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Shooting Star (Poison song)

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B-side
  
Wasteland

Recorded
  
January 2002

Label
  
Cyanide Records

Released
  
November 2002

Genre
  
Heavy metal

Writer(s)
  
Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille

"Shooting Star" is a song by American rock band Poison, it's the third and final single released from Poison's 7th studio album Hollyweird, which debuted at #103 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the Top Independent Albums chart. The song was released as a single in November 2002 and has since been referred to as "Fallen Angel" part 2 because the songs theme revolves around the same theme as their 1988 single Fallen Angel of their Open Up and Say... Ahh! album. The B-side to the single is Wasteland. The lyrics to the song was written by Lead vocalist Bret Michaels, and Lead guitarist C.C. DeVille while the music was written by all four members.

Contents

Albums

"Shooting Star" is on the following albums.

  • Hollyweird
  • The Best Of Poison: 20 Years Of Rock
  • Cover Versions

    The cast of RockAThon do a cover version for the show's theme song.

    Personnel

    Credits adapted from liner notes of Hollyweird.

  • Bret Michaels - Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar, Keyboards
  • C.C. DeVille - Lead guitar, Backing vocals
  • Bobby Dall - Bass guitar, Backing vocals
  • Rikki Rockett - Drums, Backing vocals
  • References

    Shooting Star (Poison song) Wikipedia