" Stars In Your Heart " is a song by American singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee . The song was independently released to digital outlets as a standalone release on December 16, 2016, and was later included on McKee's second studio album, Hot City (2024).
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30-408: A similar Barbarella -esque stripping sequence. The video was directed by David Richardson and edited by Christopher Bredeson. The production was filmed in 2013 and originally planned to be released that winter but saw delays due to troubles McKee was having with her label. Nylon premiered the video on their website in 2016 with McKee as a Christmas gift to her fans. Lucas Villa of Axis praised
45-530: The Billboard Hot 100 . She then signed a joint-deal with Kemosabe Records and Sony Music , releasing the single "American Girl" in the summer of 2013. Around this time, McKee had intended to release "Stars In Your Heart" as a single and filmed a video for the song, though plans never came to fruition. Following several label complications with Sony and Kemosabe, McKee was released from her contract in 2014 and continued as an independent artist, releasing
60-480: The EP Bombastic (2015). She then released several previously-teased songs including "Sleepwalker" and "Stars In Your Heart" as singles. The song is lyrically about staying with your lover and "keeping them warm" even amidst the end of the world ("when all of the magic is gone", "after the world is frozen"). Inspired by "vintage" 1960s and 1970s space films such as Barbarella , the video features McKee playing
75-622: The album Trouble under Reprise Records , but was dropped from the label following its mediocre performance and personal incidents. The first single, " American Girl ", was released in 2013 by Epic Records to moderate success. The song peaked at 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart while also peaking at 44 on the Canada Hot AC and 24 on the Pop Airplay charts. While already touring to promote her next single, "Slay", Epic Records cited both
90-481: The album "captures the essence" of music on the charts of the early 2010s and acts as a "perfect" companion to Katy Perry's Teenage Dream . Walden Green of The Fader specifically praised the single "Slay", noting its lyrical and musical composition while directly praising the song's bridge. All tracks are written by Bonnie McKee , with additional writers noted. Stars in Your Heart The original song
105-424: The album was originally recorded in 2013 when McKee was signed to Epic Records but was never released. Leading up to its release, she has described the album as an "eighties-Miami expensive prostitute vibe." McKee said she was inspired to re-record and release the album after coming across an online forum dedicated to the unreleased project. The forum, being over 500 pages long and ten years old struck McKee with
120-411: The album. After confirming there was no conflict with Sony, McKee began rerecording her songs. McKee also recorded a new song for the album, "Snatched", featuring Canada's Drag Race winner, Priyanka . The album was released on May 31, 2024. Connor Gotto of Retropop described the album as a "treasure trove for pop fans", and praised the personality featured in the songs. Gotto also wrote that
135-420: The desire to "give the people what they want, because [McKee] want[ed] to put it out, too." Before recording Hot City for Epic Records, McKee had made a name for herself as a prominent songwriter in the pop music scene. Having written five number-one hits for Katy Perry , Taio Cruz , and Britney Spears at the time, McKee was looking to make a name for herself as an artist. Bonnie McKee had already released
150-519: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hot_City&oldid=1231049111 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hot City (Bonnie McKee album) Hot City is the second album and first self-published album by American singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee . Released on May 31, 2024,
165-421: The moderate success of "American Girl" and insiders' dislike of "Slay" as reasons to cancel Hot City ' s release. By the time she was informed, McKee had already begun a promotional tour for upcoming singles. Even though the release had been canceled, Epic Records still owned the masters to McKee's songs. Because of this, she could not release the original versions that had been recorded. In 2020, McKee
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#1732859235755180-464: The role of Bambi and David John Craig as Khron Valgard. The video begins with an homage to the famous stripping scene in the spaceship as featured in Barbarella . Various shots show McKee walking through a blue-skied icy plant where she stumbles upon a magical yellow stone, steering the spaceship in a psychedelic star-explosion filled sequence, and healing her dying lover, who then subsequently joins her in
195-402: The song back in 2008 by posting a demo to her MySpace page alongside other songs including "Thunder", "Worst In Me", and "To Find You", all of which she intended to be on her second studio album under Reprise Records. Following her dismissal from the label, McKee worked on writing songs for other artists including Katy Perry , Britney Spears , and Kesha , obtaining eight number one hits on
210-490: Was inspired to release the album after finding an online forum dedicated to her unreleased album. She decided to " pull a Taylor Swift " and release versions based on rerecorded masters. McKee had emailed Sony Music and received permission to rerecord her album along with the ability to license and include "American Girl". Previously independently released singles " Stars in Your Heart " and "Sleepwalker" were also included on
225-498: Was recorded by McKee in 2008 for her then-forthcoming second studio album under Reprise, though it was shelved. McKee later re-recorded the video during her time with Kemosabe and Sony, filming a space-inspired video in 2013 with plans to release it as a single. Following further label issues, plans for the release of the video were shelved. McKee eventually released the video as a gift to fans in December 2016. McKee had originally teased
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