Star Sign (song)

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"Star Sign"
Single by Teenage Fanclub
from the album Bandwagonesque
B-side
  • "Heavy Metal 6"
  • "Like A Virgin"
  • "Star Sign (Demo)"
  • "Star Sign"
Released12 August 1991
Recorded1991
Genre
Length4:53
LabelCreation
Songwriter(s)Gerard Love
Producer(s)
Teenage Fanclub singles chronology
"God Knows It's True"
(1990)
"Star Sign"
(1991)
"The Concept"
(1991)

"Star Sign" is a song recorded by Scottish rock band Teenage Fanclub. The song was released on 12 August 1991 through Creation Records, as the lead single from the band's third studio album Bandwagonesque. The song was written and sung by vocalist and bassist Gerard Love.

The song peaked at number four on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, making it the band's best-charting song in the United States. It also hit number 44 on the UK Singles Chart.

Charts[edit]

Chart (1991) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 44
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ Keoghan, Jim (21 December 2011). "Twenty Years On: Teenage Fanclub's Bandwagonesque Revisited". The Quietus. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ Schonfeld, Zach (14 June 2017). "31 Essential Shoegaze Tracks". Stereogum. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Teenage Fanclub Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.