Starry Eyed Surprise

"Starry Eyed Surprise"
"Starry Eyed Surprise"
Single by Oakenfold featuring Shifty Shellshock
from the album Bunkka
Released	8 July 2002
Genre	Breakbeat; alternative hip hop;
Length	3:09
Label	Perfecto; Maverick (US);
Songwriter(s)	Seth Binzer; Andy Gray; Fred Neil; Paul Oakenfold;
Producer(s)	Oakenfold; Andy Gray;
Paul Oakenfold singles chronology

"Starry Eyed Surprise" is a song produced by Oakenfold. It features vocals from Shifty Shellshock of Crazy Town. The song was released in July 2002 as the second single from Oakenfold's album Bunkka, reaching number six in the United Kingdom, number 19 in the Netherlands and New Zealand, number 21 in Ireland, and number 37 in Australia. It also reached the top 50 in Italy and the United States. It was later included on Shifty Shellshock's 2004 album Happy Love Sick and Oakenfold's 2007 album Greatest Hits & Remixes, Vol. 1.

Content[]

The line "Freaky deaky, star speckles and pink butterflies", sung by Shifty Shellshock, is sung in a similar manner to that of his band's previous single, "Butterfly". The song also samples "Everybody's Talkin'" by Harry Nilsson, which is a cover version of the original by Fred Neil, hence why Neil received a songwriter credit for Starry Eyed Surprise.

Track listing[]

CD

"Starry Eyed Surprise" (Single Edit)
"Starry Eyed Surprise" (Josh Wink Re-interpretation)
"Starry Eyed Surprise" (Oliver Lieb Remix)
"Starry Eyed Surprise" (Video)

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	37
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[2]	3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[3]	31
Ireland (IRMA)^[4]	21
Ireland Dance (IRMA)^[5]	2
Italy (FIMI)^[6]	48
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[7]	19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[8]	53
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[9]	19
Scotland (OCC)^[10]	7
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	6
UK Dance (OCC)^[12]	5
UK Indie (OCC)^[13]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	41
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[15]	10
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[16]	13

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2002)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[17]	125

In popular culture[]

The song is featured on the 2002 dance compilation album, Clubland II – The Ride of Your Life.
The song was featured in several television advertisements, including Capital FM, Diet Coke and the Apple iLife.
The song is featured during the part of the club scene in the film "Baby Mama."
The song samples Ol' Dirty Bastard "Got Your Money", among other sources.

References[]

^ "Australian-charts.com – Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Ultratop.be – Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 37. 7 September 2002. p. 11. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Starry Eyed Surprise". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 29 August 2002". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 5 June 2019.^{[dead link]}
^ "Italiancharts.com – Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 25 November 2018.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
^ "Charts.nz – Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
^ "Paul Oakenfold Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ "Paul Oakenfold Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ "Paul Oakenfold Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

External links[]

[sc_Australia_Oakenfold-1] "Australian-charts.com – Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Oakenfold-2] "Ultratop.be – Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise" (in Dutch). Ultratip.

[3] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 37. 7 September 2002. p. 11. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[sc_Ireland2_-4] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Starry Eyed Surprise". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[5] "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 29 August 2002". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 5 June 2019.^{[dead link]}

[sc_Italy_Oakenfold-6] "Italiancharts.com – Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[sc_Dutch40_-7] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[sc_Dutch100_Oakenfold-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[sc_New_Zealand_Oakenfold-9] "Charts.nz – Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Scotland_-10] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[sc_UK_-11] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKdance_-12] "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKindie_-13] "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Paul_Oakenfold-14] "Paul Oakenfold Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Paul_Oakenfold-15] "Paul Oakenfold Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_Paul_Oakenfold-16] "Paul Oakenfold Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[17] "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

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Discography
Studio albums	Bunkka A Lively Mind Trance Mission
Mix albums	The Goa Mix Journeys By DJ, Vol. 5: Journey Through the Spectrum A Voyage into Trance Essential Mix Perfecto Fluoro Global Underground 004: Live in Oslo Global Underground 007: New York Tranceport Resident. Two Years of Oakenfold at Cream Perfecto Presents: Travelling Perfecto Presents: Another World Perfecto Presents: Ibiza Creamfields Perfecto Presents: The Club A Lively Mix Oakenfold Anthems
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits & Remixes
Soundtracks	Swordfish Original Soundtrack The Matrix Reloaded: The Album Vexille
Singles	"Big Brother UK TV Theme" "Starry Eyed Surprise" "Southern Sun" / "Ready Steady Go" "The Harder They Come" "Southern Sun" "Faster Kill Pussycat" "Sex 'N' Money"
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