"You Are My Star" is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released on February 4, 2009, by Island Records. Serving as the second single from her seventh studio album, Viva Ai, "You Are My Star" includes "People in the World", the image song for the 2009 Japanese film adaption of Lala Pipo, as a B-side.
Background and release Shortly after the release of Ai's video album Don't Stop Ai Japan Tour, Ai announced the release of a new single in December 2008. She later appeared as a featured artist on a re-recording of "Broken Strings" with British singer James Morrison.
"You Are My Star" was released on February 4, 2009, as a single. Two physical variants were released: a standard and limited edition. The limited edition of the single includes a DVD of club performances.
Track listing
CD
"You Are My Star" – 4:39 "People in the World" (movie short version) – 2:48
CD+DVD maxi single – limited edition
"You Are My Star" (Club Tour live performance video) "People in the World" (Club Tour live performance video)
Credits and personnel
Ai Carina Uemura – vocals, background vocals Uta – production D.O.I – mixing OQD – recording engineer Tom Coyne – mastering
Charts + Chart performance for "You Are My Star" Chart (2009) Peakposition Japan (Japan Hot 100) 11 Japan (Oricon) 36
Release history + Release history and formats for "You Are My Star" Region Date Format(s) Version Label VariousFebruary 4, 2009Standard Japan CD Limited References