Starstruck (The Kinks song)
"Starstruck" | ||||
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![]() German single cover | ||||
Single by the Kinks | ||||
from the album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society | ||||
B-side | "Picture Book" | |||
Released | 8 January 1969 (US single) | |||
Recorded | November 1966 – October 1968 | |||
Length | 2:18 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
Producer(s) | Ray Davies | |||
The Kinks US singles chronology | ||||
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"Starstruck" is a track and single from the Kinks's 1968 album, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. The song is about getting absorbed by the culture and straying from your family.
Release[]
"Starstruck" was the first U.S. single pulled from The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, but besides hitting #13 in The Netherlands, it did not chart. The track was also released as a single in Germany, Norway, Sweden, and in Australia.[1] However, in the Australian version of the single, "Starstruck" was switched with its B-side, "Picture Book" as the A-side.[2] A promotional video, starring all four band members in a London park, was also filmed by Dutch public broadcaster NOS.
On the appearance of "Starstruck" on The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, Ray Davies claimed that "It is strange to think of this song being recorded by The Kinks, because it is definitely a song that should be on somebody's solo album."[3]
As well as being the tenth track on The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, "Starstruck" has appeared on the compilation album The Ultimate Collection.[4]
Billboard described the single as "an infectious rhythm item that has all the ingredients to bring the group back to the Hot 100 chart with impact."[5] Billboard also praised the "smooth vocal work and arrangement."[5]
References[]
- ^ "Starstruck / Picture Book by The Kinks (Single; Pye; DV 14795): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Picture Book / Starstruck by The Kinks (Single; Astor; AP-1590): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ Miller, Andy. Kinks' The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.
- ^ "Starstruck - The Kinks | Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. 1 February 1969. p. 79. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
Personnel[]
- Ray Davies - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, mellotron
- Dave Davies - guitar, backing vocals
- Pete Quaife - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Avory - drums
- - backing vocals
External links[]
- 1968 songs
- Songs written by Ray Davies
- The Kinks songs
- Pye Records singles
- Reprise Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Ray Davies