Wishing on a Star

"Wishing on a Star"
Single by Rose Royce
from the album In Full Bloom
B-side"Love, More Love"
Released1978
Recorded1977
GenreSoul/R&B
Length
  • 4:52 (album version)
  • 3:57 (single version)
LabelWhitfield
Songwriter(s)Billie Rae Calvin
Producer(s)Norman Whitfield
Rose Royce singles chronology
"Ooh Boy"
(1977)
"Wishing on a Star"
(1978)
"It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'"
(1978)

"Wishing on a Star" is a ballad first recorded by American soul and R&B group Rose Royce. It was written by former Undisputed Truth member Billie Rae Calvin, and produced by Norman Whitfield. The song was originally offered to Barbra Streisand for an album project but she declined. It was first released as a single by Rose Royce in 1977 and has since been recorded by numerous acts including the Cover Girls in 1992, Jay-Z in 1998, Beyonce in 2005, and Seal in 2011. 21 Savage used a sample of the original 1977 version for his hit All of Me, which was released on his 2024 album American Dream, and used earlier in the trailer for his debut film, American Dream: The 21 Savage Story