Song · INXS
“Shining Star” by INXS
Released 1991
“Shining Star” by INXS appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1991 and 2002. It was first released in 1991. Its best result is #55 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #181 alternative song of 1991 and #7,084 alternative song of all time.
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INXS tucked a brand-new studio song onto their first live album: "Shining Star" was the lone fresh recording on Live Baby Live and the only single taken from it, released on 21 October 1991. Andrew Farriss wrote the words and music, and Mark Opitz produced it.
The backing vocals hide a name nobody knew yet. Kirk Pengilly invited Keith Urban, who had yet to put out an album of his own, to sing alongside Stuart McKie. The single reached No. 21 in Australia and No. 27 in the UK, the band's ninth British top-40 hit, and in America it climbed to No. 4 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 14 on Album Rock Tracks. Live cuts from Wembley and Paris filled out the B-sides.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 55 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1802 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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