"All of the Stars" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It is featured over the credits in the 2014 film The Fault in Our Stars and is the first track of the soundtrack album, The Fault in Our Stars (Music from the Motion Picture). It is also a bonus track on the physical deluxe edition of Sheeran's second studio album x (2014).
Sheeran said that the song was "inspired by the whole movie, just wanting to be sad, yet euphoric and lift people a little bit."Schillaci, Sophie. "Ed Sheeran's Fault in Our Stars Song 'Means So Much' to Author John Green", The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2014, accessed 21 August 2015 The film, about a teenager dying of cancer who falls in love with another teen cancer patient, deals with the importance of love in the face of death.Berman, Eliza. "How The Fault in Our Stars Dramatically Improves the 'Sick Flick'", Slate.com, 5 June 2014, 21 August 2015
In 2014, Sheeran would join singer Christina Grimmie for a famous duet of the song on the season 6 finale of The Voice.
Music video The music video was premiered on YouTube on 9 May 2014. The video does not feature any new footage from the movie, but it does feature fan-submitted messages of encouragement such as "Everything is beautiful" and "You are not a burden".
Covers Jackie Evancho released a single and corresponding video covering the song in August 2015.Evancho, Jackie. "All of the Stars", Sony Music Entertainment, 21 August 2015"All of the Stars", Amazon.com, 21 August 2015 ASIN B013XBYSE6
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