The Waiting (song) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Waiting" | ||||
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Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
from the album Hard Promises | ||||
B-side | "Nightwatchman" | |||
Released | April 20, 1981 | |||
Recorded | Early 1981 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | Backstreet | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Petty | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Petty, Jimmy Iovine | |||
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"The Waiting" on YouTube |
"The Waiting" is a 1981 song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and is the lead single from their fourth studio album Hard Promises. It went to number 6 in Canada, number 19 in the United States and number 27 in New Zealand. It was covered by Linda Ronstadt in 1995.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Pollock, Bruce (18 March 2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Taylor & Francis. p. 1757. ISBN 978-1-135-46303-8.
- ↑ Elbel, Jeff (June 30, 2017). "Not even the rain can steal Tom Petty's thunder in Wrigley Field". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 21, 2019.