Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl is a band 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. The song was involved in a "sample battle" in 2005, as two electronic music groups, Cabin Crew and Sunset Strippers both wanted to sample the song and remix it to become a hit again. Sunset Strippers, from the UK, won the right for the samples from the band's label, releasing "Falling Stars". However, Cabin Crew from Australia, had met Boy Meets Girl, and they had re-recorded the vocals for the remixed song, entitled "Star To Fall" or "Star2Fall". In the same year, Scottish electronic musician Mylo had also used samples of the song, but mixing it with another song, "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes.

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Waiting For A Star To Fall - 1988 - 2005 - Electronic music - Cabin Crew - Sunset Strippers - UK - Australia - Scottish - Electronic - Musician - Mylo - Kim Carnes

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The members of Boy Meets Girl, George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, 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." George Merrill also sang backing vocals on Bette Midler's "Some People's Lives" album.

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On the American singles chart, "Waiting For A Star To Fall" peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It was also featured in the movie "Three Men & A Baby." The follow-up single, "Bring Down The Moon," peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album "Reel Life" contained both singles and spent several weeks at #50 in the United States and peaked at #75 in the United Kingdom.

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"Reel Life" was preceded by a debut album called "Boy Meets Girl" which contained the single "Oh Girl." The single peaked at #39 and the album at #76.

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Boy Meets Girl's third album, "New Dream," was scheduled for release in 1990 but was shelved by the RCA Records during a label reorganization. The album became a much sought after collectible, with a cd promotional copy selling for more than $700 on ebay. It was finally released through the band's website in 2004.

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In the early 2000's, George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam divorced, but they continued their musical collaboration. In 2003 the band released their fourth album, "The Wonderground" on their own label, and arranged for RCA Records to re-release their two RCA albums. In the works are a re-release of their debut album and new versions of their demo tapes for Whitney Houston. The various artists album "Number One With A Bullet" also contains their original demo tape for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."

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• Boy Meets Girl's career on A&M Records with gallery, international discography