"Stars & Moon" is a song by American electronic music group Breathe Carolina and EDM artist Shanahan. The song features American electropop singer Haliene and was released on December 14, 2015 via Enhanced Music.[2][3]

"Stars & Moon"
Single by Breathe Carolina with Shanahan featuring Haliene
ReleasedDecember 14, 2015 (2015-12-14)
GenreProgressive house[1]
Length5:00
LabelEnhanced Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Breathe Carolina
  • Shanahan
Breathe Carolina singles chronology
"Platinum Hearts"
(2015)
"Stars & Moon"
(2015)
"Ruins"
(2016)

Background and composition

edit

"Stars & Moon" was written by Keith Varon, Kelly Sweet, Jake Shanahan and Tommy Cooperman while production was handled by Breathe Carolina and Shanahan. The track runs at 128 BPM and is in the key of B major.[4] A remixes EP was released digitally on February 26, 2016.[5]

Reception

edit

Rehan Luthra of We Rave You stated, "this production is bolstered by unmatchable new and creative sounds, glossed with the stellar vocals of Haliene."[6] Brian Bonavoglia of ThisSongSlaps called the track a "euphoric progressive anthem."[1]

The song went on to receive over 5 million streams on Spotify and has received heavy rotation on BPM (Sirius XM) Dance radio.[7] The track went on to be featured in Enhanced Best of 2015, a compilation album released by Enhanced.[8]

Track listing

edit
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Stars & Moon"5:00
2."Stars & Moon" (Radio Mix)3:21
Stars & Moon Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Stars & Moon" (APEK Remix)3:24
2."Stars & Moon" (Xilent Remix)3:17
3."Stars & Moon" (LTN Remix)3:20
4."Stars & Moon" (Y&V Remix)3:50

Charts

edit
Chart performance for "Stars & Moon"
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[9] 26

Release history

edit
Release history for "Stars & Moon"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various December 14, 2015 Enhanced [2]
United States February 17, 2016 Dance radio [7]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Brian Bonavoglia (December 14, 2015). "Breathe Carolina Teams Up With Enhanced Regulars Shanahan For Stars & Moon". ThisSongSlaps. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Stars & Moon (feat. Haliene) - Single by Breathe Carolina and Shanahan". Apple Music. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  3. ^ @BreatheCarolina (December 1, 2015). "Stars & Moon available DEC14th :) here are the lyrics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Key and BPM of Stars & Moon by Breathe Carolina". Musicstax.com. December 28, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Stars & Moon (feat. HALIENE) [Remixes] - EP by Breathe Carolina, Shanahan". Apple Music. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  6. ^ Rehan Luthra (December 16, 2015). "Breathe Carolina & Shanahan Feat. Haliene – Stars & Moon". Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  7. ^ a b @BreatheCarolina (February 17, 2016). "BIG shout out to @GeronimoBPM @mrcalidre @sxmElectro @SIRIUSXM for adding "Stars & Moon" to rotation!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Enhanced Best of 2015, Mixed by Will Holland by Various Artists on Apple Music". Apple Music. December 25, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "Breathe Carolina Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2022.