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Shining Star (INXS song)
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Wikipedia article
"'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' (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 UK Singles Chart, 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 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 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
Category:1991 singles
Category:1991 songs
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:East West Records singles
Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Opitz
Category:Songs written by Andrew Farriss
Category:Songs written by Michael Hutchence
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