Released: September 17, 1990
Songwriter: Neil Sutton Philip Oakey
Producer: Mike “Spike” Drake
[Verse 1]
Naked under bedclothes
Fallen to the floor
Hot anticipation
Causes slumber to withdraw
Are you going out tonight?
Will the evening be alright or more?
[Chorus]
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
We used to be so hot
A million kilowatt or more
[Verse 2]
(Sifting through the)
(Sifting through the)
(Sifting through the)
(Sifting through the)
Sifting through the wreckage
At a hundred miles an hour
Searching for a night club
A source of worship power
Grabbing worn out cast off lovers
Throwing out a trail of need or more
[Verse 3]
I never called you baby
Made the necessary motion
Swallowed pride for peace of mind
While swimming in your ocean
I always had to fit
Or be aware of it or more
[Chorus]
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
We used to be so tough
But just not tough enough
That's all
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
We used to be so bad
But that was just a fad
That's all
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
We used to be so bright
But now we shake with fright
That's all
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
We used to be so bad
But that was just a fad
That's all
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
We used to be so tough
But just not tough enough
That's all
Naked under bedclothes
Fallen to the floor
Hot anticipation
Causes slumber to withdraw
Are you going out tonight?
Will the evening be alright or more?
[Chorus]
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
We used to be so hot
A million kilowatt or more
[Verse 2]
(Sifting through the)
(Sifting through the)
(Sifting through the)
(Sifting through the)
Sifting through the wreckage
At a hundred miles an hour
Searching for a night club
A source of worship power
Grabbing worn out cast off lovers
Throwing out a trail of need or more
[Verse 3]
I never called you baby
Made the necessary motion
Swallowed pride for peace of mind
While swimming in your ocean
I always had to fit
Or be aware of it or more
[Chorus]
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
We used to be so tough
But just not tough enough
That's all
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
We used to be so bad
But that was just a fad
That's all
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
We used to be so bright
But now we shake with fright
That's all
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
We used to be so bad
But that was just a fad
That's all
The stars are going out
The stars are going out
We used to be so tough
But just not tough enough
That's all
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Romantic? (1990)
The Human League popular songs
- Don’t You Want Me
- Human
- Love Action
- The Sound Of The Crowd
- (Keep Feeling) Fascination
- Fascination
- Ringinglow
- Crow and a Baby
- Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again (Six Times)
- Love Action (I Believe In Love)
- Words
- Gordon’s Gin
- Heart Like a Wheel (LP version)
- Filling Up With Heaven
- Kimi Ni Mune Kyun
- Don’t You Want Me (90's Inquisition mix)
- The Black Hit of Space
- Liar
- Fascination - Improvisation
- Men Are Dreamers
- Almost Medieval
- I’m Coming Back
- (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Extended)
- Swang