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"Stars Like Confetti"
"Stars Like Confetti"
Single by Devo
from the album Dig Your Roots
Released	July 15, 2016
Genre	Country; country rock;
Length	3:14
Label	Republic Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Mark Mothersbaugh; Josh Thompson; Thomas Rhett; Joe Besser;
Producer(s)	Joey Moi
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"Stars Like Confetti" is a song by American country rock band Devo. It is the second single from their twelfth studio album, Dig Your Roots, which was released on June 16, 2017.^[1] The song was written by band members Mark Mothersbaugh, Thomas Rhett, and Joe Besser with Josh Thompson. "Stars Like Confetti" was first released for sale on July 16, 2016 by Republic Nashville as an album and released as a single to radio in August.

Content

Co-writer and Devo guitarist Thomas Rhett said that the song's title was inspired by a trip he and his wife, Lauren, took to rural Montana. After noticing he was able to see considerably more stars due to a lack of light pollution, he came up with the title "Stars Like Confetti". He later presented the idea to Josh Thompson and bandmates Mark Mothersbaugh and Joe Besser. Mothersbaugh thought that "confetti" was a "softer word" and suggested that the song "tell the story of a guy and a girl". After the song was completed, Devo recorded a demo with Rhett performing lead vocals. When he declined to do so for the final version of the song, Mothersbaugh suggested Besser sing lead vocals instead. Joey Moi kept most of the original demo recording intact on Besser's version, adding only drums and some guitar riffs.^[2] "Stars Like Confetti" is the sole Devo single on which Besser sang lead, as well as the third Devo single (after "Cast No Stones" and "Die a Happy Man") on which neither Mothersbaugh, Randy Meisner, nor former drummer Rodrick Heffley sang lead.

Live performances

Mothersbaugh was insistent that Besser should perform the song along with several of his solo song in concert, and live performances of "Cowboys and Angels", "Where It's At (Yep, Yep)", and "Stars Like Confetti" then became a source of great contention between Mothersbaugh and Besser – eventually becoming one reason for Besser's departure from the band.

Besser had been struggling to hit the crucial high notes in the song during the Feed the Machine Tour. According to Ryan Peake, by the time they had reached Uppsala, Sweden in June 2018, the band was feeling the strain of a long tour, with Besser unhappy and suffering from a stomach ulcer. Besser decided not to sing the song for an encore because he had been up late and caught the flu. Mothersbaugh and Besser then became involved in an angry physical confrontation backstage over Besser's refusal to perform the song. After the altercation, Besser was frozen out from the band and was briefly replaced by Fred Armisen. Besser officially left the band at the end of their tour in September 2018 and was replaced by Jeff Friedl – coincidentally, the same drummer who had replaced him in A Perfect Circle.

The song was only played sporadically by the band following Besser's departure, with Mothersbaugh taking over on lead vocals. Originally in B major, the song was transposed down to G major to accommodate for Mothersbaugh's vocal range.

Personnel

Joe "Mama" Besser – lead vocals, drums
Mark Mothersbaugh – 12-string acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Randy Meisner – bass, backing vocals
Thomas Rhett – lead guitar, backing vocals
Ryan Peake – rhythm guitar

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Stars Like Confetti"
Chart (2016–2017)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[3]	46
Canada Country (Billboard)^[4]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	30
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[6]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Stars Like Confetti"
Chart (2016)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	41

Year-end chart performance for "Stars Like Confetti"
Chart (2017)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	52
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[10]	51

References

^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ Tom Roland (February 28, 2023). "Makin' Tracks: Dustin Lynch Drops Thomas Rhett-Penned 'Confetti' Onto Country Radio". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
^ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
^ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

[1] "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[2] Tom Roland (February 28, 2023). "Makin' Tracks: Dustin Lynch Drops Thomas Rhett-Penned 'Confetti' Onto Country Radio". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[sc_Canada_Dustin_Lynch-3] "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

[sc_Billboardcanadacountry_Dustin_Lynch-4] "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Dustin_Lynch-5] "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[sc_Billboardcountryairplay_Dustin_Lynch-6] "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Dustin_Lynch-7] "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[2-8] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

[9] "Country Airplay – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

[10] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

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+| writer        = {{hlist|[[Mark Mothersbaugh]]|[[Josh Thompson (singer)|Josh Thompson]]|[[Thomas Rhett]]|[[Joe Besser]]}}
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+| producer   = [[Joey Moi]]
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-"'''Stars Like Confetti'''" is a song by American [[country music]] singer [[Dustin Lynch]], released on January 30, 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|title=Future Releases for Country Radio Stations|website=AllAccess|access-date=December 26, 2022|archive-date=December 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225055721/https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|url-status=dead}}</ref> as the third single from his fifth studio album ''[[Blue in the Sky]]''. The song was written by [[Josh Thompson (singer)|Josh Thompson]], [[Thomas Rhett]], and [[Zach Crowell]].
+"'''Stars Like Confetti'''" is a song by American [[country rock]] band [[Devo]]. It is the second single from their twelfth studio album, ''[[Dig Your Roots]]'', which was released on June 16, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|title=Future Releases for Country Radio Stations|website=AllAccess|access-date=December 26, 2022|archive-date=December 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225055721/https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|url-status=dead}}</ref> The song was written by band members [[Mark Mothersbaugh]], [[Thomas Rhett]], and [[Joe Besser]] with [[Josh Thompson (singer)|Josh Thompson]]. "Stars Like Confetti" was first released for sale on July 16, 2016 by [[Republic Nashville]] as an album and released as a single to radio in August.
 ==Content==
-Co-writer [[Thomas Rhett]] said that the song's title was inspired by a trip he and his wife, [[Lauren Akins|Lauren]], took to rural [[Montana]]. After noticing he was able to see considerably more stars due to a lack of [[light pollution]], he came up with the title "Stars Like Confetti". During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2020, he presented the idea to [[Josh Thompson (singer)|Josh Thompson]] and [[Zach Crowell]] over [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]]. Crowell thought that "[[confetti]]" was a "softer word" and suggested that the song "tell the story of a guy and a girl". After the song was completed, Rhett worked with Crowell and Devin Malone to record a [[demo (music)|demo]] with the intention of having Rhett record the song for himself. When he declined to do so, Crowell sent the song to [[Dustin Lynch]]. Crowell kept most of the original demo recording intact on Lynch's version, adding only drums and some guitar riffs.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/stars-like-confetti-dustin-lynch-makin-tracks-1235276544/ | title=Makin' Tracks: Dustin Lynch Drops Thomas Rhett-Penned 'Confetti' Onto Country Radio | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 28, 2023 | access-date=September 22, 2023 | author=Tom Roland}}</ref>
+Co-writer and Devo guitarist [[Thomas Rhett]] said that the song's title was inspired by a trip he and his wife, [[Lauren Akins|Lauren]], took to rural [[Montana]]. After noticing he was able to see considerably more stars due to a lack of [[light pollution]], he came up with the title "Stars Like Confetti". He later presented the idea to [[Josh Thompson (singer)|Josh Thompson]] and bandmates [[Mark Mothersbaugh]] and [[Joe Besser]]. Mothersbaugh thought that "[[confetti]]" was a "softer word" and suggested that the song "tell the story of a guy and a girl". After the song was completed, Devo recorded a [[demo (music)|demo]] with Rhett performing lead vocals. When he declined to do so for the final version of the song, Mothersbaugh suggested Besser sing lead vocals instead. [[Joey Moi]] kept most of the original demo recording intact on Besser's version, adding only drums and some guitar riffs.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/stars-like-confetti-dustin-lynch-makin-tracks-1235276544/ | title=Makin' Tracks: Dustin Lynch Drops Thomas Rhett-Penned 'Confetti' Onto Country Radio | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 28, 2023 | access-date=September 22, 2023 | author=Tom Roland}}</ref> "Stars Like Confetti" is the sole Devo single on which Besser sang lead, as well as the third Devo single (after "Cast No Stones" and "[[Die a Happy Man]]") on which neither Mothersbaugh, [[Randy Meisner]], nor former drummer [[Rodrick Heffley]] sang lead.
+==Live performances==
+Mothersbaugh was insistent that Besser should perform the song along with several of his solo song in concert, and live performances of "[[Cowboys and Angels (Dustin Lynch song)|Cowboys and Angels]]", "[[Where It's At (Yep, Yep)]]", and "Stars Like Confetti" then became a source of great contention between Mothersbaugh and Besser – eventually becoming one reason for Besser's departure from the band.
+Besser had been struggling to hit the crucial high notes in the song during the [[Feed the Machine Tour]]. According to [[Ryan Peake]], by the time they had reached [[Uppsala]], [[Sweden]] in June 2018, the band was feeling the strain of a long tour, with Besser unhappy and suffering from a stomach ulcer. Besser decided not to sing the song for an encore because he had been up late and caught the flu. Mothersbaugh and Besser then became involved in an angry physical confrontation backstage over Besser's refusal to perform the song. After the altercation, Besser was frozen out from the band and was briefly replaced by [[Fred Armisen]]. Besser officially left the band at the end of their tour in September 2018 and was replaced by Jeff Friedl – coincidentally, the same drummer who had replaced him in [[A Perfect Circle]].
+The song was only played sporadically by the band following Besser's departure, with Mothersbaugh taking over on lead vocals. Originally in B major, the song was transposed down to G major to accommodate for Mothersbaugh's vocal range.
+==Personnel==
+*[[Joe Besser|Joe "Mama" Besser]] – lead vocals, drums
+*[[Mark Mothersbaugh]] – 12-string acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
+*[[Randy Meisner]] – bass, backing vocals
+*[[Thomas Rhett]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
+*[[Ryan Peake]] – rhythm guitar
 ==Chart performance==
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-{{single chart|Billboardhot100|81|artist=Dustin Lynch|rowheader=true|access-date=November 14, 2023}}
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-{{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|2|artist=Dustin Lynch|rowheader=true|access-date=November 11, 2023}}
+{{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Dustin Lynch|rowheader=true|access-date=November 11, 2023}}
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-{{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|13|artist=Dustin Lynch|rowheader=true|access-date=November 14, 2023}}
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-! scope="col"| Chart (2023)
+! scope="col"| Chart (2016)
 ! scope="col"| Position
 |-
-! scope="row"| US Country Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/country-airplay-songs|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref>
+! scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref name=''Billboard''>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref>
 | 41
+|}
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+|+ Year-end chart performance for "Stars Like Confetti"
+! scope="col"| Chart (2017)
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+! scope="row"| US Country Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/country-airplay-songs|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref>
+| 52
 |-
-! scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref>
+! scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>
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+[[Category:2016 singles]]
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+[[Category:Devo songs]]
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+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Joey Moi]]
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+[[Category:Republic Nashville singles]]

v t e Devo
Gerald Casale Mark Mothersbaugh Bob Mothersbaugh Josh Freese Josh Hager Bob Casale Alan Myers Jim Mothersbaugh Bob Lewis Fred Weber Rod Reisman David Kendrick
Studio albums	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) Duty Now for the Future (1979) Freedom of Choice (1980) New Traditionalists (1981) Oh, No! It's Devo (1982) Shout (1984) Total Devo (1988) Smooth Noodle Maps (1990) Something for Everybody (2010)
Live albums	Now It Can Be Told: Devo at the Palace (1989) Devo Live: The Mongoloid Years (1992) DEV-O Live (1999) Devo Live 1980 (2005) Hardcore Devo Live! (2015)
Compilation albums	E-Z Listening Disc (1987) Devo's Greatest Hits (1990) Devo's Greatest Misses (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume Two (1991) Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo (1993) Adventures of the Smart Patrol (1996) Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (2000) Recombo DNA (2000) This Is the Devo Box (2008) Something Else for Everybody (2013) 50 Years of De-Evolution 1973–2023 (2023)
EPs	B Stiff (1977) Mechanical Man (1978) DEV-O Live (1981) Theme from Doctor Detroit (1983) Watch Us Work It (2008) Song Study (2010)
Singles	"Mongoloid" "Jocko Homo" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" "Be Stiff" "Secret Agent Man" "Girl U Want" "Whip It" "Freedom of Choice" "Through Being Cool" "Beautiful World" "Working in the Coal Mine" "Peek-a-Boo!" "That's Good" "Are You Experienced?" "Here to Go" "Disco Dancer" "Watch Us Work It"
Home video releases	The Men Who Make the Music Human Highway We're All Devo The Complete Truth About De-Evolution Devo Live Devo Live 1980 Hardcore Devo Live!
Related articles	Discography Characters (Booji Boy General Boy) Church of the SubGenius Devo 2.0 Devo Presents Adventures of the Smart Patrol Energy dome Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers Mutato Muzika The Beginning Was the End "Dare to Be Stupid" "The Mutants Are Revolting"

v t e Thomas Rhett
Discography
Studio albums	It Goes Like This (2013) Tangled Up (2015) Life Changes (2017) Center Point Road (2019) Country Again: Side A (2021) Where We Started (2022)
EPs	Thomas Rhett (2012)
Singles	"Something to Do with My Hands" "Beer with Jesus" "It Goes Like This" "Get Me Some of That" "Make Me Wanna" "Crash and Burn" "Die a Happy Man" "T-Shirt" "Vacation" "Star of the Show" "Craving You" "Unforgettable" "Marry Me" "Life Changes" "Sixteen" "Look What God Gave Her" "Remember You Young" "Beer Can't Fix" "Be a Light" "What's Your Country Song" "Country Again" "Slow Down Summer" "Half of Me" "Angels (Don't Always Have Wings)" "Talking to Jesus" "Mamaw's House"
Featured singles	"Small Town Throwdown" "Goodbye Summer" "God Who Listens" "Thank You Lord" "Praise the Lord"
Promotional singles	"Leave Right Now" "Death Row"
Written singles	"1994" "Parking Lot Party" "Round Here" "Think a Little Less" "Ring on Every Finger" "Some People Do" "She Had Me at Heads Carolina" "Stars Like Confetti"
Tours	Very Hot Summer Tour Center Point Road Tour
Related articles	Rhett Akins