Stars Are Blind

Infobox Single
Name = Stars Are Blind


Artist = Paris Hilton
from Album = Paris
Released = flagicon|World June 5 2006 (Digital download)
flagicon|Australia July 8 2006
flagicon|US July 11 2006
flagicon|UK July 31 2006
Format = CD single, digital download, 12" single
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Pop, reggae
Length = 3:58 original version
Label = Heiress
Writer = Ferdando Garibay, Sheppard Solomon, Ralph McCarthy
Producer = Ferdando Garibay
Certification =
Last single =
This single = "Stars Are Blind"
(2006)
Next single = "Turn It Up"
(2006)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Maxi single cover
Type = single


Cover size = 200px "Stars Are Blind" is a song recorded by Paris Hilton for her debut album "Paris". It was released as the first single in mid-2006 (see 2006 in music) and has a reggae sound (produced by Fernando Garibay). The song reached the top five in Canada, Ireland and the UK.

In June 2007 the copyright holders of the 1970 song "Kingston Town", Sparta Florida Music Group, started legal action against Hilton and Warner Chappell Music for plagiarism due to alleged similarities between "Stars Are Blind" and "Kingston Town". It has wrongly been ascribed that UB40 was the suing party, but that has been denied by the band themselves on their website. [ [http://www.ub40.co.uk/news/20070607a.php Box UK - UB40 Official Website ] ] This song is featured on "DANCE! Online", a multiplayer online casual rhythm game.

Music video

Hilton shot the video for the single on Paradise Cove Beach in Malibu, California on May 24, 2006. The video for the song features many images of her walking and rolling around on the beach with a lover. It premiered on June 6, 2006 on MTV.The video is stated to be the International Version Video.

A second version of the video was shot for the European and Latin American countries, featuring Hilton's lover (played by Lucas Babin) from the beach as her photographer at a photoshoot. In this version, scenes from the beach are still present, but exist as Hilton's fantasies during the photoshoot. At the end of the video, she wins the affection of her photographer, but ends up just taking his keys and stealing his car. The second version premiered on Z100's website on July 5, 2006. [ [http://z100.com/cc-common/mfeatures/parishiltonSP/ http://z100.com/cc-common/mfeatures/parishiltonSP/] "Z100.com" Retrieved on 05-22-07 ] The video is often called "Version 2" or "Black & White Version".

Track listing and formats

Standard single
#"Stars Are Blind" 3:57
#"Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Radio Remix] – 3:34

Maxi single (Limited Edition, with a poster)
#"Stars Are Blind"
#"Stars Are Blind" Luny Tunes Remix (featuring Wisin & Yandel) – 4:17
#"Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Club Mix] – 9:12
#"Stars Are Blind" [Chus & Ceballos Stereo Remix] – 8:13
#"Stars Are Blind" [The Scumfrog's Extreme Makeover] – 9:00
#"Stars Are Blind" [CD-Rom Video]

iTunes edition
#"Stars Are Blind" [Luny Tunes Remix] (featuring Wisin & Yandel) – 4:16
#"Stars Are Blind" [Chus & Ceballos Stereo Remix Edit] – 4:53
#"Stars Are Blind" [The Scumfrog's Extreme Makeover Edit] – 4:57
#"Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Club Mix Edit] – 4:54
#"Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Dub Edit] – 4:58
#"Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Radio Remix] – 3:34

Promotional CD (Not for sale)
#"Stars Are Blind" [Single Version] – 3:57
#"Stars Are Blind" [Luny Tunes Remix] (featuring Wisin & Yandel) – 4:18
#"Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Radio Remix] – 3:34
#"Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Club Mix] – 9:12
#"Stars Are Blind" [Chus & Ceballos Stereo Remix] – 8:13
#"Stars Are Blind" [Chus & Ceballos Stereo Dub] – 8:31
#"Stars Are Blind" [The Scumfrog's Extreme Makeover] – 9:00
#"Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Dub] – 6:21
#"Stars Are Blind" [Tracy Does Paris Mixshow] – 6:46

3AM & Tracey Cole CD single
#"Stars Are Blind" [Almighty 7" Mix]
#"Stars Are Blind" [Almighty 12" Mix]
#"Stars Are Blind" [Almighty Dub]
#"Stars Are Blind" [Almighty Instrumental]

12" Picture Disc*

Side A
#Stars Are Blind - 3:57
#Stars Are Blind (Tracy Does Paris Radio Mix) - 3:34

Side B
# Stars Are Blind (Chus & Ceballos Stereo Remix) - 8:13

* = Proof in The Simple Life 5

Chart performance

"Stars Are Blind" was one of the highest debuting singles in the U.S. in 2006, entering the Billboard Hot 100 at number eighteen [Clover Hope, [http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002764424 "Furtado Earns Second No. 1 Of The Week"] , Billboard.com, June 29, 2006.] due to strong digital sales. It had previously debuted at number two on the U.S. Bubbling Under Billboard Hot 100 Chart (Equivalent to #102 on the US Billboard Top 100). However, instead of climbing the chart like most singles, the song made a 12 week decline before falling off the chart. Stars Are Blind was a smash hit single in Europe, peaking Top 3 and number 1 in several countries and achieving Top 5 in the World Singles Chart.

Charts

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