Sara (Starship song)
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| Single by Starship | ||||
| from the album Knee Deep in the Hoopla | ||||
| A-side | Sara | |||
| B-side | Hearts Of The World (Will Understand) | |||
| Released | December 1985 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
| Length |
4:53 (Album Version) 4:18 (7") |
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| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Peter Wolf Ina Wolf |
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| Producer | Peter Wolf Jeremy Smith |
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"Sara" is a song recorded by the American rock band Starship which reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 15, 1986. It was sung only by Mickey Thomas, of the newly renamed band Starship, from their first album Knee Deep in the Hoopla; for this single, Grace Slick only provided the backing vocals. The song debuted at number 39 on January 18, 1986 and staying at the top position for one week. It was the band's second number-one hit after the song "We Built This City" hit the mark a few months earlier in 1985. It also became the band's first number-one song on the adult contemporary chart, where it remained for three weeks.[1] Although written by Peter and Ina Wolf, the song was named for Thomas's wife at the time, Sara (née Kendrick).
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Music video [edit]
The music video for "Sara" prominently features actress Rebecca De Mornay and Thomas in a storyline about a relationship ending, in remote area of the desert, with frequent flashbacks to what is presumably Thomas's character's childhood and the tornado that wrecked his home.[2]
Charts [edit]
| Chart (1985–1986) | Peak position |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 15 |
| Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[4] | 18 |
| Canada (RPM) | 1 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[5] | 15 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 19 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 43 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[8] | 16 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 9 |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[10] | 66 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 1 |
| US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[11] | 1 |
| US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[11] | 12 |
Year-end charts [edit]
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 24 |
See also [edit]
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1986 (U.S.)
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1986 (U.S.)
References [edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 126.
- ^ Somebody to love?: a rock-and-roll memoir Grace Slick… - 1998 - books.google.com
- ^ "Starship - Sara (song)". Ö3 Austria Top 40. March 1, 1986. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ Belgian peak
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ Search for Irish peak
- ^ "Sara - Starship". Dutch Top 40. RTL Nederland. 1986. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Starship – Sara". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Starship – Sara – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ UK Singles Chart (1986). "Starship". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Sara - Starship". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
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