Selena Gomez – Stars Dance / Hollywood Records Audio CD 2013 / 0050087296674
UPC 050087296674
Stars Dance is the solo debut studio album by American singer Selena Gomez. It was released on July 19, 2013, by Hollywood Records. Gomez began planning the project in 2012, at which time she announced that her band Selena Gomez & the Scene would be taking an indefinite hiatus, and continued work into 2013. Stars Dance is an EDM and electropop album, incorporating elements of dubstep, techno, disco, electro house and worldbeat. Gomez worked with producers such as Rock Mafia and The Cataracs (now known as KSHMR) on the album.
Upon its release, Stars Dance received generally mixed reviews from music critics, many of whom complimented Gomez's maturing image and the album's content both lyrically and vocally, but criticized the electronic-heavy production style. It marked her first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. The album sold 97,000 copies in its first week of release in the country, making it her highest-selling debut to that point. This was later surpassed by its successor, Revival (2015), which sold 117,000 units in its first week. It became her fourth top twenty entry in the United Kingdom, peaking at number fourteen. Elsewhere, Stars Dance topped the charts in Canada, Norway, Mexico, Taiwan and China. As of 2017, the album has sold an estimated over 410,000 copies in the United States.
The album's lead single, "Come & Get It" featured heavy electronic and worldbeat themes, became Gomez's first top 10 entry in the United States, and entered the top ten in countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada, among others. It was also successful on pop radio, reaching number-two on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. The second single, "Slow Down", failed to match the success of its predecessor, though did peak inside the top 30 in the United States. It was met with success on pop radio, reaching the top ten of the Mainstream Top 40 chart. Gomez promoted the album through a number of high-profile performances, such as the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. Gomez embarked on the Stars Dance Tour (2013) to further promote the release.
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Hollywood Records – 0050087296674 |
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CD, Album
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| Country: |
Europe |
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Released:
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Jul 22, 2013 |
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| Genre: |
Electronic, Pop |
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| Style: |
Electro, Dance-pop |
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Tracklist:
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Birthday
Engineer – Jonathan Sher
Engineer [For Mix] – John Hanes
Mixed By – Serban Ghenea
Producer [Vocal] – Matt Beckley
Producer, Programmed By – Mike Del Rio
Vocals [Additional] – Crista Russo, Mike Del Rio
Written-By – Crista Russo, J. Kash, Mike Del Rio
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3:20
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Slow Down
Co-producer – David Kuncio
Engineer [For Mix] – John Hanes
Mixed By – Serban Ghenea
Producer – The Cataracs
Producer [Vocal] – Niles Hollowell-Dhar
Written-By – David Kuncio, Freddy Wexler, Julia Michaels, Lindy Robbins, Niles Hollowell-Dhar
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3:30
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Stars Dance
Cello – Cameron Stone
Engineer – Adam Comstock, Steve Hammons
Engineer [Mix] – Steve Hammons
Mixed By, Producer – Rock Mafia
Producer [Additional] – Dubkiller, Steve Hammons
Written-By – Adam Schmalholz, Antonina Armato, Tim James
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3:37
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Like A Champion
Co-producer – Peter Thomas (22)
Engineer [Assistant] – Rob Ellmore, Simon French (2)
Engineer [For Mix] – John Hanes
Mixed By – Serban Ghenea
Producer – Dreamlab
Producer [Vocals] – Dreamlab
Technician [Studio Assistant] – Joe Pringle
Written-By – Bebe Rexha, Dan James, Leah Haywood, Leroy Sibbles, Mark Myrie, Peter Thomas (22)
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2:55
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Come & Get It
Engineer – Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine
Engineer [Additional/Assistant] – Daniela Rivera
Engineer [Assistant] – Ian Nicol, Jorge Velasco
Executive-Producer – Danny D, Tim Blacksmith (3)
Instruments – Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen
Mixed By – Phil Tan
Producer – StarGate (2)
Producer [Vocal] – Dreamlab, Ester Dean
Recorded By – Mikkel S. Eriksen, Miles Walker
Written-By – Ester Dean, M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen
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3:51
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Forget Forever
Engineer [For Mix] – John Hanes
Mixed By – Serban Ghenea
Producer – Jason Evigan, The Monsters & Strangerz
Producer [Vocal] – Dan Book
Written-By – Alexander Izquierdo, Clarence Coffee Jr, Jason Evigan, Jordan Johnson (2), Marcus Lomax, Stefan Johnson
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4:11
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Save The Day
Backing Vocals – Livvi Franc
Engineer [For Mix] – John Hanes
Mixed By – Serban Ghenea
Producer – theSUSPEX
Written-By – Jason Evigan, Livvi Franc, Mitch Allan
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3:52
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B.E.A.T.
Backing Vocals – Freddy Wexler
Drum Programming [Additional] – Partha Ray
Engineer – Daniel Glashausser
Engineer [For Mix] – John Hanes
Engineer [Vocal] – Dreamlab
Mixed By – Serban Ghenea
Producer – Freddy Wexler, Jai Marlon
Producer [Vocal] – Freddy Wexler
Written-By – Freddy Wexler, Heather Jeanette Miley, Jai Marlon
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3:04
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Write Your Name
Engineer [Assistant] – Joseph Pringle, Rob Ellmore
Engineer [For Mix] – John Hanes
Mixed By – Serban Ghenea
Producer – Dreamlab
Technician [Studio Assistant] – Simon French (2)
Written-By – Arnthor Birgisson, Daniel James, Leah Haywood
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3:16
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Undercover
Engineer [For Mix] – John Hanes
Guitar – Rome Ramirez
Mixed By – Serban Ghenea
Producer – The Cataracs
Producer [Vocal] – Niles Hollowell-Dhar
Written-By – Julia Michaels, Lindy Robbins, Niles Hollowell-Dhar, Rome Ramirez
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3:53
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Love Will Remember
Backing Vocals, Piano, Percussion – Rock Mafia
Engineer – Adam Comstock, Steve Hammons
Engineer [Additional/Assistant] – Daniela Rivera
Guitar – Aaron Dudley, Rock Mafia
Mixed By – Phil Tan
Producer – Rock Mafia
Producer [Additional] – Dubkiller
Written-By – Antonina Armato, David Jost, Desmond Child, Tim James
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3:30
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Bonus Tracks |
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Nobody Does It Like You
Arranged By [Additional], Producer [Additional], Keyboards, Drum Programming – Afsheen
Producer, Programmed By, Mixed By – Toby Gad
Written-By – Lindy Robbins, Selena Gomez, Toby Gad
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3:56
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Music Feels Better
Engineer [Assistant] – Joseph Pringle, Simon French (2)
Mixed By – Rob Ellmore
Producer – Dreamlab, JMIKE, Rob Ellmore
Written-By – Daniel James, Jeremy Coleman, Leah Haywood, Selena Gomez
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3:10
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Lover In Me
Engineer [Assistant] – Joseph Pringle, Simon French (2)
Mixed By – Daniel James, Rob Ellmore
Producer – Brian Lee (9), Dreamlab
Written-By – Brian Lee (9), Daniel James, Leah Haywood, Selena Gomez, Stuart Crichton
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3:29
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I Like It That Way
Engineer – Jonathan Sher, Matt Beckley
Instruments, Programmed By – A.C, Ammo (7)
Producer – Ammo (7)
Producer [Additional] – A.C
Producer [Vocal], Mixed By – Matt Beckley
Written-By – Alexander Castillo Vasquez, Fransisca Hall, J. Kash, Joshua Coleman, Rickard Goransson
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- A&R – Mio Vukovic
- A&R [Coordination] – Sarah Yeo
- Art Direction – Jeri Heiden
- Creative Director – Dave Snow
- Design – Nick Steinhardt
- Legal – David Lande, Irina Volodarsky, Mitch Tenzer
- Management – Brian Teefey, Mandy Teefey
- Mastered By – Chris Gehringer
- Photography By – Diego Uchitel
