Wishing on the Same Star

"Wishing on the Same Star"
Single by Namie Amuro
from the album Style
B-side	Did U
Released	September 11, 2002
Format	CD Single
Recorded	On Air Azabu Studio
Genre	J-Pop
Length	22:09 (CD)
Label	Avex Trax
Writer(s)	Diane Warren kenko-p
Namie Amuro singles chronology
"I Will" (2002) "Wishing on the Same Star" (2002) "Shine More" (2003)

"Wishing on the Same Star" is Namie Amuro's 21st solo single under the Avex Trax label. Released on September 11, 2002, the song was meant to be her last before a hiatus that would have seen her transplanting herself from Tokyo, Japan to New York for the purposes of artist development. As the last of her singles as a pop artist, it is the most commercially successful from the album, Style (2003).

The song retains the same arrangement and chorus from the 1991 single by freestyle singer Keedy, as well as the 1994 single by Australian girl pop group Girlfriend and the 1996 album cut by American dance music singer Judy Cheeks.

Track listing

1. "Wishing on the Same Star" (Diane Warren, kenko-p) – 4:55
2. "Did U" (Namie Amuro, A. Mazza, Sundafu K., A. Ramen) – 3:57
3. "Wishing on the Same Star(Instrumental)" (Diane Warren) – 4:56
4. "Did U (Instrumental)" (A. Mazza, Sundafu K., A. Ramen) – 3:56

Personnel

• Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals
• Kareb James – background vocals
• Yuko Kawai – background vocals
• Muriyama-Kiriyama Strings – Strings

Production

• Producers – Masaki Iehara, Cobra Endo
• Arrangement – Masaki Iehara, Cobra Endo
• Strings Arrangement – Tatsuya Murayama
• Mixing – Koji Morimoto, Rob Chiarelli
• Mixing assistant – Sang Park
• Instrument Programming – David L. Huff, Cobra Endo
• Vocal Direction – Mayumi Harada
• Music Video Director – UGICHIN
• Choreographer – WARNER

TV performances

• July 28, 2002 – Music Fest Peace of Ryukyu
• September 7, 2002 – CDTV
• September 12, 2002 – AX Music Factory
• September 14, 2002 – Pop Jam
• September 16, 2002 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
• September 27, 2002 – Music Station
• December 5, 2002 – FNS Music Festival
• December 18, 2002 – Best Artist 30
• December 23, 2002 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ X'mas Special Live VI
• December 27, 2002 – Music Station Special Super Live 2002
• December 31, 2002 – 53rd Kōhaku Uta Gassen
• January 1, 2003 – CDTV Special Live 2002-2003

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total	Chart Run
September 11, 2002	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	2
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	2	97,253	12 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart