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City of Stars

"City of Stars" is a song performed by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in the film La La Land (2016). The music of the song was composed by Justin Hurwitz while the lyrics were provided by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.[2] The song won numerous awards, including the award for Best Original Song at both the 74th Golden Globe Awards and 89th Academy Awards.

For other uses, see City of Stars (disambiguation).

"City of Stars"

March 3, 2017[1]

2016

2:25

Interscope

Justin Hurwitz

Another version of the song was also released as a 'Hollywood remix' but was not used in the original film.[3] "City of Stars" was released as a single in Italy on March 3, 2017.[1]

Context[edit]

In the film, the song is first sung by Gosling alone as the character of Sebastian as he sings and dances on the Hermosa Beach Pier. Later in the film, it is reprised by Sebastian and Mia (Stone) during a montage of him getting ready to tour with Keith's (John Legend) band, as well as Mia quitting her job at a coffee shop and renting out a theater for her one-woman play.

Music video[edit]

The music video was uploaded to YouTube channel on Apr 17, 2017, and has gained more than 31 million views as of April 2024.

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