Filmstar (song)

"Filmstar" is a song by English rock band Suede, released as the fifth and final single from their third album, Coming Up (1996), on 11 August 1997 through Nude Records. The single entered the top 10 of the UK singles chart, peaking at number nine, thus making all five singles released from the album top-10 hits.^[4] Outside the UK, "Filmstar" became a top-10 hit in Iceland and a top-20 hit in Finland and Sweden. The live songs on CD2 are performed with Neil Tennant. "Filmstar" was produced by Ed Buller, while "Graffiti Women" and "Duchess" were produced by Ian Caple.

"Filmstar"
Single by Suede
from the album Coming Up
B-side	"Graffiti Women" "Duchess"
Released	11 August 1997 (1997-08-11)[1]
Genre	Britpop alternative rock[2] glam rock[3]
Length	3:25
Label	Nude
Songwriter(s)	Brett Anderson Richard Oakes Jasbinder Mann
Producer(s)	Ed Buller Ian Caple
Suede singles chronology
"Lazy" (1997) "Filmstar" (1997) "Electricity" (1999)

Music video

The music video for the "Filmstar", filmed in black and white, was directed by Zowie Broach, and features the band in a typical live concert setting. The audience in this case were special invitees through the band's official fanclub, who were prominently featured in the video. Fans who attended the shoot were treated to a short but free Suede concert as a reward for having to watch the band run through "Filmstar" multiple times, as is standard on video shoots.

Track listings

UK 7-inch single^[5]

A. "Filmstar" (Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, Jasbinder Mann)

B. "Filmstar" (original) (Anderson, Oakes)

UK CD1^[6]

1. "Filmstar" (Anderson, Oakes, Mann)
2. "Graffiti Women" (Anderson)
3. "Duchess" (Anderson, Neil Codling)
4. "Beautiful Ones" (video)
5. Exclusive studio recording footage

UK CD2^[7]

1. "Filmstar" (Anderson, Oakes, Mann)
2. "Rent" (live) (Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe)
3. "Saturday Night" (live) (Anderson, Oakes)
4. "Saturday Night" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 60 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 12 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[10] 6 Scotland (OCC)[11] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 17 UK Singles (OCC)[4] 9

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[13] 71