The Waiting (song)
1981 single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Waiting" is the lead single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' album Hard Promises released in 1981. The song peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #1 on the magazine's new Rock Tracks chart, where it remained for six consecutive weeks during the summer of 1981.[3]
Quick Facts Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, from the album Hard Promises ...
"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 | |||
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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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"The Waiting" on YouTube | ||||
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The song was later reissued as the b-side to the single-only release of "Mary Jane's Last Dance" in 1993.