when boy meets girl waiting for a star to fall
1988
title: Waiting for a Star to Fall text: Waiting for a Star to Fall "Waiting for a Star to Fall" is a song released by the pop duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988. It was a worldwide hit and became their signature song. Since its release, it has been remixed and covered by many artists, including Cabin Crew and Sunset Strippers. The song was inspired by an actual falling star that Shannon Rubicam had seen at one of Whitney Houston's concerts at the Greek Theatre. Initially, the duo did not consider recording it, and instead submitted the song to Clive Davis hoping he would decide to use it title: Boy Meets Girl (band) text: to Fall." With this selection, after years of writing and composing songs for other artists, the duo earned mainstream success in their own right. In the United States, "Waiting for a Star to Fall" peaked at number 5 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and at number 1 on the "Billboard" Adult Contemporary chart. The song reached number 9 in the UK and was also a top ten Australian hit in April 1989. It was featured in the 1990 movie "Three Men and a Little Lady". Reportedly, the song was inspired by an actual falling star that Merrill and Rubicam had title: Waiting for a Star to Fall text: the UK Singles Chart in March 2005. Meanwhile, SonyBMG had Sunset Strippers remix the original track under the title "Falling Stars", which was released a week after the Cabin Crew version, and made number three on the UK Singles Chart. This caused some confusion at the time, with two songs being released into the charts around the same time that sounded essentially the same. Weekly charts Year-end charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Waiting for a Star to Fall "Waiting for a Star to Fall" is a song released by the pop duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988. It was a title: Boy Meets Girl (Boy Meets Girl album) text: influence. Merrill and Rubicam would go on to pen hits for Whitney Houston and get a contract with RCA Records, which would release their second full-length album, "Reel Life", three years later. That record would provide them with their sole top-ten hit as a recording act, "Waiting for a Star to Fall." Boy Meets Girl (Boy Meets Girl album) Boy Meets Girl is the debut album by American pop singer-songwriters George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, also known as Boy Meets Girl. It was released on A&M Records in 1985, and was their only disc for the label. The album included title: Waiting for a Star to Fall text: on Houston's next album. He rejected it, suggesting that it did not suit her. 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. This version has, however, circulated on an unofficial compilation of that album's outtakes. 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. Merrill and Rubicam decided to record