"Wishing on the Same Star" is the second and final single by American singer-songwriter
Keedy. Written by
Diane Warren, the single was released in 1991 by
Arista Records. It peaked at number 86 on the
Billboard Hot 100; a second push was made to American pop stations in 1992, but it failed to chart.[1] The single was released in Japan as "Itsumo Futari de" (いつもふたりで, lit. "Always the Two of Us").[2]
Australian all-female pop group
Girlfriend covered "Wishing on the Same Star" as their seventh single, released by
BMG Australia in November 1993. It peaked at number 44 on the
ARIA Charts.
Japanese singer-songwriter
Namie Amuro covered "Wishing on the Same Star" as her 21st single, released by
Avex Trax on September 11, 2002. It was used as the theme song of the 2002 film Inochi. The song was meant to be her last before a hiatus that would have seen her transplanting herself from
Tokyo to
New York City for the purposes of artist development. As the last of her singles as a pop artist, it is the most commercially successful from the 2003 album Style. Amuro performed the song on the 53rd Kōhaku Uta Gassen.[6]
The single peaked at No. 2 on
Oricon's singles chart and sold over 97,000 copies.[7][8] It was certified Gold by the
RIAJ in December 2003.[9]
The song has been
covered by several other artists, most notably by Puerto Rican singer
Chayanne as "Mi Primer Amor" (1992), which peaked at number 8 on the
BillboardHot Latin Tracks.,[10] American dance singer
Judy Cheeks (1995), German Eurodance group
DJ Company (1997) and by American singer
Myra (2001). In 1997, Diane Warren released a promotional compilation of songs written by her titled A Passion For Music. Included on the track list is the original demo of the song, sung by Susie Benson. In Brazil by
Sandy & Junior in the Portuguese version "A Estrela Que Mais Brilhar".
References
^"Record and Radio"(PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 1992-03-20. Retrieved March 15, 2022.