Waiting for a Star to Fall - wikipedia Waiting for a Star to Fall `` Waiting for a Star to Fall '' Single by Boy Meets Girl from the album Reel Life A-side `` Waiting for a Star to Fall '' B - side `` No Apologies '' Released June 10, 1988 ( U.S. ) November 30, 1988 ( UK ) Format 7 '' single, 12 '' single, CD single Recorded Genre Pop Length 4 : 32 Label RCA Songwriter ( s ) Shannon Rubicam, George Merrill Producer ( s ) George Merrill, Arif Mardin & Thomas Hart Boy Meets Girl singles chronology `` Oh Girl '' ( 1985 ) `` Waiting for a Star to Fall '' ( 1988 ) `` Bring Down the Moon '' ( 1988 ) `` Oh Girl '' ( 1985 ) `` Waiting for a Star to Fall '' ( 1988 ) `` Bring Down the Moon '' ( 1988 ) `` 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. Contents 1 Background 2 Release and reception 3 Music video 4 Personnel 5 Covers and remixes 6 Charts 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Year - end charts 7 References 8 External links Background 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 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 alto 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. Release and reception Merrill and Rubicam decided to record the song themselves for their second album Reel Life. Released as a single on June 10, 1988, it became a hit in the United States, slowly climbing the charts and eventually reaching # 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. Released in the UK on November 30, 1988, the song reached # 9 in the UK charts during January 1989, having entered the chart in December 1988. It also reached # 35 on Australia 's ARIA Charts in April 1989. The song was used as the closing track to the 1990 movie Three Men and a Little Lady, and the single was re-released as a movie tie - in, with a new picture sleeve featuring the actors of the film. It peaked at # 76 in the UK. The video game Grand Theft Auto IV included the song in the playlist for the in - game radio station Vice City FM. Johnny Loftus of AllMusic remarked that the song was `` just classic '', and that `` the urgency as it drives toward its chorus is a clinic for durable songwriting. '' Music video 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. Also featured are scenes of a group of children playing with bubbles, including the couple 's young daughter Hilary. Personnel George Merrill : lead vocals, piano, synthesizer, bass guitar, drum programming John Goux : guitar Denny Fongheiser : drums Michael Jochum : additional drums Andy Snitzer : saxophone Shannon Rubicam, Susan Boyd : vocals Joe Mardin : `` Crowning Touch '' ( synthesizer ) `` Star to Fall '' Single by Cabin Crew Released 2005 Format CD Genre Dance - pop, house Songwriter ( s ) Shannon Rubicam, George Merrill Covers and remixes The song has been remixed several times, resulting each time in new interest in both the original and the Boy Meets Girl duo. The dance outfit Cabin Crew originally remixed the song as `` Star to Fall '' ( a.k.a. `` Star2Fall '' ), but were refused use of sample of the original lyrics by SonyBMG. Liking what Cabin Crew had done, however, George Merrill agreed to re-record the vocals for their version, so it may actually be counted as more of a cover than a remix. Cabin Crew 's version made number 4 in the UK charts 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 3 in the UK charts. This caused some confusion at the time, with two songs being released into the charts around the same time that sounded essentially the same. 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 sampled Kim Carnes 's `` Bette Davis Eyes '' and made it to # 13 in the UK in 2005. In 2007, German hardstyle musician Dan Winter recorded a remix titled `` Carry Your Heart ''. In December 2013, a folk cover of the song by Icelandic singer Yohanna surfaced on the Internet. In March 2014, a folk cover of the song by English singer Diana Vickers surfaced on the Internet. In September 2017, Australian singer George Maple interpolated the song as part of her single ' Hero ' Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1988 ) Peak position Canadian The Record Singles Chart UK Singles Chart 9 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5 U.S. Radio & Records CHR / Pop Airplay Chart 7 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary New Zealand Singles Chart 25 Australian ARIA Singles Chart 35 Irish Singles Chart 5 German Singles Chart 22 Dutch Singles Chart 62 Chart ( 1991 ) Peak position UK Singles Chart 76 Year - end charts Chart ( 1989 ) Position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 93 References Jump up ^ Belinda Carlisle - Waiting for a Star To Fall. 2 March 2010 -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Boy Meets Girl Chart History ''. billboard.com. Retrieved 6 December 2009. Jump up ^ `` Boy Meets Girl UK Chart History ''. chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2009. Jump up ^ VICE CITY FM : Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall. 16 May 2010 -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ Johnny Loftus. `` Reel Life -- Boy Meets Girl -- Review ''. Allmusic. Retrieved March 5, 2012. Jump up ^ Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall. 21 February 2014 -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ Boy Meets Girl - Reel Life LP ( lists song - by - song personnel ) @ Discogs.com Retrieved 7 - 11 - 2014. Jump up ^ `` Dan Winter - Carry Your Heart ''. Discogs. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Song `` Waiting For A Star To Fall '' ``. www.yohanna.de. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 17. Jump up ^ Jord C ( 2014 - 03 - 20 ), Diana Vickers - Waiting For a Star to Fall, retrieved 2017 - 12 - 17 Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H02qzUofVo Jump up ^ `` Canadian Singles Chart from Nanda Lwin ; Top 40 Hits : The Essential Chart Guide ( 2000 ) '' ^ Jump up to : Waiting for a Star to Fall UK Top 40 database. Accessed : September 27, 2009 Jump up ^ http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/charts/bmg.html Jump up ^ http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/charts/Songruns/B/boymeetsgirlwaiting_for_a_star_to_fall.htm Jump up ^ `` Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989 ''. RPM. December 23, 1999. Retrieved November 22, 2017. External links Full lyrics at Boy Meets Girl Music ( 2 ) Preceded by `` Giving You the Best That I Got '' by Anita Baker Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart number - one single December 17, 1988 Succeeded by `` Two Hearts '' by Phil Collins Boy Meets Girl George Merrill Shannon Rubicam Studio albums Boy Meets Girl Reel Life Singles `` Waiting for a Star to Fall '' Record labels A&M Records RCA Records Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waiting_for_a_Star_to_Fall&oldid=838361576 '' Categories : 1988 singles 2005 singles Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Songs written by Shannon Rubicam Songs written by George Merrill ( songwriter ) Boy Meets Girl ( band ) songs 1988 songs RCA Records singles Songs about stars Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 26 April 2018, at 14 : 48. 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Question: when boy meets girl waiting for a star to fall
Answer: 1988