City of Stars explained

City of Stars
Cover:File:City of Stars - Hollywood Remix.jpg
Caption:Hollywood remix cover
Type:single
Artist:Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
Album:La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released:March 3, 2017
Recorded:2016
Label:Interscope
Composer:Justin Hurwitz

"City of Stars" is a song performed by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in the film La La Land (2016). The music of the song was composed by Justin Hurwitz while the lyrics were provided by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.[1] The song won numerous awards, including the award for Best Original Song at both the 74th Golden Globe Awards and 89th Academy Awards.

Another version of the song was also released as a 'Hollywood remix' but was not used in the original film.[2] "City of Stars" was released as a single in Italy on March 3, 2017.[3]

Context

In the film, the song is first sung by Gosling alone as the character of Sebastian as he sings and dances on the Hermosa Beach Pier. Later in the film, it is reprised by Sebastian and Mia (Stone) during a montage of him getting ready to tour with Keith's (John Legend) band, as well as Mia quitting her job at a coffee shop and renting out a theater for her one-woman play.

Inspiration

Justin Hurwitz, the composer of the song, discussed the writing of the song:[4]

Music video

The music video was uploaded to YouTube channel on Apr 17, 2017, and has gained more than 31 million views as of April 2024.

Accolades

See main article: List of accolades received by La La Land.

Accolades for "City of Stars"
Awards
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryResultRef.
Hollywood Music in Media AwardsNovember 17, 2016Best Song – Feature Film[5] [6]
Critics' Choice AwardsDecember 11, 2016Best Song[7]
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics AssociationDecember 18, 2016Best Song[8]
Houston Film Critics SocietyJanuary 6, 2017Best Original Song[9] [10]
Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 8, 2017Best Original Song[11]
Satellite AwardsFebruary 19, 2017Best Original Song[12]
Academy AwardsFebruary 26, 2017Best Original Song[13]
Grammy AwardJanuary 28, 2018Best Song Written for Visual Media[14]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[15] 3
Hong Kong (Metro Radio)[16] 1
Italy (FIMI)[17] 51
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[18] 2
Japan Radio Songs (Billboard)[19] 1
South Korea International Chart (Gaon)[20] 2
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[21] 45
US Jazz Digital Songs (Billboard)
  • Solo version
1

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)! scope="col"
Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[22] 72

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Listen to 'City of Stars' From the 'La La Land' Soundtrack, Arriving Dec. 9. January 9, 2017. November 17, 2016. Variety. Kristopher. Tapley.
  2. Web site: Hollywood Remix of 'City of Stars'. YouTube Music.
  3. Web site: Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone - City of Stars (Radio Date: 03-03-2017). it. February 27, 2017. Giorgia. Aldi. EarOne. December 20, 2023.
  4. Web site: 'La La Land' Composer Justin Hurwitz Details the Film's Songwriting Process. Kristopher. Tapley. January 14, 2017. August 31, 2016. Variety.
  5. Web site: Justin Timberlake & Alexandre Desplat Among Winners At Hollywood Music In Media Awards . 18 November 2016 . Deadline . November 18, 2016 . November 18, 2016.
  6. Web site: 'La La Land' Scores Three Hollywood Music in Media Nominations . Variety . November 2, 2016 . November 3, 2016 . McNary, Dave.
  7. Web site: La La Land Leads with 12 Nominations for the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards . Critics' Choice . December 1, 2016 . December 1, 2016.
  8. Web site: 2016 StLFCA Annual Award Nominations . . December 12, 2016 . December 12, 2016.
  9. Web site: Houston Film Critics Nominations for 2016 Films . MovieAwardsPlus.com . December 13, 2016 . December 15, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220202407/https://movieawardsplus.com/2016/12/13/houston-film-critics-nominations/ . December 20, 2016 . dead .
  10. Web site: Houston Film Critics Society Nominations – 'The Nice Guys' and Rebecca Hall Get a Deserved Boost . AwardsCircuit.com . December 13, 2016 . December 15, 2016 . December 20, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220151632/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2016/12/13/houston-film-critics-society-nominations-nice-guys-rebecca-hall-get-deserved-boost/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Golden Globes 2017: The Complete List of Nominations . . December 12, 2016. December 12, 2016.
  12. Web site: Satellite Awards Nominees Revealed. Kilday. Gregg. The Hollywood Reporter. November 29, 2016. November 29, 2016.
  13. Web site: Oscar nominees list: 2017 Academy Award nominations . Paul . Sheehan. GoldDerby . January 24, 2017 . January 24, 2017.
  14. Web site: 60th GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees List. . 28 November 2017.
  15. Web site: Greece Digital Song Sales, 4 February 2017 . billboard.com . 3 February 2017.
  16. Web site: Metro Radio Chart (International) - Week: 6. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217125316/http://www.metroradio.com.hk/997/Music/Chart/International.aspx. dead. February 17, 2017. Metro Broadcast Corporation. February 11, 2017.
  17. Web site: Classifica settimanale WK 6. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. April 30, 2023.
  18. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Overseas. ja. Billboard Japan. 13 March 2017. 8 March 2017.
  19. Web site: Billboard Japan Radio Songs. ja. Billboard Japan. 13 March 2017. 8 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308221534/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=radio_songs&year=2017&month=03&day=13. 8 March 2017. dead.
  20. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart – Issue date: 2016.12.11 – 2016.12.17 . . February 16, 2017.
  21. Web site: Ryan Gosling & Mark Ronson Tease ‘I’m Just Ken’ Holiday Version. Rania. Aniftos. Billboard. December 18, 2023. December 20, 2023.
  22. Web site: Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2017. 17 February 2018. Mahasz.

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