"Someone Else's Star" is a song written by Skip Ewing and Jim Weatherly, and recorded by American country music singer Bryan White. It was released in May 1995 as the third single from his self-titled debut album. The song was White's first Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. Content The song's narrator is a male character who laments his inability to find someone with whom he can fall in love. He then assumes that others are getting what he is wishing for because he is "wishing on someone else's star". Chart performance White's version of the song debuted at number 60 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated May 27, 1995. It charted for twenty weeks on that chart, and reached Number One on the chart dated September 9, 1995, where it remained for one week, also giving White his first Number One single. Charts Year-end charts References 1994 songs Davis Daniel songs Bryan White songs 1995 singles Songs written by Skip Ewing Songs written by Jim Weatherly Song recordings produced by Billy Joe Walker Jr. Song recordings produced by Kyle Lehning Asylum Records singles Music videos directed by John Lloyd Miller