Northern Star

"Northern Star" is a song performed by American recording artist Kenya. It was written in collaboration with Christian Stone, who produced the song. "Northern Star" is an uptempo electronic dance song that features jungle beats and escalating synths. The song is lyrically centered on the theme of seduction. In January 2015, Kenya released "Northern Star" as the third single from her second solo album Romanticism (2014).

Music critics praised it for the musical structure, many writing that it differs from most dance-pop music on the radio. Upon its release as a single, "Northern Star" peaked at number one on the official singles chart, becoming Kenya's second number one single as a solo artist (and third overall). Although it barely entered the top ten of the airplay chart, the song received a heavy amount of club play. It peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs.

Anthony Mandler directed the song's music video.

Track listing

 * CD / Digital single
 * 1) "Northern Star"
 * 2) "Brave" (Jhene Aiko cover)


 * Digital EP
 * 1) "Northern Star"
 * 2) "Northern Star" (Christian Stone Extended Remix)
 * 3) "Northern Star" (Richard X Remix)