"Moviestar" is a single by Welsh
rock
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
Stereophonics
Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley, Wales. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals), Adam Zind ...
. It was the fourth and final single released from ''
You Gotta Go There to Come Back'' and the first Stereophonics single released following the sacking of drummer
Stuart Cable
Stuart James Cable (19 May 1970 – 7 June 2010) was a Welsh rock drummer and broadcaster, best known as the original drummer for the band Stereophonics.
Early life
Cable was born in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 19 May 1970. When he was 10 ...
. The single peaked at number five on the
UK Singles Chart
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, number 26 on the
Irish Singles Chart
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, and number 85 on the
Dutch Top 100.
Background
A demo version of the song was released online in 2003 via the band's official website in a section called "The Place", where people would send a mobile phone text message (costing £1) to receive an access code to download the song in
MP3
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format. Due to high popularity and demand, the song was then fully mastered and finalized and released as a
CD and
DVD single
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on 9 February 2004.
"Moviestar" was then included on a re-issue of the band's 2003 album, ''
You Gotta Go There to Come Back''.
Track listings
UK and European CD1
# "Moviestar" (full-length version) – 4:43
# "
Local Boy in the Photograph
"Local Boy in the Photograph" is the first single by rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, ''Word Gets Around'' and was released on 17 March 1997. The song reached number 51 in the UK Singles Chart. On 9 February 19 ...
" (live) – 3:42
UK and European CD2
# "Moviestar" (live) – 4:40
# "
The Bartender and the Thief
"The Bartender and the Thief" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, written by the band in April 1998. The song is the second track on their second album, ''Performance and Cocktails'' (1999). "Bartender" was the first single taken from '' ...
" (live) – 3:47
# "Help Me (She's Out of Her Mind)" (live) – 10:44
# "Behind the Scenes on Tour" (video) – 2:00
UK and European DVD single
# "Moviestar" (video) – 4:04
# "Moviestar" (live) – 4:40
# Behind the scenes footage from the recording of "Moviestar" – 1:59
# "Moviestar" (audio—full-length version) – 4:43
# "Climbing the Wall" (audio—live) – 4:45
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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2004 singles
2004 songs
Songs written by Kelly Jones
Stereophonics songs
UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles
V2 Records singles