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Shooting Stars (Dragon song)

"Shooting Stars"
Single by Dragon
from the album Running Free
ReleasedJanuary 1978
GenreRock
Length3:30
LabelPortrait Records
Songwriter(s)Paul Hewson
Producer(s)Peter Dawkins
Dragon singles chronology
"April Sun in Cuba"
(1977) 		"Shooting Stars"
(1978) 		"Konkaroo"
(1978)

"Shooting Stars" is a song by New Zealand band Dragon, released in January 1978 as the second and final single to be released from Dragon's fourth studio album, Running Free (1977).[1]

Composition

Songwriter Hewson said, "Everybody went out for lunch so I sat at the piano and came up with it. On the original demo tape Marc Hunter plays drums, Robert Taylor is on bass, and I sang - dreadfully but with feeling."[2]

Track listing

  1. Shooting Stars (Paul Hewson) - 3:30
  2. Some Strange Dream (Todd Hunter) - 3:15

Charts

Chart (1977/78) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[3] 58

Personnel

  • Bass – Todd Hunter
  • Guitar – Robert Taylor
  • Keyboards – Paul Hewson
  • Lead Vocals – Marc Hunter
  • Percussion – Kerry Jacobson
  • Vocals – Paul Hewson, Robert Taylor, Todd Hunter

References

  1. ^ "The Dragon Collection". Nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Skyhooks on a comeback trail". The Sydney Morning Herald.(Subscription required.)
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


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