Someone Else's Star
1995 single by Bryan White From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1995 single by Bryan White From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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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The 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".
White'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.
| 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 |
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 83 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 75 |
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