Stars (Duncan Laurence song) explained

Stars
Album:	Small Town Boy (Deluxe)
Type:	single
Artist:	Duncan Laurence
Released:	21 May 2021
Length:	2:52
Label:	Spark
Producer:	Wouter Hardy
Prev Year:	2020
Next Title:	Heaven Is a Hand to Hold
Next Year:	2021

"Stars" is a song by Dutch singer Duncan Laurence. It was released for digital download on 21 May 2021 by Spark Records as the sixth single from his debut studio album Small Town Boy. The song was written by Brett McLaughlin, Jordan Garfield, Wouter Hardy and Duncan Laurence.

Live performance

On 21 May 2021, Laurence premiered a pre-recorded live performance of "Stars" as an interval act during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 22 May.^[1] He was not able to perform live due to a positive COVID-19 test two days prior.^[2]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[3]

• Brett McLaughlin – Composer, lyricist
• Duncan Laurence – Composer, lyricist, associated performer, background vocalist, vocals
• Jordan Garfield – Composer, lyricist, background vocalist
• Wouter Hardy – Composer, lyricist, engineer, guitar, mixer, piano, studio personnel, synthesizer programming

Notes and References

1. Web site: Duncan Laurence - Arcade & Stars - Interval Act - Eurovision 2021. YouTube. 24 May 2021.
2. Web site: EBU Statement: Duncan Laurence tests positive for COVID-19 . EBU. 20 May 2021. 24 May 2021.
3. Web site: Credits / Small Town Boy (Deluxe) / Duncan Laurence – TIDAL. Tidal. 24 May 2021.