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Waiting For A Star To Fall by Boy Meets Girl

Artist Biography For Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl Is A Duo Consisting Of Keyboardist And Vocalist George Merrill And Singer Shannon Rubicam. They Are Known For Their Hit Song "Waiting For A Star To Fall" From 1988. They Also Wrote A Number Of Songs For Other Artists. Most Famous Are Their Two Number One Hits Written For Whitney Houston "I Wanna Dance With Somebody Who Loves Me " And "How Will I Know". They Also Wrote The Songs "Don't Tell Me We Have Nothing" And "Haunting Me" For Deniece Williams And The Song "I Know You By Heart" Performed By Bette Midler On The Beaches Soundtrack. The Duo Also Performed Backing Vocals On Deniece Williams' Number One Hit "Let's Hear It For The Boy".
In The Early 2000s George Merrill And Shannon Rubicam Divorced But They Continued Their Musical Collaboration. In 2003 The Duo Released Their Fourth Album The Wonderground On Their Own Label And Arranged For RCA Records To Re-Release Their Two RCA Albums.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Waiting for a Star to Fall

Waiting For A Star To Fall Was Released As A Single On 30 November 1988 And Became The Most Successful Song By The Pop Duo Boy Meets Girl. It Made Number 9 In The UK Charts During January 1989 Having Entered The Chart In December 1988. It Charted Higher In The United States Reaching #5 On The Billboard Hot 100 And #1 On The Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. It Was Reached #35 On Australia's ARIA Charts In April 1989. The Song Was Originally Written For Whitney Houston But Was Rejected As Unsuitable. The Song Was Then Offered To Belinda Carlisle Who Recorded A Demo Of It For Her Heaven On Earth Album. The Track Remained Unreleased Although The Demo Was Later Leaked. The Song's Most Notable Saxophone Solo Was Briefly Featured During Commercial Bumpers For The United Kingdom's Channel 4 Broadcast Of Super Bowl XXIII January 22 1989 . The Song Has Also Recently Been Remixed Three Times Resulting In New Interest In The Original And Boy Meets Girl Duo. The Dance Outfit Cabin Crew Remixed The Song As Star To Fall Although It Could Be Argued That It Is A Cover Due To The Re-Recording Of The Lyrics For The Remix. Their Remix Made Number 4 In The UK Charts In March 2005. In The Same Month Another Remix By Sunset Strippers Made Number 3 Under The Name Falling Stars. The Sunset Strippers Remix Unlike The Cabin Crew One Used The Original Recording. This Caused Some Confusion At The Time With Two Songs Being Released Into The Charts At The Same Time That Sounded Essentially The Same. Another Remix Was Made In 2007 By Dan Winter His Version Is Named Carry Your Heart. A Song Entitled In My Arms Sampled This Song And Was Featured On The Album Destroy Rock & Roll By Scottish Electronic Musician Mylo. This Version Also Sampled The Instrumental Of Bette Davis Eyes By Kim Carnes And It Made #13 In The UK Also In 2005.

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