It peaked at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100; a second push was made to American pop stations in 1992, but it failed to chart.

[2] Australian all-female pop group Girlfriend covered "Wishing on the Same Star" as their seventh single, released by BMG Australia in November 1993.

Japanese singer-songwriter Namie Amuro covered "Wishing on the Same Star" as her 21st single, released by Avex Trax on September 11, 2002.

The song was meant to be her last before a hiatus that would have seen her transplanting herself from Tokyo to New York City for the purposes of artist development.

In 1997, Diane Warren released a promotional compilation of songs written by her titled A Passion For Music.