Little Star (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Little Star


Artist = Madonna
from Album = Ray of Light
Released = November 19, 1998 (UK)
Format = CD single
[Recorded = ]
Genre = Pop-Dance
Length = 5:18
Label = Maverick, Warner Bros.
Writer = Madonna
Rick Nowels
Producer = Madonna
Marius De Vries
[Certification =]
Chart position = * #6 UK (UK AA-Side)
Last single = "The Power of Good-Bye"
(1998)
This single = "The Power of Good-Bye"/"Little Star"
(1998)
Next single = "Nothing Really Matters"
(1999)

"Little Star" is a pop-dance music song written by American singer Madonna and Rick Nowels for Madonna's seventh album "Ray of Light" (1998).

ong information

In the United Kingdom, where it was released as a double A-side single with "The Power of Good-Bye", "Little Star" was promoted to radio on its own. The double title of "The Power of Goodbye/Little Star" is listed on the UK CD cover sleeve and the CD title spine. In Europe, "Little Star" was the B-side to "The Power of Good-Bye".

It was produced by Madonna and Marius De Vries, and was also released as a one-track promotional-only single in the United Kingdom. A few hundred promo copies were put out by Warner Bros. Records UK. This promo release is now a highly sought-after collector's item among fans.

The song is dedicated to Madonna's daughter Lourdes, who was her main inspiration while composing and producing the songs on "Ray of Light".

In promotion for the album, Madonna sang an acoustic version of "Little Star" at the Oprah Winfrey Show. During her interview with Oprah, Madonna admitted that although the song was about her, Lourdes was not especially singularly fond of this particular track, but rather liked all of the tracks on the album, with a preference to dance to "Ray of Light".

The song was released as a promo-only CD-Single in the UK, while in the Netherlands, the CD-Single appeared as a CD-R which was pressed about 250 times. However, the CD was never promoted in the Netherlands due to the fact that "The Power of Good-Bye" was going to be released as a CD-Single from her album "Ray of Light" instead. All copies of "Little Star" had to be sent back to be destroyed. The CD-Single was released in 1998 on Warner Bros. Records and Maverick. Nowadays the CD-Single is so hard to find that the value of it is about/more than $ 500,- (!).

Formats

DUTCH CD Single
# Little Star — 5:18

UK CD Single AA-side
# The Power of Goodbye — 4:11
# Little Star — 5:18
# The Power of Goodbye (Dallas' Low End Mix) — 4:34