"Stella stai" () is a 1980 song composed by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi and performed by Tozzi.
Background The song is the leading single of the 1980 album Tozzi. It is characterised by the frenetic series of on-beat cadences and by the use of truncated rhymes. Its style has been described as heavily influenced by disco, with strong rock overtones. Its ambiguous lyrics have been described as a "linguistic delirium" and have been variously interpreted.
The song has been included in the soundtrack of several films, notably Spider-Man: Far From Home and The Guest Room.
Other versions The song's spanish language version, "Claridad" with lyrics adapted by Óscar Gómez Díaz, has been covered, amongst others, by boy band Menudo and later Luis Fonsi. Thelma Houston recorded an English-language version of the song with the title "Shining Star". The song was also covered in Czech by Michal David with the title "Třetí Galaxie".
In 2019–20, Mina performed the song for a series of TIM commercials.
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Charts
Chart (1980) Peak positionAustria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)18Italy () Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Stella stai".3Spain (AFYVE)3 West Germany (Media Control)61
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