Starz in Their Eyes

This article is about the Just Jack song. For the ITV television show, see Stars in Their Eyes. For the New Zealand television show, see Stars in Their Eyes (New Zealand TV series).

"Starz in Their Eyes" is a song by British recording artist Just Jack. Released on 15 January 2007, it was the lead single from his second studio album, Overtones (2007), which was released two weeks later. The song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart on 21 January 2007.

"Starz in Their Eyes"
Single by Just Jack
from the album Overtones
Released	15 January 2007 (2007-01-15)[1]
Genre	Disco funk indie pop[2][3]
Length	4:55 (original version) 3:13 (radio edit)
Label	Mercury
Songwriter	Jack Allsopp
Producers	Jay Reynolds Jack Allsopp
Just Jack singles chronology
"Triple Tone Eyes" (2003) "Starz in Their Eyes" (2007) "Glory Days" (2007)

Music video

The music video, directed by Christian Bevilacqua, was released on 13 November 2006. It was also featured in the Dolce & Gabbana Summer 2008 fashion show. The song itself depicts "flop stars" and the negative side to fame and explores the idea of others benefitting financially from the fame of celebrities.^[4]

Samples

The song was sampled twice by British singer PinkPantheress in two separate songs. She first sampled the song in her 2021 non-album single "Attracted to You"^[5], and later in "Stars", a track from her 2025 mixtape Fancy That.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7]	29
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8]	7
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9]	9
Germany (GfK)[10]	64
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[11]	40
Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40)[12]	26
Ireland (IRMA)[13]	2
Italy (FIMI)[14]	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	57
Scotland Singles (OCC)[16]	3
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[17]	34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	26
UK Singles (OCC)[19]	2
UK Dance (OCC)[20]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[21]	57
UK Singles (OCC)[22]	23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.