Starlight

Name: Starlight
Duration: 3 min 40 s

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Sub Optimal Credits
production coordinator: Jason Campbell
production coordinator: Mike “Frog” Griffith
mastered by: Tom Coyne
mastered at: Sterling Sound in New York, New York, United States
electric guitar solo conceived by: Nathan Chapman

Annotation last modified on 2014-09-14 19:34 UTC.

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	GB2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	0602537173143
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	US2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	BMR310400A
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	KR2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	371 731-4, DW30323
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	MX2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	3717314
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (Costco exclusive)	Taylor Swift	Album	US2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	BMR310400E
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	HK2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	0602537173051
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	CA2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	BMR310400A
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (Starbucks exclusive)	Taylor Swift	Album	US2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	BMR310400B
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	AU2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	3717314
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	AR2012-10-22 CL2012-10-22 UY2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	3717314
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	IN2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	06025 371 7314
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	IN2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	06025 371 7305
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	CA2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	BMR310450A
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (Target exclusive)	Taylor Swift	Album	US2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	BMR310450A
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	GB2012-10-22 IT2012-10-23 (show 2 more) FR2012-11-05	Big Machine Records, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	3717453
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	HK2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	BMR310400A
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (limited edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	XE2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	0602537184972
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	NZ2012-10-23	Big Machine Records	0602537173143
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	AU2012-10-23	Big Machine Records	3717305
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	NZ2012-10-23	Big Machine Records	0602537173051
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	JP2012-10-24	Big Machine Records	POCS-24004
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	JP2012-10-24	Big Machine Records	POCS-24002, POCS-24003
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	DE2012-10-26	Big Machine Records	0602537173051
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	TH2012-10-31	Big Machine Records	371 730-5
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (limited edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	KR2012-10	Big Machine Records	372 222-1, DW30341
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	PH2012-11-05	Big Machine Records	602537173143
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	PH2012-11-05	Big Machine Records	060253717305
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	ID2012-11-05	Big Machine Records	371 730-5
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	PL2012-11-16	Big Machine Records, Universal Music Polska	BMR310400A
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	TH2012-11-27	Big Machine Records	371 731 4
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	CO2012-11	Big Machine Records	3717305
1.15	Starlight 星光	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	CN2012-12-01	Big Machine Records	BMR310400A
2.7	Starlight	?:??	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	US2012-12-04	Big Machine Records	BMR310400D
1.15	Starlight 星光	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	CN2012-12-31	Big Machine Records	GE0942C CD12222
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	XE2012	Big Machine Records, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	3717453
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	BN2012 KH2012 (show 4 more) VN2012	Big Machine Records	0602537173051
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	ZA2012	Big Machine Records	060253717305 (172)
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	XE2012	Big Machine Records	0602537173051
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	TW2012	Universal Music Taiwan
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	BR2012	Big Machine Records	60253717374
1.15	Starlight 星光	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	TW2012	Universal Music Taiwan	3717314A
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	AR2012 CL2012 UY2012	Big Machine Records	602537173051
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (signed slipcase)	Taylor Swift	Album	GB2012	Big Machine Records, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	3717453
1.15	Starlight 星光	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	TW2012	Universal Music Taiwan	0602537173143, 3717314
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	BN2012 KH2012 (show 4 more) VN2012	Big Machine Records	06025371731 43
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	TR2012	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	0602537236299
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	ID2013-02-28	Big Machine Records	371 731-4
1.15	Starlight	3:40	Taylor Swift	Red (Valentine's Day edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	KR2013-02	Big Machine Records	8808678254174
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	FR2013-04-22	Big Machine Records, Universal Music France	373 691-5
1.15	Starlight 星光	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	CN2013-05-01	Big Machine Records	BMR310400A
5.15	Starlight	3:40	Taylor Swift	Complete Album Collection (TS1 - Red)	Taylor Swift	Album + Compilation	DE2013-11-22	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	00602537589326
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	XE2013	Big Machine Records	BMR310400A
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	RU2013	Big Machine Records	4605026711808
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (limited edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	HK2014-05-31	Big Machine Records	0602537222117
2.7	Starlight	?:??	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	XE2016-11	Big Machine Records	00 6025 375 863-3 2, 00843930007103, BMR310400D
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	BR2017	Big Machine Records, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)	60253717305
2.7	Starlight	?:??	Taylor Swift	Red (Record Store Day exclusive)	Taylor Swift	Album	XE2018-11-23	Big Machine Records	00843930034673
2.7	Starlight	?:??	Taylor Swift	Red (Record Store Day exclusive)	Taylor Swift	Album	US2018-11-23	Big Machine Records	BMRTS0400A
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	JP2020-10-07	Big Machine Records	UICY-79230
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	BR2020	Big Machine Records, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)	60253717305
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	BR2020	Big Machine Records, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)	60253717314
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	CA2021-12-03 US2021-12-03	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe version)	Taylor Swift	Album	-2021-12-03	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red = 红	Taylor Swift	Album	CN2024-07
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	CA2025-06-06 MX2025-06-06	Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	CA2025-06-06 US2025-06-06	Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	テイラー・スウィフト	Red	テイラー・スウィフト	Album	JP2025-06-06	Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe version)	Taylor Swift	Album	-2025-06-06	Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	-2025-06-06	Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	XW2025-06-06	Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	-2025-06-06	Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	-2025-06-06	Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)	[none]
1.30	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (Big Machine Radio release special)	Taylor Swift	Album	XW2025-06-06	Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)	[none]
1.45	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	reputation Stadium Tour Surprise Song Playlist	Taylor Swift	Album + Compilation	XW2025-06-06	Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)	[none]
Promotion
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	XE2012-08-10	Big Machine Records, Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)	[none]
2.7	Starlight	?:??	Taylor Swift	Red (ACM consideration)	Taylor Swift	Album	US2012-12-04	Big Machine Records	BMR310400D
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	US2012	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	GB2012	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)	[none]
Bootleg
1.15	Starlight	3:40	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	XW2012-10-17	[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)	[none]
3.15	Starlight 星光	3:38	Taylor Swift	Hot Champion	Taylor Swift	Album + Compilation	TW2016-08-14	TheBestCarMusic, Virgin (for bootleg/unofficial releases that use the "Virgin" logo)
2.15	Starlight	3:43	Taylor Swift	Reputation Car High Resolution	Taylor Swift	Album + Compilation	CN2017	TheBestCarMusic, Virgin (for bootleg/unofficial releases that use the "Virgin" logo), WS Music Communications (bootleg label)	QY-4454
Pseudo-Release
1.16	Starlight	3:37	Taylor Swift	МЕ! [Chinese Import]	Taylor Swift	Album + Compilation	CN2019
Withdrawn
1.15	Starlight	3:40	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe version)	Taylor Swift	Album	GB2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	-2012-10-22	Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:40	Taylor Swift	Red[none]	Taylor Swift	Album	CA2012-10-22 US2012-10-22	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:40	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	-2018-07-17	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.45	Starlight	3:40	Taylor Swift	reputation Stadium Tour Surprise Song Playlist	Taylor Swift	Album + Compilation	XW2018-11-30	Big Machine Records
1.45	Starlight	3:40	Taylor Swift	reputation Stadium Tour Surprise Song Playlist	Taylor Swift	Album + Compilation	XW2018-11-30	Big Machine Records
1.29	Starlight	3:40	Taylor Swift	Red (Big Machine Radio release special)	Taylor Swift	Album	CN2018-12-13	Big Machine Records
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	CA2019 US2019	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:38	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	CA2021-12-03 US2021-12-03	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:40	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe version)	Taylor Swift	Album	-2021-12-03	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	-2021-12-03	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	-2021-12-03	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	テイラー・スウィフト	Red	テイラー・スウィフト	Album	JP2021-12-03	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red	Taylor Swift	Album	US2021-12-03	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	CA2021-12-03 MX2021-12-03	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.15	Starlight	3:41	Taylor Swift	Red (deluxe edition)	Taylor Swift	Album	-2021-12-03	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.30	Starlight	3:40	Taylor Swift	Red (Big Machine Radio release special)	Taylor Swift	Album	XW2021-12-03	Big Machine Records	[none]
1.45	Starlight	3:40	Taylor Swift	reputation Stadium Tour Surprise Song Playlist	Taylor Swift	Album + Compilation	XW2021-12-03	Big Machine Records

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recording engineer:	Joe Baldridge
percussion programming:	Jason Bonilla
assistant engineer:	Tim Roberts (engineer) (task: engineered for mix)
engineer:	John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) (task: engineered for mix)
producer:	Nathan Chapman (American producer & songwriter) Dann Huff Taylor Swift
mixer:	Serban Ghenea
bass:	Jimmie Lee Sloas
drums (drum set):	Jason Bonilla
electric guitar:	Nathan Chapman (American producer & songwriter) Dann Huff
piano:	Nathan Chapman (American producer & songwriter)
solo electric guitar:	Dann Huff
strings:	Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter)
synthesizer [synth]:	Nathan Chapman (American producer & songwriter) Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter)
lead vocals:	Taylor Swift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Taylor Swift

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Apollo A‐1 LLC (in 2012) Big Machine Label Group, LLC (not for release label use) (in 2012, in 2018) Big Machine Records, LLC (not for release label use; please use “Big Machine Records” instead) (in 2012, in 2013)

recorded at:	Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:	MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

karaoke versions:	Starlight (karaoke)
mash-ups:	Starlight Dreams (Lovers Revenge vs. Taylor Swift) by YITT (mashup artist) Starlightlicker by David Rees (cartoonist and mash-uper)
commentary:	Starlight (commentary)

purchase for download:	https://music.apple.com/ca/song/1440924387 [info] https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1440873775 [info] https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440934880 [info] https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440935579 [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/1gL4vMhDV3RgJQmDuY5HK1 [info] https://open.spotify.com/track/2D1BGzlocoxwNBBf2nMwMk [info] https://www.deezer.com/track/529117911 [info] https://www.deezer.com/track/529139211 [info] https://www.deezer.com/track/602091992 [info]
streaming page:	https://music.apple.com/ca/song/1440924387 [info] https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1440873775 [info] https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440934880 [info] https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440935579 [info] https://tidal.com/track/92138689 [info] https://tidal.com/track/92139514 [info] https://tidal.com/track/100366278 [info]

recording of:	Starlight

Starlight

lyricist and composer:	Taylor Swift
inspired the name of artist:	The Starlights (Taylor Swift’s backing vocalists)

publisher:	Sony/ATV Tree Publishing Taylor Swift Music (publisher)

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