"Stellify" is the first single from

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's sixth solo album '' My Way''. It was the first time that Brown "sort of consciously sat down and decided to write a love song".Stellify Songfacts
/ref> The song was released on 21 September 2009. In an interview with XFM Manchester he claimed that the song was originally written for

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, for her upcoming studio album, but he realised he had created "a great sound" so claimed the track for himself. The song charted at No.31 in the UK and as of 2020, remains his last top 40 hit as a solo artist.

Track listing

Download EP

# "Stellify" (4:58) # "Crowning of the Poor" (3:18) # "For the Glory" (3:11) # "Marathon Man" (3:39)

7″

# "Stellify" (4:58) # "Crowning of the Poor" (3:18)

Promo CD

# "Stellify" (single edit) (3:32)

References

{{Ian Brown 2009 songs 2009 singles Ian Brown songs