Lost Stars

"Lost Stars" is an original song performed by Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine for the romantic comedy-drama film Begin Again. It was released on June 23, 2014, through ALXNDR, 222 Records, Polydor, and Interscope in the United States.

"Lost Stars"
Song by Adam Levine
from the album Begin Again: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and V
ReleasedJune 23, 2014
Recorded2012; Electric Lady Studios in New York City, New York
Length4:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Gregg Alexander
  • Nick Lashley
  • Nick Southwood with additional vocal production by Danielle Brisebois

The song was written and produced by Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois, Nick Lashley and Nick Southwood. It was recorded in New York City at Electric Lady Studios in mid-2012. "Lost Stars" also includes two versions, one for actress Keira Knightley and the other by Levine titled "Into the Night Mix", which are included on the film's soundtrack, with the original version appeared on the deluxe edition of Maroon 5's fifth studio album V (2014).

"Lost Stars" was performed live for the first time on the season finale of The Voice's season seven by Levine and his team member Matt McAndrew. Their performance peaked at number 83 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1] Later, Levine performed the song with his band Maroon 5 at the 87th Academy Awards on February 22, 2015.[2]

Charts
Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[3] 145
South Korean International Chart (Gaon)[4] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 93
Duet with Matt McAndrew
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 86
US Billboard Hot 100 83

Nominations

"Lost Stars" was nominated for a 2015 Critics Choice Award for Best Original Song, but lost to "Glory" by John Legend and Common from Selma. The song was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 2015 Academy Awards, where it also lost to "Glory".

Stevie McCrorie version
"Lost Stars"
Single by Stevie McCrorie
Released5 April 2015
FormatDigital download
Recorded2015
GenrePop
Length3:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Stevie McCrorie singles chronology
"Light"
(2011)		 "Lost Stars"
(2015)		 "My Heart Never Lies"
(2015)

In April 2015, Stevie McCrorie, winner of the fourth series of The Voice UK, released a cover version of "Lost Stars" as his winner's single.

On 4 April 2015, McCrorie performed the song "Lost Stars" live on The Voice UK grand final, with the single being released the next day as a digital download. It reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and number 1 in his native Scotland the following week.

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Lost Stars"3:16

Chart performance
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 89
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[7] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 6

Release history
Country Release date Format Label
United Kingdom 5 April 2015 Digital download

References
  1. "headlineplanet.com". headlineplanet.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. "Watch Adam Levine and Maroon 5 Perform "Lost Stars" at the Oscars". Time. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  3. "Lescharts.com – Adam Levine – Lost Stars" (in French). Les classement single.
  4. "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Stevie McCrorie". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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