Starry Night (Chris August song) explained

Starry Night
Cover:StarryNightSong.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Chris August
Album:No Far Away
Released:May 11, 2010[1]
Recorded:2010
Genre:Contemporary Christian music
Label:Fervent
Producer:Chris August
Ed Cash
Next Title:7x70
Next Year:2011

"Starry Night" is the debut single by American Contemporary Christian musician Chris August off of his debut CD No Far Away. It was released on May 11, 2010;[1] it had topped several of Billboard magazine's Christian charts by November of that year. The single garnered five Dove Award nominations for August, including Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year.

Writing

August was originally signed by Geffen Records as a mainstream artist after Ryan Cabrera noticed him. He was managed by Ashlee Simpson's father Joe Simpson and he toured as her opening act and keyboardist. After his contract ended during renegotiation, he decided to return to his roots as a Christian musician.[2]

In an interview with the website New Release Tuesday, August said "I ended up moving back to Dallas, got involved in church again and one night I realized that I hadn't had true convictions in years. I hated that and it hit me hard. I decided that night that I was going to rededicate my music and my life to God. That was January 18, 2009. That's the night I wrote 'Starry Night'."[3] He was signed to Fervent Records and soon shared the song with his new record label. The meaning behind the song is August's reflection on how people can take great photographs or make great paintings about objects, yet these objects and everything else were created by God.

Chart performance

"Starry Night" began its run on the charts by debuting at No. 29 on the Billboard Christian AC Monitored chart two weeks after its release. The single hit No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart and it reached No. 21 on Billboards Heatseeker Songs.[4] When the song topped the Christian AC Monitored chart, it was the first debut single to reach No. 1 in over three years.[5] Billboard ranked it on their 2010 year end charts as the No. 13 "Hot Christian Songs AC" single and the No. 15 song on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[6]

Charts

Weekly chart

Chart (2010)! scope="col"
Peak
position
US Christian AC (Billboard)[7] 1
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[8] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)! scope="col"
Position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[9] 15
US Christian AC (Billboard)[10] 13
Chart (2011)! scope="col"
Position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[11] 21
US Christian AC (Billboard)[12] 25

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010s)! scope="col"
Position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[13] 39

Awards

August received five Dove Award nominations in 2011 without having released another single.[14] The song was nominated for the Song of the Year and the Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year. August was nominated for the New Artist Of The Year and the Male Vocalist Of The Year; his album No Far Away received a nomination for the Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Starry Night (Album Version) . August . Chris . May 11, 2010 . November 4, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Leggett. Steve. Biography. AllMusic. 17 February 2011.
  3. Web site: Davis. Kevin.
    1. 140 - "Starry Night" by Chris Augus
    . New Release Tuesday. 17 February 2011.
  4. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chris august|chart=all}} Christ August chart history]. Billboard. 17 February 2011.
  5. Web site: Chris August's 'Starry Night' Is Most Played Single In Christian Music. CM Spin. 17 February 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101228212633/http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=6116&z=1. 28 December 2010.
  6. Web site: Chris August's Wish List Is Coming True With His Smash No 1 Single 'Starry Night' Illuminating The 2010 Best Of Lists . 22 December 2010 . 3 March 2011.
  7. Web site: Chris August Chart History (Christian AC Airplay). Billboard. April 10, 2021.
  8. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Chris August|chart=Heatseekers Songs}} Chris August Chart History (Heatseekers Songs)]. Billboard. April 10, 2021.
  9. Web site: Hot Christian Songs – Year-End 2010 . Billboard. April 3, 2021.
  10. Web site: Christian AC – Year-End 2010 . Billboard. April 3, 2021.
  11. Web site: Hot Christian Songs – Year-End 2011 . Billboard. April 3, 2021.
  12. Web site: Christian AC – Year-End 2011 . Billboard. April 3, 2021.
  13. Web site: Hot Christian Songs – Decade-End 2010s. https://web.archive.org/web/20191101000425/https://www.billboard.com/music/chris-august/chart-history/3AT. dead. November 1, 2019. Billboard. October 31, 2019.
  14. Web site: Chris August Earns His First Ever Dove Award Nominations And Is Up For 5 Awards At The 42nd Annual Dove Awards Making Him The Most Nominated New Artist. Breathe Cast. 18 February 2011.