"Someone Else's Star" is a song written by Skip Ewing and Jim Weatherly, and recorded by American country music singer Bryan White. It was released in May 1995 as the third single from his self-titled debut album. The song was White's first Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.
| "Someone Else's Star" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Bryan White | ||||
| from the album Bryan White | ||||
| B-side | "This Town"[1] | |||
| Released | May 22, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Skip Ewing, Jim Weatherly | |||
| Producer(s) | Billy Joe Walker Jr. Kyle Lehning | |||
| Bryan White singles chronology | ||||
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Content
editThe song's narrator is a male character who laments his inability to find someone with whom he can fall in love. He then assumes that others are getting what he is wishing for because he is "wishing on someone else's star".
Chart performance
editWhite's version of the song debuted at number 60 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated May 27, 1995. It charted for twenty weeks on that chart, and reached Number One on the chart dated September 9, 1995, where it remained for one week, also giving White his first Number One single.
Charts
edit| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 5 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] | 12 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 83 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 75 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8536." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 25, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Bryan White Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Bryan White Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
