"Part of Me" is a song by New Zealand band

Stellar* Stellar (stylised stellar*) is a New Zealand pop/rock band led by vocalist Boh Runga, sister of acclaimed recording artist Bic Runga. They have had four RIANZ top 10 singles (the highest being " Every Girl" at #3) and two No. 1 albums. The band ...

, released as the second single from their debut album, ''

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'' (1999), in April 1999. This song was the group's first top 10 single on New Zealand's

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, spending two weeks at four before dropping out of the top 10. The single includes two

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s: "Sorry" and "Trepanning (Out with the Sun)".

Background

have said that "Part of Me" is their favourite track on ''

'' despite the fact it was the album's only track not mixed at a professional studio. On 16 June 199, ''

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'' writer Chris Mooar gave the song a five-star review, praising the composition and

Boh Runga Boh Runga (born 1969/1970) is a New Zealand recording artist and was the lead singer and guitarist in New Zealand rock band Stellar. Boh is the older sister of Bic Runga and Pearl Runga who are also musicians. Early life Boh grew up in Chris ...

's vocals while calling it "pop music at its most intelligent".

Track listing

New Zealand CD single # "Part of Me" # "Sorry" # "Trepanning (Out with the Sun)"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Stellar* website. Studios * Recorded at Revolver (Auckland, New Zealand) and Soundtrax Studios * Mastered at York Street (Auckland, New Zealand) Personnel * Boh Runga – writing * Tom Bailey – production * Stellar* – production, mixing * Luke Tomes – mixing, engineering * Gavin Botica – mastering

Charts

References

1999 singles 1999 songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Boh Runga Stellar (New Zealand band) songs {{1990s-single-stub