"Next Best Superstar" is a song by English singer Melanie C. The track was written by Adam Argyle and produced by Greg Haver for her third solo album, Beautiful Intentions (2005). The song features thumping drums and new waveguitars and talks about the fickleness of fame resulting from manufactured genre shows such as the music competition Pop Idol.
"Next Best Superstar" was released as the album's lead single on 4 April 2005. The song peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top forty of the majority of all charts it appeared on, also becoming a top ten hit in Belgium, Italy and Scotland. An accompanying music video was Norwegian director by Ray Kay.
Music video
The video was directed by Ray Kay in January 2005. The video begins with Melanie C getting ready for her performance. After having done make-up, she starts performing by herself. After the performance, she gets her make-up done again and starts performing again, this time with her band. The video premiered on CD:UK on 26 February 2005.
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^Next Best Superstar (German CD single liner notes). Melanie C. Red Girl Records, 313 Music. 2005. 5050467-7891-2-8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Next Best Superstar (Australian CD single liner notes). Melanie C. Big Records, Rajon. 2005. BIGS010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)