I Don't Wanna Be a Star
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"I Don't Wanna Be a Star" is a 1995 single by the Italian
Italy
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 band Corona. It was the fourth and last single
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 from their 1994 debut album The Rhythm of the Night. The song was released in December 1995 in the majority of the countries worldwide.

It was a nightclub
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s hit in many European countries, but unlike the previous Corona's singles, it had disco
Disco
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 sonorities. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" didn't peak at the same great positions as "The Rhythm of the Night", the first single, but achieved a moderate success. It managed to reach #6 in Finland
Finland
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.

It was the Corona's last major hit.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (70's radio edit) — 4:33
  2. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow E.U.R.O. radio edit) — 3:58


CD maxi
  1. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow E.U.R.O. radio edit) — 3:58
  2. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow 70's radio edit) — 4:33
  3. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow club mix) — 5:32
  4. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow eurobeat mix) — 6:51
  5. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow & the Magnificent 70's mix) — 6:27
  6. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow original long mix) — 4:57
  7. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (UK hardcor-ona dub) — 5:37
  8. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (acappella) — 3:58


12" maxi
A-side :
  1. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow eurobeat mix) — 6:51
  2. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow club mix) — 5:32
  3. "I Don't Wanna Be A Star" (Lee Marrow E.U.R.O. radio edit) — 3:58
  4. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (acappella) — 3:58

B-side :
  1. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow & the Magnificent 70's mix) — 6:27
  2. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow original long mix) — 4:57
  3. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow 70's radio edit) — 4:33
  4. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (UK hardcor-ona dub) — 5:37


7" maxi
A-side :
  1. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star (Lee Marrow & the Magnificent 70's mix) — 6:27

B-side :
  1. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" (Lee Marrow eurobeat mix) — 6:51

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 25
Finnish Singles Chart 6
French SNEP Singles Chart 18
German Singles Chart 69
Swedish Singles Chart 37
UK Singles Chart
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22


Personnel

  • Created, arranged and produced by Checco and Soul Train for a Lee Marrow production
  • Engineered by Francesco Alberti at Casablanca Recordings (Italy
    Italy
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    ), Graphic Art Sunrise (Italy)
  • 'UK Hardcor-Ona Dub' :
    • Remix and additional production by Gino Olivieri and Ivan Palvin for Premier Musik Productions Inc.
    • Assisted by Marco Vani
    • Mix engineered by Bruno Ruffolo at In-Da-Mix Studio, Montreal
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       (Canada
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      )
    • Re-organised, replayed and reconstructed by DJ Moisha and Mixmaster Irving
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