Wishing Well " is a song by Terence Trent D'Arby . The second single from the 1987 album '' Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby '' , the song reached number one on both the Soul Singles Chart and the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 on . " Wishing Well " was certified " Gold " , indicating sales of 500,000 , by the Recording Industry Association of America in October 1991 . Written by D'Arby and Sean Oliver , D'Arby said " Wishing Well " was written " when I was in a half-asleep , half-awake state of mind " , and that he " liked the feel of the words " . Martyn Ware of Heaven 17 paired with D'Arby in production of the song , which was released on CBS Records . Once released , " Wishing Well " , along with D'Arby 's debut single " If You Let Me Stay " , went into " heavy rotation " on MTV . D'Arby performed the song live at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards , where he lost the Grammy Award for Best New Artist to Jody Watley . When the single reached number one on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 , it had charted for 17 weeks , which made it the slowest song to reach number one since Eurythmics ' " Sweet Dreams ( Are Made of This ) " in 1983
30th Annual Grammy Awards
30th Annual Grammy Awards
Wishing Well (Terence Trent D'Arby song)