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Waiting for a Star to Fall

January 01, 1970

"Waiting for a Star to Fall" is a song by American pop music duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988, written by the duo's members, Shannon Rubicam and George Merrill. They wrote the song after witnessing a falling star at a Whitney Houston concert and originally offered the song to Houston, but Arista Records CEO Clive Davis rejected it. American singer Belinda Carlisle then recorded a demo of the song but denied its inclusion on her 1987 album Heaven on Earth, so Rubicam and Merrill decided to record and release the song themselves.

"Waiting for a Star to Fall"
Single by Boy Meets Girl
from the album Reel Life
B-side
  • "No Apologies"
  • "Restless Dreamer"
ReleasedJune 10, 1988 (1988-06-10)
GenrePop
Length4:32
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Arif Mardin
Boy Meets Girl singles chronology
"Oh Girl"
(1985) 		"Waiting for a Star to Fall"
(1988) 		"Bring Down the Moon"
(1988)
Music video
"Waiting for a Star to Fall” on YouTube

"Waiting for a Star to Fall" was released in June 1988 as the second single from Boy Meets Girl's second studio album, Reel Life (1988). The song became a chart hit in several countries, reaching number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, number two in Canada, number five in Ireland, and number nine in the United Kingdom. Since its release, it has been remixed and covered by many artists, including Cabin Crew and Sunset Strippers, who experienced concurrent success with their reworkings in 2005.

Background edit

"Waiting for a Star to Fall" was written by Shannon Rubicam and George Merrill, and was inspired by an actual falling star that Rubicam had seen during a Whitney Houston concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The duo did not initially consider recording the song themselves, instead submitting it to Arista's CEO Clive Davis, in the hope that he would decide to use it on Houston's second studio album, Whitney. Even though Rubicam and Merrill had written Houston's previous hit "How Will I Know", Davis rejected "Waiting for a Star to Fall", suggesting that it did not suit her.[1] This then inspired the creation of Houston's 1987 hit "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". The song was then offered to and recorded by Belinda Carlisle for her 1987 release Heaven on Earth, at the insistence of her label, but Carlisle disliked it and refused to include it on the album.[2] This version has, however, circulated on an unofficial compilation of that album's outtakes.[3]

The tenor saxophone solo on the Boy Meets Girl version was provided in a session recording early in the career of Andy Snitzer, who later found success as a solo artist.[4]

Release and reception edit

Merrill and Rubicam decided to record the song themselves for their second album Reel Life. Released as a single on June 10, 1988,[citation needed] it became a hit in the United States, reaching number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100.[5][6] Issued in the United Kingdom on November 14, 1988, the song reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart during January 1989, having entered the chart in December 1988.[7][8] It remains their sole top-40 hit in the UK.[9] The song also reached number 35 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart in April 1989.[10] After the song was used as the closing theme to the 1990 movie Three Men and a Little Lady, the single was re-released with a new picture sleeve featuring the actors of the film. The re-release peaked at number 76 in the UK.[9]

Johnny Loftus of AllMusic remarked that the song was "just a classic", and that "the urgency as it drives toward its chorus is a clinic for durable songwriting."[11]

Music video edit

The video for the song, directed by Australian director Claudia Castle, features scenes of Merrill and Rubicam singing it on a beach and inside a house.[12] Also featured are scenes of a group of children playing with bubbles, including the couple's young daughter Hilary.[3]

Track listings edit

Personnel edit

Personnel are lifted from the Reel Life liner notes.[21]

  • George Merrill – writing, lead vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers, bass, drum programming
  • Shannon Rubicam – writing, backing vocals
  • Susan Boyd – backing vocals
  • John Goux – guitars
  • Joe Mardin – synthesizers
  • Denny Fongheiser – drums
  • Michael Jochum – additional drums
  • Andy Snitzer – saxophone

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications and sales for "Waiting for a Star to Fall"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 10, 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 RCA [citation needed]
United Kingdom November 14, 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
 [7]
January 9, 1989 CD [38]
Japan January 21, 1989 Mini-CD [39]

Covers and remixes edit

"Star to Fall"
 
Single by Cabin Crew
Released2005
Length2:47 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ben Garden
  • Rob Kittler
Cabin Crew singles chronology
"Star to Fall"
(2005) 		"Can't Stop It"
(2008)
"Falling Stars"
 
Single by Sunset Strippers
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2005 (2005-02-28)[40]
Length3:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Sunset Strippers

The song has been covered and remixed several times. The most commercially successful versions came in 2005, when Australian musical group Cabin Crew remixed the song as "Star to Fall" (or "Star2Fall") but were refused the sampling of the original lyrics by Sony BMG. Liking what Cabin Crew had done, however, George Merrill agreed to re-record the vocals.[41] Meanwhile, Sony BMG had British musical group Sunset Strippers remix the original track under the title "Falling Stars". Both versions peaked within the top five of the UK Singles Chart in March 2005.

Charts edit

Other covers edit

  • The track "In My Arms" by British electronic musician Mylo sampled the song and was featured on Mylo's album Destroy Rock & Roll. His version also samples Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" and made it to number 15 in the United Kingdom in 2005.[76]
  • In December 2012, a rock version of the song was released by the band Lionville on their album Lionville II.[77]
  • In December 2013, a stripped back indie version of the song was released by the English band Young Kato. It was featured on the Made in Chelsea soundtrack.[78]
  • Also in December 2013, a folk cover of the song by Icelandic singer Yohanna surfaced on the Internet.[79]
  • In March 2014, a folk cover of the song by English singer Diana Vickers surfaced on the Internet.[80]
  • In September 2017, Australian singer George Maple interpolated the song as part of her single "Hero".[81]
  • On 31 December 2020, the international rock/metal musical project "At The Movies" released a cover version of the song on YouTube.[82]

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External links edit

  • Full lyrics at Boy Meets Girl Music Boy Meets Girl Music

January 01, 1970
waiting, star, fall, song, american, music, meets, girl, 1988, written, members, shannon, rubicam, george, merrill, they, wrote, song, after, witnessing, falling, star, whitney, houston, concert, originally, offered, song, houston, arista, records, clive, davi. Waiting for a Star to Fall is a song by American pop music duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988 written by the duo s members Shannon Rubicam and George Merrill They wrote the song after witnessing a falling star at a Whitney Houston concert and originally offered the song to Houston but Arista Records CEO Clive Davis rejected it American singer Belinda Carlisle then recorded a demo of the song but denied its inclusion on her 1987 album Heaven on Earth so Rubicam and Merrill decided to record and release the song themselves Waiting for a Star to Fall Single by Boy Meets Girlfrom the album Reel LifeB side No Apologies Restless Dreamer ReleasedJune 10 1988 1988 06 10 GenrePopLength4 32LabelRCASongwriter s Shannon Rubicam George MerrillProducer s Arif MardinBoy Meets Girl singles chronology Oh Girl 1985 Waiting for a Star to Fall 1988 Bring Down the Moon 1988 Music video Waiting for a Star to Fall on YouTube Waiting for a Star to Fall was released in June 1988 as the second single from Boy Meets Girl s second studio album Reel Life 1988 The song became a chart hit in several countries reaching number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 number two in Canada number five in Ireland and number nine in the United Kingdom Since its release it has been remixed and covered by many artists including Cabin Crew and Sunset Strippers who experienced concurrent success with their reworkings in 2005 Contents 1 Background 2 Release and reception 3 Music video 4 Track listings 5 Personnel 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 Release history 9 Covers and remixes 9 1 Charts 9 2 Other covers 10 References 11 External linksBackground edit Waiting for a Star to Fall was written by Shannon Rubicam and George Merrill and was inspired by an actual falling star that Rubicam had seen during a Whitney Houston concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles The duo did not initially consider recording the song themselves instead submitting it to Arista s CEO Clive Davis in the hope that he would decide to use it on Houston s second studio album Whitney Even though Rubicam and Merrill had written Houston s previous hit How Will I Know Davis rejected Waiting for a Star to Fall suggesting that it did not suit her 1 This then inspired the creation of Houston s 1987 hit I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me The song was then offered to and recorded by Belinda Carlisle for her 1987 release Heaven on Earth at the insistence of her label but Carlisle disliked it and refused to include it on the album 2 This version has however circulated on an unofficial compilation of that album s outtakes 3 The tenor saxophone solo on the Boy Meets Girl version was provided in a session recording early in the career of Andy Snitzer who later found success as a solo artist 4 Release and reception editMerrill and Rubicam decided to record the song themselves for their second album Reel Life Released as a single on June 10 1988 citation needed it became a hit in the United States reaching number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 5 6 Issued in the United Kingdom on November 14 1988 the song reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart during January 1989 having entered the chart in December 1988 7 8 It remains their sole top 40 hit in the UK 9 The song also reached number 35 on Australia s ARIA Singles Chart in April 1989 10 After the song was used as the closing theme to the 1990 movie Three Men and a Little Lady the single was re released with a new picture sleeve featuring the actors of the film The re release peaked at number 76 in the UK 9 Johnny Loftus of AllMusic remarked that the song was just a classic and that the urgency as it drives toward its chorus is a clinic for durable songwriting 11 Music video editThe video for the song directed by Australian director Claudia Castle features scenes of Merrill and Rubicam singing it on a beach and inside a house 12 Also featured are scenes of a group of children playing with bubbles including the couple s young daughter Hilary 3 Track listings edit7 inch cassette and mini CD single 13 14 15 Waiting for a Star to Fall 4 34 No Apologies 4 21 12 inch and CD single 16 17 Waiting for a Star to Fall 4 34 No Apologies 4 21 Restless Dreamer 4 33 1991 7 inch single 18 A Waiting for a Star to Fall B The Three Men Rap by Tom Selleck Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson 1991 12 inch and CD single 19 20 Waiting for a Star to Fall The Three Men Rap by Selleck Guttenberg and Danson Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight aka Goodnight It s Time to Go by Selleck Guttenberg and Danson Personnel editPersonnel are lifted from the Reel Life liner notes 21 George Merrill writing lead vocals acoustic piano synthesizers bass drum programming Shannon Rubicam writing backing vocals Susan Boyd backing vocals John Goux guitars Joe Mardin synthesizers Denny Fongheiser drums Michael Jochum additional drums Andy Snitzer saxophoneCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Waiting for a Star to Fall Chart 1988 1989 Peakposition Australia ARIA 10 35 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 22 37 Canada Top Singles RPM 23 2 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 24 37 Germany Official German Charts 25 22 Iceland Dagbladid Visir 26 2 Ireland IRMA 27 5 Netherlands Single Top 100 28 62 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 29 37 Sweden Trackslistan 30 17 UK Singles OCC 8 9 US Billboard Hot 100 6 5 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 5 1 US CHR Pop Airplay Radio amp Records 31 32 7 1991 chart performance for Waiting for a Star to Fall Chart 1991 Peakposition UK Singles OCC 33 76 Year end charts edit 1988 year end chart performance for Waiting for a Star to Fall Chart 1988 Position Canada Top Singles RPM 34 87 1989 year end chart performance for Waiting for a Star to Fall Chart 1989 Position Canada Top Singles RPM 35 93 US Billboard Hot 100 36 12Certifications editCertifications and sales for Waiting for a Star to Fall Region Certification Certified units sales United Kingdom BPI 37 Gold 400 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format s Label s Ref United States June 10 1988 7 inch vinylcassette RCA citation needed United Kingdom November 14 1988 7 inch vinyl12 inch vinyl 7 January 9 1989 CD 38 Japan January 21 1989 Mini CD 39 Covers and remixes edit Star to Fall nbsp Single by Cabin CrewReleased2005Length2 47 radio edit LabelData UltraSongwriter s Shannon Rubicam George MerrillProducer s Ben Garden Rob KittlerCabin Crew singles chronology Star to Fall 2005 Can t Stop It 2008 Falling Stars nbsp Single by Sunset StrippersReleasedFebruary 28 2005 2005 02 28 40 Length3 19LabelKontor DirectionSongwriter s Shannon Rubicam George Merrill Sunset StrippersProducer s Sunset Strippers The song has been covered and remixed several times The most commercially successful versions came in 2005 when Australian musical group Cabin Crew remixed the song as Star to Fall or Star2Fall but were refused the sampling of the original lyrics by Sony BMG Liking what Cabin Crew had done however George Merrill agreed to re record the vocals 41 Meanwhile Sony BMG had British musical group Sunset Strippers remix the original track under the title Falling Stars Both versions peaked within the top five of the UK Singles Chart in March 2005 Charts edit Weekly chart performance for Star to Fall Chart 2005 Peakposition Australia ARIA 42 25 Australian Club Chart ARIA 43 4 Australian Dance ARIA 44 2 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 45 51 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 46 37 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 47 16 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 48 4 France SNEP 49 53 Germany Official German Charts 50 35 Ireland IRMA 51 13 Ireland Dance IRMA 52 1 Italy FIMI 53 31 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 54 15 Netherlands Single Top 100 55 24 Scotland OCC 56 3 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 57 84 UK Singles OCC 58 4 UK Dance OCC 59 8 UK Indie OCC 60 45 Year end chart performance for Star to Fall Chart 2005 Position Australian Club Chart ARIA 61 38 UK Singles OCC 62 80 Weekly chart performance for Falling Stars Chart 2005 Peakposition Australia ARIA 63 26 Australian Club Chart ARIA 64 34 Australian Dance ARIA 65 2 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 66 43 Denmark Tracklisten 67 8 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 68 10 Germany Official German Charts 69 19 Ireland IRMA 70 5 Ireland Dance IRMA 71 1 Scotland OCC 72 2 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 73 23 UK Singles OCC 74 3 UK Dance OCC 75 7 Year end chart performance for Falling Stars Chart 2005 Position UK Singles OCC 62 46 Other covers edit The track In My Arms by British electronic musician Mylo sampled the song and was featured on Mylo s album Destroy Rock amp Roll His version also samples Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes and made it to number 15 in the United Kingdom in 2005 76 In December 2012 a rock version of the song was released by the band Lionville on their album Lionville II 77 In December 2013 a stripped back indie version of the song was released by the English band Young Kato It was featured on the Made in Chelsea soundtrack 78 Also in December 2013 a folk cover of the song by Icelandic singer Yohanna surfaced on the Internet 79 In March 2014 a folk cover of the song by English singer Diana Vickers surfaced on the Internet 80 In September 2017 Australian singer George Maple interpolated the song as part of her single Hero 81 On 31 December 2020 the international rock metal musical project At The Movies released a cover version of the song on YouTube 82 References edit Spears Steve September 15 2017 Why didn t anybody want to record Waiting For a Star to Fall Tampa Bay Times Retrieved August 7 2019 Zimbio June 14 2013 28 Musicians Who Turned Down Hit Songs Business Insider Retrieved August 7 2019 a b Belinda Carlisle Waiting for a Star To Fall March 2 2010 Archived from the original on December 13 2021 via YouTube SmoothViews Keeping Smooth Jazz in Sight www smoothviews com a b Boy Meets Girl Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved June 18 2019 a b Boy Meets Girl Chart 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