"Star"
Single by Brockhampton
from the album Saturation
ReleasedMay 30, 2017
Length2:41
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jabari Manwa
Brockhampton singles chronology
"Gold"
(2017)		 "Star"
(2017)		 "Boys"
(2017)
Music video
"Star" on YouTube

"Star" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American boy band Brockhampton and the fourth single from their debut studio album Saturation (2017).

Composition

The song features members Dom McLennon, Ameer Vann and Kevin Abstract, each of whom perform a verse.[1] It finds them name-dropping numerous celebrities as well as using pop culture references.[1][2]

Critical reception

The Fader included the song on their list "The 101 best songs of 2017".[3] Live365 ranked "Star" as the best song by Brockhampton,[4] while Variety ranked it as the band's second best.[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Kevin Abstract and premiered on May 30, 2017. It shows Brockhampton with blue skin and riding in a golf cart around South Los Angeles.[2] The video ends with a preview of another song by the band.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Price, Joe (May 31, 2017). "Watch the Surreal Video for Brockhampton's New Song "Star"". Complex. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 C.M., Emmanuel (June 1, 2017). "Brockhampton Turn Blue in 'Star' Video". XXL. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "The 101 best songs of 2017". The Fader. December 3, 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Milewski, Kathryn (January 19, 2022). "Top 10 Brockhampton Songs". Live365. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Moreau, Jordan; Shafer, Ellise; Shanfeld, Ethan (November 18, 2022). "Goodbye, Brockhampton: The Hip-Hop Boy Band's 15 Best Songs, Ranked". Variety. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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