Written in the Stars (Tinie Tempah song)

"Written in the Stars"
Single by Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner
from the album Disc-Overy
Released19 September 2010
RecordedNovember 2009
Genre
Length3:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)iSHi
Tinie Tempah singles chronology
"Frisky"
(2010)
"Written in the Stars"
(2010)
"Miami 2 Ibiza"
(2010)
Eric Turner singles chronology
"Written in the Stars"
(2010)
"Angels & Stars"
(2012)

"Written in the Stars" is a song recorded by English rapper Tinie Tempah featuring American singer Eric Turner. It was released on 19 September 2010, through Disturbing London and Parlophone. It was written alongside Charlie Bernardo and producer iSHi, and is the third single from Tinie Tempah's debut studio album Disc-Overy (2010). Musically, the song has been described as pop, pop rap, and rap rock, with lyrics addressing overcoming hardship and finding success.

"Written in the Stars" received positive reviews from critics, who praised Turner's contributions and the song's message. Commercially, the song topped the UK Singles Chart, becoming Tinie Tempah's second domestic number one single, and peaked at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his highest-charting single in the United States. A music video for the song was directed by Alex Herron and uploaded onto YouTube on 13 August 2010, and depicts a young boy and his mother who suffer a financially insecure life.

"Written in the Stars" has featured in several sporting events: it was used by Major League Baseball for the 2011 postseason and by Sky Sports for their coverage of the Premier League from 2011 until 2015. It was also chosen by WWE as the theme song for WrestleMania XXVII, was the entrance song for the New York Giants at Super Bowl XLVI, and played at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Tinie Tempah also performed the song at the 2016 FA Cup Final.


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