Stardust (Lena album)

Stardust
Studio album by
Lena
Released12 October 2012 (2012-10-12)
Length39:42
LabelUniversal Music
Producer
  • Swen Meyer
  • Sonny Boy Gustafsson[1]
Lena chronology
Good News
(2011) 		Stardust
(2012) 		Crystal Sky
(2015)
Singles from Stardust
  1. "Stardust"
    Released: 21 September 2012
  2. "Neon (Lonely People)"
    Released: 15 March 2013
  3. "Mr. Arrow Key"
    Released: 17 May 2013

Stardust is the third studio album by German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut. It was released by Universal Music on 12 October 2012. Recording for the album took place in Stockholm, London, and Hamburg. A departure from her previous work on her debut album My Cassette Player (2010) and follow-up Good News (2011), both of which had been chiefly produced by former mentor, entertainer Stefan Raab, the singer worked with Swen Meyer and Sonny Boy Gustafsson on the majority of Stardust.

The album earned largely mixed to positive reviews from music critics who felt that Stardust improved on Meyer-Landrut's artistic development and called it more authentic than previous releases. In Germany, the album peaked at number two on the German Albums Chart and was eventually certified Gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). Lead single "Stardust" reached number two on the German Singles Chart. In support of the album, Meyer-Landrut embarked on her No One Can Catch Us Tour in 2013.

Background

Stardust marked Meyer-Landrut's first album without contribution from former mentor, entertainer Stefan Raab. Principal songwriting began in late summer 2011 and during that process Lena made travels to Stockholm, London, and Hamburg.[2] Throughout the sessions, she collaborated with musicians like Matthew Benbrook,[3] Pauline Taylor,[3] Johnny McDaid,[4] James Flannigan,[4] and Sonny Boy Gustafsson,[1] who produced five of the songs.[5] Stardust was also partly produced by Swen Meyer in Hamburg.[1] Production on the album was finished in July 2012. Four titles were written in collaboration with Miss Li of which the song "ASAP" is a duet with the Swedish singer-songwriter.[6]

Meyer-Landrut participated on nine songs as co-author. "Better News" and "I'm Black" were composed in collaboration with Ian Dench. The idea to "Don't Panic" was inspired by a fire alert in London. "Mr Arrow Key" is about a guide for the things of life. "Pink Elephant" covers the story of a girl who is clumsy like an elephant. "Goosebumps" is a song about homesickness. "To the Moon" is a love song which took Lena, her co-writer Alexander Schroer and producer Swen Meyer seven months to find suitable lyrics for a certain melody. "Neon (Lonely People)" describes the feeling of loneliness despite the fact that someone is among people. Additionally there is a hidden track called "Lille katt" performed in Swedish previously known from the Swedish-German children's television series Emil i Lönneberga. The iTunes version features a cover version of the title "Moonlight", previously performed by American singer Mayaeni in 2010.

Promotion

The album's lead single, "Stardust" was released on 21 September 2012, while the music video to this song was first shown on 7 September 2012. It charted at number two on the German Singles Chart.[6] On 20 September 2012, Lena previewed the album to a larger audience at the Reeperbahn Festival in the music venue Schmidt's Tivoli in Hamburg.[6] From 5 to 7 October 2012 iTunes pre-released three songs to promote the album. "To the Moon" was the first download, followed by "ASAP" on 6 October and "Pink Elephant" on 7 October.[7]

On April, Meyer-Landrut was touring the Germany, while promoting her album. The tour was called 'No One Can Catch Us', and it's the lyrics from her latest's album lead single Stardust. The tour started on 2 April, in Stuttgart, and ended on 21 April, in Offenbach. Also, Lena was streaming her last show on internet for her fans, who couldn't come to one of her shows. The tour was made of 13 shows in different German cities like Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover and more. Lena also wanted to make a show in Vienna, Austria, but later, the show was cancelled for unknown reasons.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
CDStarts.de7/10[9]
Focus6/10[10]
Hitchecker[11]
Laut.de[12]
Rolling Stone[13]

Overall, Stardust received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Andreas Borcholte from Der Spiegel felt that while a musical reinvention "does not take place here, Stardust is an album full of pleasing radio pop like its two predecessors [...] Lena tackles her emancipation as a songwriter with small but noticeable steps. You can tell by the fact that she no longer hides behind mannerisms like her exalted English accent as much as she used to."[14] Süddeutsche Zeitung critic Hans Hoff noted a "lot of swinging titles" on the album, "all a bit tricky and with a lot of lyrics per bar. Just Lena style. Not smooth pop, more playful descriptions of the condition of a 21-year-old who wants to perform in a relaxed manner after all the stress of the ESC years."[15] Matthias Reichel, writing for CDStarts.de, called the album "good work" and noted: "If you allow her a little patience for the artistic development that is already moving in the right direction on Stardust, everyone will be satisfied."[9]

Several reviewers pointed out that former mentor Stefan Raab was not asked to participate in the production.[13][16][14] Münchner Merkur critic Jörg Heinrich found that the sound of the album was "much more casual, fresher, more international than Raab's clinically pure TV Total soul." He described Stardust as "colorful pop."[17] The German issue of Rolling Stone magazine gave Stardust three out of five stars and wrote that "this time you actually have the feeling that this is really Lena, and not Stefan Raab's idea of Lena."[13] Neue Presse gave four out of five stars and stated: "No Raab anymore, no more under his wing. Lena spread her 'pop' wings."[16] Kai Butterweck from Laut.de rated the album three out of five stars and wrote that "if you look at it from a sporting point of view, you could say that eleven completely capable team players have gathered around extravagant playmaker Stardust who ultimately guarantee a coherent team appearance – promising basic requirements that not every ambitious professional team can offer."[12] Maximilian Kloes, writing for Focus, called Stardust a "typical Lena album: a few hits, a little filler, strong approaches, flat lyrics."[10]

Chart performance

Stardust debuted and peaked at number two on the German Albums Chart in the week of 26 October 2012 .[18] It became her third consecutive to reach the top two of the chart and would spend 22 weeks inside the top 100.[18] It was eventually ranked 55th on the chart's 2012 year-end listing.[18] In 2013, Stardust was certified Gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipment figures in excess of 100,000 copies.[19]

Track listing

Stardust track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stardust"
Swen Meyer3:30
2."Mr. Arrow Key"
Gustafsson3:34
3."Pink Elephant"
  • John Gordon
  • Ginger Mackenzie
  • Mathias Ramson
Gustafsson3:35
4."Neon (Lonely People)"
Meyer3:31
5."Better News"
Meyer3:02
6."Day to Stay"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Carlsson
  • Gustafsson
Gustafsson3:56
7."To the Moon"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Alexander Schroer
Meyer3:24
8."Bliss Bliss"
Meyer3:11
9."ASAP" (featuring Miss Li)
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Carlsson
  • Gustafsson
Gustafsson2:48
10."I'm Black"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Dench
  • Sutton
Meyer3:05
11."Goosebumps"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Carlsson
  • Gustafsson
Gustafsson3:39
12."Don't Panic"
Meyer2:27
13."Lille katt" (CD only hidden track)
Gustafsson1:29
Total length:39:42
iTunes edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Moonlight"
Gustafsson3:42

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Stardust
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[19] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Stardust release history
Region Date Formats Label Ref.
Various 12 October 2012 Universal Music
[23]

Notes

  • ^[a] The vinyl version was an autographed version limited to 1000 copies exclusively sold by Amazon Germany.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lena: Neues Album "Stardust" im Oktober". Musikmarkt.de. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ^ Several Twitter announcements by Lena
  3. ^ a b ASCAP entry for Benbrook and Taylor
  4. ^ a b ASCAP entry for McDaid and Flannigan
  5. ^ Dallach, Christoph (27 August 2012): Nordisch nobel. Schwedische Komponisten sind ungefähr so erfolgreich wie Ikea. Aber können sie auch Lena Meyer-Landrut wieder in die Charts bringen? Archived 12 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine In: Spiegel-Online (in German)
  6. ^ a b c eurovision.de: Lena beim Reeperbahn Festival Archived 20 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  7. ^ Songs vorab von Lena
  8. ^ "Lena's concert in Offenbach". 21 April 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ a b Reichel, Matthias. "Lena Meyer-Landrut – Stardust". CDstarts.de. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  10. ^ a b Kloes, Maximilian (19 November 2012). "Plattenkritik: "Stardust" von Lena – Der schwere Schatten schlechter Mädchenlieder". Focus. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  11. ^ "hitchecker.de". hitchecker.de. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  12. ^ a b Butterweck, Kai (12 October 2012). ""Stardust" von Lena". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  13. ^ a b c Fuß, Bettina. "Lena: Stardust" (in German). Rollingstone.de. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  14. ^ a b Borcholte, Andreas (12 October 2012). "Neues Lena-Album: Jetzt geht's zur Sache, Showgirl!". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  15. ^ Hoff, Hans (1 August 2012). "Neues Album: Stardust – Lena bleibt im All". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Vom Satelliten zum Sternenstaub: Lenas schlitternder Pop-Swing ist wieder da" (in German). Neue Presse. 10 October 2012. p. 24.
  17. ^ Heinrich, Jörg (12 October 2012). "Lena: Neue CD ist zweiter Sieg nach Oslo". Münchner Merkur (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d "Offiziellecharts.de – Lena – Stardust" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lena; 'Stardust')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  20. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Lena – Stardust" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lena – Stardust". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2012)". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  23. ^ a b "Lena - 'Stardust' - Album". Amazon (DE). Retrieved 31 August 2012.

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