. G. Cook song)
2016 single by A. G. Cook
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"Superstar" is a song by the English musician A. G. Cook.[1][2] It was released on 13 July 2016 through PC Music. It later appeared on PC Music's compilation album PC Music Volume 2 (2016).[3][4][5] A live Secret Sky version appeared on Cook's 2020 debut studio album, 7G.[6]
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| Single by A. G. Cook | ||||
| Released | 13 July 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2016 | |||
| Length | 4:51 | |||
| Label | PC Music | |||
| Songwriter | A. G. Cook | |||
| Producer | A. G. Cook | |||
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| Official lyric video | ||||
| "Superstar" on YouTube | ||||
Background
A. G. Cook had begun work on "Superstar" in 2014 and initially pitched it to DJ Zedd, but it was rejected. The single art was done by Hannah Diamond.[7][8][9] Cook said that, compared to his earlier single "Beautiful", "Superstar" is "more dramatic and slightly more composed, but it also follows an unusual song structure". He said the song "[plays] with the balance of songwriting and production and sort of destabilising that balance or not taking the art form too seriously".[10]
Musician Flume considered it one of his favorite tracks of 2016.[11] In an interview with Mixmag, Cook said "Superstar" helped him in being confident with his own vocals and assuming a singer-songwriter role with his music.[12] In 2020, Cook released the song "Beautiful Superstar" as a single from his second studio album Apple; the song title is a reference to "Superstar" and his 2014 single "Beautiful".[13]
Track listing
Digital single
- "Superstar" – 4:51
Personnel
- A. G. Cook – production, songwriting
- Hannah Diamond – single art