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Set Yourself on Fire by Stars
Set Yourself on Fire is an album by Stars, released in 2004. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead”, on 5 lists with a best position of #196.
Set Yourself on Fire, the third album from Montreal's Stars, came out on Arts & Crafts on September 14, 2004 in Canada and the UK, with America waiting until March 8, 2005. It's indie pop with its heart pinned to its cardigan: Torquil Campbell, Amy Millan, Chris Seligman, Evan Cranley and Pat McGee dress their songs in lush, bruised romance, swelled by strings arranged by Bulgarian composer Todor Kobakov.
"Ageless Beauty" was the band's breakthrough in Canada, a shimmering rush, while "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" found its American audience through The O.C. soundtrack. The record earned a Juno nomination for Alternative Album of the Year and lost to Let It Die by Feist, who sometimes played alongside Millan, Campbell and Cranley in Broken Social Scene. Novelist Ibi Kaslik even got a quote on the jacket.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Set Yourself on Fire on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your Ex-Lover Is Dead | 5 | #196 | – | 2009–2026 | |
| 2 | Ageless Beauty | 3 | #36 | – | 2005 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.