2012Released
3:26

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Starring Role. By Songfacts®.

Marina penned this fragile rumination regarding living outside reality with American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Greg Kurstin. He won three Ivor Novello awards in 2009 for his work with Lily Allen, including Songwriters of the Year for "The Fear."

Marina wrote this song about a former lover who refused to be himself to her. She explained the song's meaning on Amazon: "You don't want to live in reality. That's why you're an artist. You're on the run."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Starring Role.
C♯Key
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
144BPM

Album

The album Starring Role is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Starring Role.
Atlantic Records UK
2013 © 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.

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