Music Sounds Better with You
only song by Stardust
"Music Sounds Better with You" is the only song by the French house trio Stardust, released on 20 July 1998. Stardust was composed of the Daft Punk member Thomas Bangalter, the DJ Alan Braxe, and the vocalist Benjamin Diamond.
Stardust formed for a performance at the Rex Club in Paris. They wrote "Music Sounds Better with You" using a guitar riff sampled from the 1981 Chaka Khan song "Fate". It was initially released on Bangalter's Roulé label, followed by a wider release on Virgin Records, with a music video directed by Michel Gondry.
"Music Sounds Better with You" reached number ten on the French Singles Chart, number one in Greece and Spain, and the top ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. It reached number two on the UK singles chart, becoming Britain's 11th best-selling single of 1998. It also topped the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart for two weeks. It is certified double platinum in the UK, platinum in Australia, and gold in Belgium and France. By 2018, it had sold more than two million copies worldwide.
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