Der letzte Stern

"Der letzte Stern" (German: The Final Star) is a song by German boy band Overground. Composed by the Triple–M collective, it is a partially rewritten variation of the song "Wenn Die Blätter", which was written by Mike Michaels, MM Dollar, Mark Tabak, and Deema and produced by Michaels, Dollar, and Mark Tabak for Overground's debut studio album It's Done (2003). It was released as the band's second single on March 1, 2004, reaching number nine on the German Singles Chart and the top thirty in Austria and Switzerland.

"Der letzte Stern"
Single by Overground
from the album It's Done
Released	March 1, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop
Length	3:34
Label	Cheyenne Polydor Zeitgeist
Songwriter(s)	Mike Michaels MM Dollar Mark Tabak Deema
Producer(s)	Michaels Dollar Tabak
Overground singles chronology
"Schick mir 'nen Engel" (2003) "Der letzte Stern" (2004) "Aus und vorbei" (2004)

In January 2004, it was revealed that Overground would compete in the national final Germany 12 Points! with "Der letzte Stern" for a chance to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. On March 19, 2004, they lost to Max Mutzke and his song "Can't Wait Until Tonight".

Formats and track listings

Maxi single^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Der letzte Stern" (Single Version)	3:34
2.	"Frei sein"	3:41
3.	"The Rain" (English Version)	3:34
4.	"Der letzte Stern" (Instrumental)	3:34

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	30
Germany (GfK)[3]	9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1]	27