Boy Meets Girl is an American pop rock-music duo consisting of keyboardist and vocalist George Merrill and singer Shannon Rubicam. They are best known for their hit song "Waiting for a Star to Fall" from 1988 and for writing two of Whitney Houston's number one hits: "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)".
Career
The members of Boy Meets Girl, George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, wrote and composed a number of songs for other artists. Most famous are their two number one hits written for Whitney Houston, "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)".
Three years later, the group released its follow-up album, Reel Life, which featured the single "Waiting for a Star to Fall". and was also a top 40 Australian hit in April 1989. It was featured in the 1990 movie Three Men and a Little Lady. but RCA Records chose not release it in the US during their label reorganization. It was finally remastered and released in 2005. A year earlier, Scottish electronic musician Mylo had also used samples of the song, mixing it with Kim Carnes's cover of "Bette Davis Eyes", for his song entitled "In My Arms".
Other hits using samples of their songs include "Somebody" by Natalie La Rose & Jeremih, "If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know)" by David Guetta, MistaJam, and John Newman, and "Dance with You" by Laura Marano & Grey.
In January 2021, the duo released "More Deeply (In Love with You)", the first single from their EP 5, followed by "Falling Hard" and "Gone". In 2022, they released the album Five (Deluxe Edition) including the single "How Will I Know (Martini Mix)".
In 2024, the band released the singles "Falling Hard (Loko Velocet Remix)", "The Wonderground" by Hopkinson & Boy Meets Girl, and "We The People".
Discography
Studio albums
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! style="width:18em;"| Title
! style="width:20em;"| Album details
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! scope="row"| Boy Meets Girl
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- Release date: April 15, 1985
- Label: A&M Records
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! scope="row"| Reel Life
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- Release date: November 18, 1988
- Label: RCA Records
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! scope="row"| New Dream
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- Release date: June 1, 1990
- Label: RCA Records
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! scope="row"| The Wonderground
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- Release date: January 17, 2003
- Label: Independent
|}
Albums and EPs
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Album
! rowspan="2" |Record Label
! colspan="2" |Chart positions
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!<small>US</small>
!<small>UK</small>
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|2021
|Five (EP)
| rowspan="2" |Independent
|—
|—
|-
|2022
|Five
|—
|—
|}
Singles
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Song
! colspan="4" |Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" |Certifications
! rowspan="2" |Album
|-
!<small>US</small>
!<small>US AC</small>
!<small>AUS</small>
!<small>UK</small>
|-
|1985
|"Oh Girl"
|39
|—
|—
|—
|
| rowspan="2" |Boy Meets Girl
|-
|1985
|"The Touch"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
|1986
|"Heartbreaker"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|Single only
|-
|1988
|"Waiting for a Star to Fall"
|5
|1
|35
|9
|
- BPI: Gold
| rowspan="4" |Reel Life
|-
|1989
|"Bring Down the Moon"
|49
|28
|—
|92
|
|-
|1989
|"Stormy Love"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
|1991
|"Waiting for a Star to Fall" <small>(re-issue)</small>
|—
|—
|—
|76
|
|-
|2021
|"More Deeply (In Love with You)"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
| rowspan="3" |Five
|-
|2021
|"Falling Hard"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
|2021
|"Gone"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
|2022
|"Stars Are Falling"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|Single only
|-
|2022
|"How Will I Know (Martini Mix)"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|Five (Deluxe Edition)
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|2024
|"We the People"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
| rowspan="2" |Singles only
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|2025
|"For a Star to Fall" <small>(with Bingo Players and Disco Fries)</small>
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|}
References
External links
- Boy Meets Girl official site
- RockUnited interview: Waiting for a Star to Fall