Written in the Stars

"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. Background "Written in the Stars" was written by "iSHi", Mughal, Tempah, Turner and Charlie Bernardo and produced by iSHi and James Perolls. Tinie Tempah first revealed the song on 17 June 2010 performing it live on Sony Ericsson's Pocket TV along with "Frisky". Tempah said "Written in the Stars it is a real passionate track about the sort of struggle that I've had to face. You know I just really feel it as something to perform at festivals as well so I thought I might as well get my practice and start warming up now." The song was released on 27 September 2010, followed by Disc-Overy on 4 October 2010. ¨Written in The Stars¨ is written in the key of A minor