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21-519: The song was written and produced by Gregg Alexander , Danielle Brisebois , Nick Lashley and Nick Southwood . It was recorded in New York City at Electric Lady Studios in mid-2012. "Lost Stars" also includes two versions, one for actress Keira Knightley and the other by Levine titled "Into the Night Mix", which are included on the film's soundtrack, with the original version appearing on

42-648: A Rollercoaster ", " Lovin' Each Day ", " Inner Smile ", " Murder on the Dancefloor " and " Mixed Up World ", all of which were commercial successes in the early 2000s. Alexander won a Grammy Award for his contributions to the 2003 single " The Game of Love " by Santana . He later co-wrote songs for the film Begin Again , including " Lost Stars ", which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song . Born in Grosse Pointe , Michigan , Alexander

63-432: A competition that also included John Lowery (later known as John 5 ). At age 16, Alexander signed his first recording contract with A&M Records after playing his demo tapes for producer Rick Nowels . He released his debut album, Michigan Rain , in 1989 at age 19, to little notice. In 1992, he signed to Epic Records and released Intoxifornication , consisting largely of re-released songs from Michigan Rain , and

84-553: A rally song at Biden campaign events, the song was a favorite of Joe's son Beau Biden , who died in 2015. The song's lyrics were recited by his sister Ashley during the eulogy at his funeral. The band had rejected offers to perform over the preceding 22 years, but wanted to honor this day and honor Beau, a military veteran. Prior to their performance on inauguration day, Alexander said: "We pledged if Joe [Biden] won, we'd get together and play our little song both in memory and in honor of our new president's patriot son Beau and also with

105-647: Is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor , released on 13 October 2003 as the first single from her second studio album, Shoot from the Hip (2003). The single includes a B-side called "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand". "Mixed Up World peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and was especially successful in Denmark, where it debuted and peaked at number three. It has sold 35,000 copies in

126-444: Is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the lead vocalist and frontman of the short-lived rock band New Radicals , who are best known for their 1998 single " You Get What You Give ". The group disbanded after one album, Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (1998) in 1999, with Alexander shifting focus onto production and songwriting work. Notable songwriting and productions credits for Alexander include " Life Is

147-403: The 87th Academy Awards on February 22, 2015. A lyric video of the song by Adam Levine was released on June 30, 2014. It follows the scenes from Begin Again , with the film's character Dave Kohl (portrayed by Levine). An acoustic version of the song was released on August 29, 2014. The video shows Levine performing the song in a recording studio with Maroon 5 member James Valentine playing

168-454: The fourth series of The Voice UK , released a cover version of "Lost Stars" as his winner's single. On 4 April 2015, McCrorie performed the song "Lost Stars" live on The Voice UK grand final, with the single being released the next day as a digital download. It reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and number 1 in his native Scotland the following week. Gregg Alexander Gregg Alexander (born Gregory Aiuto ; May 4, 1970)

189-587: The Dancefloor ", co-written by Alexander, became a viral hit due to its appearance in the film Saltburn . The resurgence of the song also carried over to social network TikTok , which expanded the song's popularity. It rocketed up to #2 on the UK Singles chart, and reached #51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. This became the biggest hit for Alexander's career since "The Game of Love" in 2003. Mixed Up World " Mixed Up World "

210-589: The World" and "This Is the Place". Alexander assisted with production of The Struts ' album Everybody Wants and co-wrote two songs: "The Ol' Switcheroo" and "Put Your Money on Me." He also co-wrote and provided backup vocals for Spencer Ludwig 's 2016 single, "Right Into U"; and co-wrote (with Lashley and Nowels) the Kaiser Chiefs ' 2019 song "The Only Ones". In January 2024, Sophie Ellis-Bextor's " Murder on

231-411: The album Destination ). Alexander's composition " The Game of Love ", recorded by Santana and Michelle Branch , earned him a Best Pop Collaboration prize at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards . AllMusic 's Stephen Thomas Erlewine described Alexander as "the catchiest, smartest professional mainstream pop songwriter of the early 2000s." In 2003, he wrote four songs on Iglesias' album 7 , under

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252-478: The deluxe edition of Maroon 5's fifth studio album V (2014). Levine is also noted for his falsetto usage in the chorus. "Lost Stars" was performed live for the first time on the season finale of The Voice 's season seven by Levine and his team member Matt McAndrew . Their performance peaked at number 83 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Later, Levine performed the song with his band Maroon 5 at

273-546: The guitar. This version does not appear on the film's soundtrack. Another lyric video of the song by Keira Knightley was released on June 26, 2014. Like the first lyric video, it follows with another character Gretta James (portrayed by Knightley). An animated lyric video version of "Lost Stars" was performed by New Radicals (with members themselves Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois ) premiered execlusively on Deadline website, February 16, 2015. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. "Lost Stars"

294-419: The prayer of Joe being able to bring our country together again with compassion, honesty and justice for a change." Since the summer of 1999, Alexander has written and produced hit songs for several artists, including Brisebois, Enrique Iglesias , Texas , Geri Halliwell , S Club 7 , Melanie C , Rod Stewart , Hanson , Sophie Ellis-Bextor , Mónica Naranjo , and Ronan Keating (he co-produced and co-wrote

315-512: The pseudonym Alex Ander. In 2004, a new Alexander track, "A Love Like That," was released, uncredited, on the Internet. It was suspected to be a New Radicals outtake, as some of the lyrics appeared in the booklet accompanying Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too . Also in 2004, Hanson released " Lost Without Each Other ," co-written by Alexander, on their album Underneath . "Why Can't We Make Things Work", written by Alexander (and Rick Nowels ),

336-403: Was again ignored. In 1997, Alexander formed New Radicals , a revolving-door band with no permanent members other than Alexander and his long-term collaborator Danielle Brisebois . In October 1998, they released the album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too , which sold more than one million copies. The single " You Get What You Give " was released that autumn and was an international hit. It

357-597: Was nominated for a 2015 Critics Choice Award for Best Original Song , but lost to " Glory " by John Legend and Common from Selma . The song was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 2015 Academy Awards , where it also lost to "Glory". However, the song did win Best Original Song in a Feature Film at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards . In April 2015, Stevie McCrorie, winner of

378-565: Was nominated for an Best Original Song at the 2015 Academy Awards . On the soundtrack album, Alexander, Brisebois, Nowels and Lashley are credited under the name Cessyl Orchestra. On November 4, 2014, Alexander appeared and performed publicly for the first time in 15 years at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards , singing "Lost Stars." Since 2018, Alexander has been involved in writing sessions with Phil Thornalley and his 1970's singer-songwriter inspired music project, Astral Drive . Two songs co-written by Alexander have been released: "Take Back

399-472: Was not long after New Radicals' success that Alexander became tired of the constant media attention and an exhausting touring schedule. In July 1999, " Someday We'll Know " was announced as the band's second single; several days later, Alexander announced he was disbanding New Radicals to focus on production work. On January 20, 2021, New Radicals reunited for a one-off performance of "You Get What You Give" on inauguration day for President Joe Biden . Used as

420-406: Was raised in a conservative Jehovah's Witness household. He received his first guitar at age 12 and taught himself to play several instruments. He and his sister, Caroline, played piano and Gregg composed songs. At age 14, he joined a band, The Circus, with his older brother, Stephen Aiuto, and classmates George Snow and John Mabarak. In 1984, they played their high school's battle of the bands ,

441-461: Was released by Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead on his self-titled album in November 2007. In 2010, Boyzone released the single " Love Is a Hurricane ," written by Alexander and Brisebois. Alexander co-wrote and co-produced the music for the musical romance film Begin Again , along with his longtime collaborators Brisebois and Nowels, as well as Nick Lashley . Their song " Lost Stars "

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