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"Starlight"
Single by the Supermen Lovers featuring Mani Hoffman
from the album The Player
Released	17 March 2001 (2001-03-17)
Length	6:01 (album version) 3:50 (radio and video version)
Label	Vogue BMG France Lafessé
Composer(s)	Guillaume Atlan
Lyricist(s)	Guillaume Atlan Mani Hoffman
Producer(s)	Guillaume Atlan
The Supermen Lovers singles chronology
"Starlight" (2001) "Hard Stuff (Get Your Ticket for a Ride)" (2002)

"Starlight" is the debut single of French house musician the Supermen Lovers (also known as Guillaume Atlan), featuring Mani Hoffman on lead vocals. The female vocals on the song were performed by Israeli singer-songwriter Nili. The song contains a sample of "The Rock" (1978) by disco assemblage East Coast. "Starlight" was released as the first single from Atlan's debut album, The Player, on 17 March 2001. It became a hit in Norway, New Zealand, and Wallonia, where it reached the top 10, and peaked at number two in France and the United Kingdom.

Music video

The music video tells the story of the misadventures of a young man trying to make it in the music industry. Following a chance meeting with a mouse, he finds short-lived success, only to be fired by his manager. The video ends with alien visitors, who picked up a broadcast of the young man's music, trying to pick him up, but the young man is too big to fit in their spaceship. They take the mouse away to a life of luxury, leaving the man alone and destitute.

The video was produced by brothers David and Laurent Nicolas [fr] at Passion Pictures.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the French CD single liner notes.

Studio

• Mastered at Translab (Paris, France)

Personnel

• Guillaume Atlan – music, lyrics, production
• Mani Hoffman – lyrics, vocals
• Nili – additional vocals
• Hervé Bordes – mixing, mastering
• Emmanuel Desmadril – mixing
• Adrien de Maublanc – cover artwork

Charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2001 (Australia)
• List of number-one club tracks of 2001 (Australia)

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• 2001 songs
• 2001 debut singles
• Animated music videos
• Bertelsmann Music Group singles
• Independiente (record label) singles
• The Supermen Lovers songs