Let Me Be the One (Five Star song)

"Let Me Be The One"
Single by Five Star
from the album Luxury of Life
B-side	"Beat 47"
Released	8 July 1985
Genre	R&B soul pop funk dance-pop
Length	4:41 (album version) 3:38 (7" single version)
Label	RCA, Tent
Songwriter(s)	Ian Foster
Producer(s)	Nick Martinelli
Five Star singles chronology
"All Fall Down" (1985) "Let Me Be The One" (1985) "Love Take Over" (1985)

"Let Me Be The One" is the name of a 1985 hit single by British pop group Five Star, and was the fourth release from their debut album Luxury of Life, released in the summer of 1985. "Let Me Be The One" was the group's second UK Top 20 single of the year, reaching #18.^[1] It also reached #2 on the U.S. R&B Billboard chart.

The song was later covered by American singer Mandy Moore in 1999 for her debut album.