"Der letzte Stern" (german: link=no, The Final Star) is a song by

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Overground. Composed by the Triple–M collective, it is a partially rewritten variation of the song "Wenn Die Blätter", which was written by Mike Michaels, MM Dollar, Mark Tabak, and Deema and produced by Michaels, Dollar, and Mark Tabak for Overground's debut studio album '' It's Done'' (2003). It was released as the band's second single on March 1, 2004, reaching number nine on the

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and the top thirty in Austria and Switzerland. In January 2004, it was revealed that Overground would compete in the national final '' Germany 12 Points!'' with "Der letzte Stern" for a chance to represent Germany at the

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. On March 19, 2004, they lost to

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and his song "

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