"Star" was the first single off Extreme's fifth studio album ''

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''. It was the band's first single after the reunion of the band in 2007 after a thirteen-year hiatus. The song was first released to the band's Myspace page and then on a single promo CD. The song features a return to the band's classic

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style from their first three albums, before the departure to a more

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driven music. The song has a very upbeat

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riff from guitarist

Nuno Bettencourt Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt (born September 20, 1966) is a Portuguese-American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and businessman. He became known as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme. He has also recorded ...

and harmony vocals done by Bettencourt and

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in the chorus. The single features two versions of the song "Ghost" (also from the new album) as a B-side.

Track listing

# "Star" - 4:13 # "Ghost" (Radio edit) - 4:10 # "Ghost" (Album version) - 4:59 2008 singles Extreme (band) songs Songs written by Nuno Bettencourt Songs written by Gary Cherone 2008 songs Fontana Records singles {{2000s-rock-single-stub