Rewrite the Stars#Reimagined version
{{Short description|Zac Efron and Zendaya song for the 2017 film The Greatest Showman}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Rewrite the Stars
| cover = Rewrite_the_Stars_Efron_and_Zendaya.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Zac Efron and Zendaya
| album = The Greatest Showman (soundtrack)
| released = {{Start date|2018|07|20}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=37}}
| label = Atlantic
| writer = Pasek and Paul
| producer = *Greg Wells
| chronology = Zac Efron
| prev_title = Right Here, Right Now
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Zendaya
| type = single
| prev_title = Something New
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = All for Us
| next_year = 2019
| title = Rewrite the Stars
| year = 2018
}}
{{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|gdjR2lvIfJ4|"Rewrite the Stars"}}
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}}
"Rewrite the Stars" is a song performed by Zac Efron and Zendaya for the film The Greatest Showman (2017). It was released on November 17, 2017, by Atlantic Records as a promotional single from the soundtrack.{{cite web |title=Listen to The Greatest Showman's Zac Efron and Zendaya Sing Pasek and Paul's 'Rewrite the Stars' |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/listen-to-the-greatest-showmans-zac-efron-and-zendaya-sing-pasek-and-pauls-rewrite-the-stars |website=PlayBill|date=November 17, 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2018}}{{cite web|title= Odds & Ends: Hear Zac Efron & Zendaya Sing Pasek & Paul's 'Rewrite the Stars' from The Greatest Showman & More|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/190432/odds-ends-hear-zac-efron-zendaya-sing-pasek-pauls-rewrite-the-stars-from-the-greatest-showman-more/|publisher=Broadway|date=November 17, 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2018}}{{cite web|title= The Greatest Showman Releases New Song, "Rewrite the Stars"|url=https://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles-theater/news/greatest-showman-rewrite-the-stars_83206.html|publisher=Theatre Mania|date=November 17, 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2018}} In Australia, "Rewrite the Stars" was released to radio on July 20, 2018.{{cite web|title=Singles to Radio Issue 1199 |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1199/1199-singles-to-radio/|publisher=The Music Network |date=July 20, 2018|access-date= July 30, 2018}}{{cite web|title=THE PURGE #350|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/07/the-purge-350/|publisher=auspOp|date=25 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908113619/https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/07/the-purge-350/|url-status=dead}} The song sees Efron's character, Phillip, serenading Zendaya's character, Anne, trying to convince her that they're meant to be together, despite their different races.
The song is expected to appear in the upcoming 2026 stage musical adaptation of the film.
Composition
According to sheet music published at Sheetmusicdirect.com, "Rewrite the Stars" is a moderately fast tempo of 125 beats per minute. Written in common time, the song is in the key of B{{flat}} major. Throughout the track, Efron's vocal range spans from the low note of E{{flat}}3 to the high note of B{{flat}}4, and Zendaya's vocal range spans from the low note of E{{flat}}3 to the high note of E{{flat}}5.{{cite web |title=Rewrite The Stars sheet music by Pasek & Paul (Piano & Vocal – 251643) |url=https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1259664/Product.aspx |website=www.sheetmusicdirect.com |access-date=September 27, 2018}} "Rewrite the Stars" had many melodic inspirations, most notably being "Unconditionally" by Katy Perry, produced by Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Cirkut.
Reception
File:Zac Efron and Zendaya in 2017.jpg
Sam Damshenas from GayTimes called the song a "stunning duet" with perfectly fitting romance,{{cite web|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/93666/zac-efron-zendaya-rewrite-stars-stunning-duet-greatest-showman/|title=Zac Efron and Zendaya Rewrite the Stars in stunning duet for The Greatest Showman|publisher=GayTimes|date= November 23, 2017|access-date=July 25, 2018}} and Michael Ordoña from the Los Angeles Times called the song "a standout duet" and "a signature karaoke duet".{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-zac-efron-zendaya-greatest-showman-20171219-story.html#|title=Zac Efron and Zendaya bring romance, and a standout duet, to 'The Greatest Showman' |newspaper=LA Times|date= December 19, 2017|access-date=July 25, 2018}} However, Emily Yoshida from Vulture described the song as a "Jason Derulo castoff circa 2012."{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/12/the-greatest-showman-review.html|title=The Greatest Showman Is the Fakest Show on Earth |publisher=Vulture|date=December 20, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2018}}
Accolades
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Teen Choice Awards
| {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" |{{cite magazine |last1=Douglas |first1=Esme |title=Teen Choice Awards 2018: See the full list of winners |url=https://ew.com/awards/2018/08/12/teen-choice-awards-winners-list/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813151232/https://ew.com/awards/2018/08/12/teen-choice-awards-winners-list/ |archive-date=August 13, 2018}} |
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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! scope="col"| Chart (2017–2018) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{single chart|Australia|24|artist=ZAC EFRON & ZENDAYA|song=REWRITE THE STARS|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Austria|52|artist=ZAC EFRON & ZENDAYA|song=REWRITE THE STARS|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|12|artist=ZAC EFRON & ZENDAYA|song=REWRITE THE STARS|rowheader=true|access-date=August 25, 2018}} |
scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/zac-efron/chart-history/can/|title=Zac Efron Chart History|publisher=Billboard|access-date=July 25, 2018}}
| 71 |
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{{single chart|Finland|14|artist=ZAC EFRON & ZENDAYA|song=REWRITE THE STARS|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2018}} |
{{single chart|France|115|artist=ZAC EFRON & ZENDAYA|song=REWRITE THE STARS|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Germany|89|songid=1712467|artist=Zac Efron & Zendaya|song=Rewrite the Stars|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |
scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web |url=http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles |title=Irish Charts |publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association |access-date=February 17, 2018}}
| 21 |
{{single chart|Billboardjapanhot100|73|artist=Zac Efron|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2018}} |
scope="row"| Malaysia (RIM){{cite web|url=http://www.rim.org.my/main/images/stories/RIM/Chart%202018/6_i_dm.pdf|title=Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles in Malaysia|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Malaysia|access-date=August 25, 2018}}
| 3 |
{{single chart|Dutch100|53|artist=ZAC EFRON & ZENDAYA|song=REWRITE THE STARS|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2018}} |
{{single chart|New Zealand|32|artist=ZAC EFRON & ZENDAYA|song=REWRITE THE STARS|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Portugal|67|date=20190126|rowheader=true|access-date=January 26, 2019}} |
scope="row"| Singapore (RIAS){{cite web|url=http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.pdf|title=Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming Chart Week 6 |publisher=Recording Industry Association (Singapore) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219062024/http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.pdf|archive-date=February 19, 2018|access-date=August 25, 2018}}
| 1 |
{{single chart|Spain|82|artist=ZAC EFRON & ZENDAYA|song=REWRITE THE STARS|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Sweden|90|artist=ZAC EFRON & ZENDAYA|song=REWRITE THE STARS|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Switzerland|96|artist=ZAC EFRON & ZENDAYA|song=REWRITE THE STARS|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2018}} |
{{single chart|UK|16|date=20180216|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2018}} |
scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/adele/chart-history/hsi/|title=Zendaya – Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 3, 2018}}
| 70 |
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=Year-end charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2018/singles-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Singles 2018|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 10, 2019}}
| 82 |
scope="row"| UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2018|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=December 29, 2018}}
| 32 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2017|certyear=2019|access-date=November 26, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|title=Rewrite the Stars|artist=Zac Efron & Zendaya|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2022|access-date=August 9, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|certyear=2022|relyear=2017|artist=Zac Efron & Zendaya|title=Rewrite the Stars|award=Platinum|type=single|number=3|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=Rewrite the Stars|artist=Zac Efron & Zendaya|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2021|id=10143|access-date=October 1, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=Rewrite the Stars|artist=Zendaya|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2022|access-date=September 13, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|title=Rewrite the Stars|artist=Zac Efron & Zendaya|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2021|id=9458|access-date=December 14, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Zac Efron And Zendaya|title=Rewrite the Stars|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=February 15, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Zac Efron & Zendaya|title=Rewrite the Stars|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2023|access-date=June 21, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|title=Rewrite the Stars|artist=Zac Efron & Zendaya|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=May 24, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=Rewrite the Stars|artist=Zac Efron / Zendaya|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2024|id=zac-efron-zendaya-rewrite-the-stars|access-date=November 19, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|refname="bpi"|certyear=2024|relyear=2017|artist=Zac Efron & Zendaya|title=Rewrite the Stars|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|id=14818-4608-1|access-date=May 31, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|certyear=2023|relyear=2017|artist=Zac Efron & Zendaya|title=Rewrite the Stars|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|access-date=August 10, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
Release history
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scope="col"| Region
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scope="row"| Various
| November 17, 2017 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Atlantic | Promotional single |
scope="row"| Australia
| July 20, 2018 | Atlantic | Radio single |
Reimagined version
{{Infobox song
| type = single
| artist = Anne-Marie and James Arthur
| album = The Greatest Showman: Reimagined
| released = November 16, 2018
| genre = Pop
| label = Atlantic
| writer = Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
| producer = *Greg Wells
| chronology = Anne-Marie
| prev_title = Perfect to Me
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Fuck, I'm Lonely
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = James Arthur
| type = single
| prev_title = Empty Space
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Rewrite the Stars
| year = 2018
| next_title = The Power of Love
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{External music video|header=Music video|{{YouTube|pRfmrE0ToTo|"Rewrite the Stars (Reimagined version")}}
}}
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On November 16, 2018, The Greatest Showman: Reimagined was released, which features a cover of "Rewrite the Stars" by English singers James Arthur and Anne-Marie as a single. The pair performed the song on the fifteenth season of British The X Factor on December 1 and the fifteenth season of American The Voice on December 4.{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/james-arthur-x-factor-rewrite-the-stars-greatest-showman_uk_5c03afaae4b0606a15b61fd5|title=James Arthur Complains Of Technical Problems Blighting 'X Factor' Performance|first=Ash|last=Percival|date=December 3, 2018|work=The Huffington Post UK|access-date=December 10, 2018}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8488697/james-arthur-anne-marie-rewrite-the-stars-the-voice|title=James Arthur and Anne-Marie Perform 'Rewrite the Stars' on 'The Voice': Watch|date=December 5, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 10, 2018}} It was released to Australian radio,{{Cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1216/1216-singles-to-radio/|title=Singles To Radio: Issue 1216|work=The Music Network|access-date=December 14, 2018}} and a remix by Wideboys was released on December 14.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/rewrite-the-stars-wideboys-hands-in-the-air-remix-single/1446348290|title=Rewrite the Stars (Wideboys Hands in the Air Remix) - Single by James Arthur on iTunes|date=14 December 2018 |publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=December 14, 2018}}
=Track listing=
- "Rewrite the Stars" {{small|(Wideboys Hands in the Air remix)}} – 3:36
=Charts=
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scope="row"| Indonesia (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/james-arthur/chart-history/i43/|title=James Arthur Chart History (Indonesia Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 6, 2024}}
| 13 |
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scope="row"| Malaysia International (RIM){{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/RecordingIndustryMalaysia/posts/pfbid033WKZivUK1PaXdE3reishVvd1PxNtSH9SU6p2voi29zCB6dcynVXH1eFkyxqCMYELl|title=TOP 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 2 (05/01/2024-11/01/2024)|publisher=RIM|date=January 20, 2024|access-date=January 20, 2024|via=Facebook}}
| 20 |
=Year-end charts=
=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Anne-Marie & James Arthur|title=Rewrite the Stars|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|id=10612|access-date=September 28, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=James Arthur & Anne-Marie|title=Rewrite the Stars|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|id=8053|access-date=January 11, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=James Arthur and Anne-Marie|title=Rewrite the Stars|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=April 14, 2025|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=James Arthur & Anne-Marie|title=Rewrite the Stars|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|access-date=October 12, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=James Arthur & Anne-Marie|title=Rewrite the Stars|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|access-date=September 11, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=James Arthur & Anne-Marie|title=Rewrite the Stars|type=single|award=Platinum|id=file_2022-01-26-11-37-08.pdf|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|access-date=January 27, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=James Arthur & Anne-Marie|title=Rewrite the Stars|type=single|award=Gold|id=james-arthur-anne-marie-rewrite-the-stars|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|access-date=November 26, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=James Arthur & Anne-Marie|title=Rewrite the Stars|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|id=14818-4861-1|access-date=July 24, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=James Arthur & Anne-Marie|title=Rewrite the Stars|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|access-date=October 12, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{The Greatest Showman}}
{{Zendaya}}
{{James Arthur}}
{{Anne-Marie}}
{{Pasek and Paul}}
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Male–female vocal duets
Category:Number-one singles in Singapore
Category:Song recordings produced by Greg Wells
Category:Songs written by Justin Paul (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Benj Pasek
Category:Songs written for films
Category:Songs from The Greatest Showman