"Shining Star" is a song by Australian rock band INXS, released as the only single issued from the band's first live album, ''

Live Baby Live ''Live Baby Live'' is the first live album by Australian rock band INXS. It was released on 11 November 1991 and features tracks recorded during their Summer XS Tour in Paris, New York, Chicago, London, Dublin, Glasgow, Rio de Janeiro, Montrea ...

'' (1991), on 21 October 1991. It is the one new studio track recorded for the album. Upon the song's release, it peaked at 21 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, No. 27 on the

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, becoming the group's ninth top-40 single in the latter country. In the United States, it peaked at No. 4 on the '' Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 14 on the Album Rock Tracks chart.

Guest vocalists

The studio recording featured backing vocals by

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...

and Stuart McKie. Urban was yet to release his own first album, and was not yet well known to the public, but was invited to the studio by

Kirk Pengilly Kirk Pengilly ( ; born 4 July 1958) is an Australian musician and member of the Australian rock group INXS. Kirk plays saxophone, guitar and also performs as a backing vocalist. Early career Pengilly moved to Sydney in 1966, and became best fri ...

to join in the recording.

B-sides

Four live tracks were released as B-sides: " I Send a Message" (from Wembley, London 1991), "Faith in Each Other" (from London or Sydney 1990), and " Bitter Tears" (from Paris). The fourth track, "The Loved One" (from Wembley, London 1991), was released in Australia in all formats instead of "Faith in Each Other". All these tracks were only available on the single.

Track listings

* Australian version # "Shining Star" – 3:51 # "I Send a Message" (live) – 4:01 # "Bitter Tears" (live) – 3:55 # "The Loved One" (live) – 4:55 * UK version and US 12-inch single # "Shining Star" (live EP version) – 3:52 # "I Send a Message" (live) – 3:26 # "Faith in Each Other" (live) – 4:40 # "Bitter Tears" (live) – 3:47 * US and Canadian cassette single # "Shining Star" # "Faith in Each Other" (live) # "Bitter Tears" (live) * Japanese mini-CD single # "Shining Star" # "Bitter Tears" (live)

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1991 singles 1991 songs Atlantic Records singles East West Records singles Mercury Records singles Song recordings produced by Mark Opitz Songs written by Andrew Farriss Songs written by Michael Hutchence