"Starry Eyed Surprise" is a song by English record producer Oakenfold with vocals from Shifty Shellshock of Crazy Town. The song was released on 19 August 2002 as the second single from Oakenfold's debut album, Bunkka (2002), 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.
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 listings UK CD single "Starry Eyed Surprise" (single edit) – 3:09 "Starry Eyed Surprise" (Josh Wink re-interpretation) – 8:43 "Starry Eyed Surprise" (Oliver Lieb remix) – 7:52 "Starry Eyed Surprise" (video)
UK 12-inch single A. "Starry Eyed Surprise" (Josh Wink re-interpretation) B. "Starry Eyed Surprise" (Oliver Lieb remix)
UK cassette single "Starry Eyed Surprise" (single edit) "Starry Eyed Surprise" (Josh Wink re-interpretation)
European CD single "Starry Eyed Surprise" (single edit) "Starry Eyed Surprise" (Oliver Lieb remix)
Australian and New Zealand CD single "Starry Eyed Surprise" (single edit) – 3:09 "Mortal" – 6:44 "Starry Eyed Surprise" (Josh Wink re-interpretation) – 8:43 "Starry Eyed Surprise" (Oliver Lieb remix) – 7:52 "Starry Eyed Surprise" (video)
Credits and personnel Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes.
Studios Recorded at Real Noize (UK) and Real World (Box, Wiltshire, England)
Personnel
Paul Oakenfold – writing, production, mixing, vocal recording Shifty Shellshock – writing (as Seth Binzer), vocals Andy Gray – writing, programming, production, mixing, engineering Fred Neil – writing Emerson Swinford – guitars Mark Ralph – guitars Jeff Turzo – additional production Carmen Rizzo – vocal recording Steve Osborne – vocal mixing Ed Chadwick – engineering assistant Michael Nash Associates – artwork design Matthew Donaldson – cover photography Anton Corbijn – Paul Oakenfold photo (back cover)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2002)PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)31Ireland Dance (IRMA)2
Year-end charts Chart (2002)PositionUK Singles (OCC)125UK Airplay (Music Week)41US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)70
References
External links Music Video