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Shining Star (INXS song)

{{Short description|1991 single by INXS}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Shining Star

| cover = Shining Star INXS.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = INXS

| album = Live Baby Live

| B-side =

| released = {{start date|1991|10|21|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| length = 3:54

| label = EastWest

| writer =

| producer = Mark Opitz

| prev_title = The Stairs

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = Heaven Sent

| next_year = 1992

}}

"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 {{abbr|No.|Number}} 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.{{cite web| title=INXS – Shining Star|url=https://www.discogs.com/INXS-Shining-Star/release/1502147|website=Discogs|accessdate=8 August 2021}} 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.{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Cameron |date=7 August 2021|title=What you didn't know about that notorious INXS concert |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/stellar/what-you-didnt-know-about-that-notorious-inxs-concert/news-story/5080d5bc715da41fe1c308b30519d5e7|url-status=live|work=Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210808124241/https://amp.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/stellar/what-you-didnt-know-about-that-notorious-inxs-concert/news-story/5080d5bc715da41fe1c308b30519d5e7|archive-date=8 August 2021|access-date=8 August 2021}}

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

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  • Australian version{{cite AV media notes|title=Shining Star|others=INXS|year=1991|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=EastWest Records|id=903175686.2}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Shining Star|others=INXS|year=1991|type=Australian 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=EastWest Records|id=903175686.0}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Shining Star|others=INXS|year=1991|type=Australian cassette single sleeve|publisher=EastWest Records|id=9031756864}}
  1. "Shining Star" – 3:51
  2. "I Send a Message" (live) – 4:01
  3. "Bitter Tears" (live) – 3:55
  4. "The Loved One" (live) – 4:55
  • UK version and US 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Shining Star|others=INXS|year=1991|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Mercury Records|id=INXS 18, 866 028-7}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Shining Star|others=INXS|year=1991|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Mercury Records|id=INXCD 18, 866 029-2}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Shining Star|others=INXS|year=1991|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=0-85942}}
  1. "Shining Star" (live EP version) – 3:52
  2. "I Send a Message" (live) – 3:26
  3. "Faith in Each Other" (live) – 4:40
  4. "Bitter Tears" (live) – 3:47

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  • US and Canadian cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Shining Star|others=INXS|year=1991|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=4-87576}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Shining Star|others=INXS|year=1991|type=Canadian cassette single sleeve|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=78 75764}}
  1. "Shining Star"
  2. "Faith in Each Other" (live)
  3. "Bitter Tears" (live)
  • Japanese mini-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Shining Star|others=INXS|year=1991|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=WEA|id=WMD5-4085}}
  1. "Shining Star"
  2. "Bitter Tears" (live)

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Charts

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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Shining Star"

! Chart (1991)

! Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|21|artist=INXS|song=Shining Star|rowheader=true|access-date=15 August 2022}}
{{single chart|Flanders|37|artist=INXS|song=Shining Star|rowheader=true|access-date=15 August 2022}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|28|chartid=1696|rowheader=true|access-date=15 August 2022}}
scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=46|page=31|date=16 November 1991}}

| 83

{{single chart|Ireland2|16|song=Shining Star|rowheader=true|access-date=15 August 2022}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|37|year=1991|week=49|rowheader=true|access-date=15 August 2022}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|40|artist=INXS|song=Shining Star|rowheader=true|access-date=15 August 2022}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|24|artist=INXS|song=Shining Star|rowheader=true|access-date=15 August 2022}}
{{single chart|UK|27|date=19911109|rowheader=true|access-date=15 August 2022}}
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|4|artist=INXS|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2021}}
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|14|artist=INXS|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2021}}

Release history

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|+ Release dates and formats for "Shining Star"

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! scope="col"|Date

! scope="col"|Format(s)

! scope="col"|Label

! scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| United Kingdom

| 21 October 1991

| {{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

| Mercury

| {{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=19|date=19 October 1991}}

scope="row"| Japan

| 10 December 1991

| Mini-CD

| WEA

| {{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/10710/products/302687/1/|title=シャイニング・スター {{!}} INXS|trans-title=Shining Star {{!}} INXS|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=22 March 2024}}

References

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{{INXS}}

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Category:1991 singles

Category:1991 songs

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

Category:Warner Music Group singles