Been Waiting (song) explained

Been Waiting
Cover:Been_Waiting_Official_Cover.jpg
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Jessica Mauboy
Album:Been Waiting
B-Side:Now I Know
Recorded:2008
Label:Sony
Producer:Israel Cruz
Prev Title:Burn
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Because
Next Year:2009

"Been Waiting" is a song by Australian R&B singer Jessica Mauboy. Written with Australian singer Israel Cruz and Craig Hardy, the song was released on 6 March 2009 as the third single from Mauboy's debut album, also titled Been Waiting. The song peaked at number 12 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

Chart performance

"Been Waiting" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 29 and peaked at number 12 in its fourth week on the chart. It spent a total of 14 weeks in the ARIA top fifty including eight weeks in the top twenty. "Been Waiting" was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling 35,000 copies.

Music video

The music video was directed by Keri McFarlane, who had previously directed the video for "Burn".[1] It was shot at the Cronulla sand dunes in Sydney on 23 February 2009.[2] The video is set at night time and starts off with Mauboy walking through sand dunes, before hitting the nightclub to sing, while people in the background are dancing. It premiered on YouTube on 12 March 2009.[3]

Live performances

Mauboy performed "Been Waiting" on Rove on 22 February 2009.[4] She also performed the song at the 2009 MTV Australia Awards on 27 March 2009.[5] Mauboy performed the bridge from "Running Back" at the beginning of the performance, before switching to "Been Waiting". It became her first worldwide performance, of which aired on 62 channels in 162 countries via MTV.[5] Mauboy opened the 51st TV Week Logie Awards with a performance of the song on 3 May 2009.[6]

Track listings

  1. "Been Waiting" – 3:48
  2. "Now I Know" – 4:15
  3. "Been Waiting" (Champion Lovers Remix) – 6:29
  4. "Burn" (Acoustic) – 3:06
  5. "Been Waiting" (Carl Remix) – 2:55
  1. "Been Waiting" – 3:48
  2. "Now I Know" – 4:15
  3. "Been Waiting" (Champion Lovers Remix) – 6:29
  4. "Burn" (Acoustic) – 3:06

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)Rank
ARIA Singles Chart[10] 77
ARIA Urban Singles Chart[11] 19
Australian Artists Singles Chart[12] 11

Release history

RegionRelease DateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia6 March 2009Digital downloadSony Music Australia
14 March 2009CD single88697491362

Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evwDMXQ0DrI&feature=player_embedded#! "Jessica Mauboy – "Been Waiting" (Behind the Scenes)"
  2. News: Moran . Jonothan . Jessica Mauboy shoots the breeze . . 1 March 2009 . . 22 December 2010.
  3. Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting [Official Video] ]. YouTube . 22 December 2010.
  4. Web site: Watch Jess This Sunday on Rove! . . 22 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220084045/http://www.sonymusic.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829006225 . 20 February 2011.
  5. News: Langford . Ben . Real deal Jess to star with best . . News Limited . 12 March 2009 . 22 December 2010.
  6. Web site: Jess To Open The Logies This Sunday! Plus Her Album Goes Platinum! . . 22 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220083803/http://www.sonymusic.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829006374 . 20 February 2011.
  7. Web site: Been Waiting – EP by Jessica Mauboy . . 6 March 2009 . . 22 December 2010.
  8. Web site: Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting CD Release . Sony Music Australia . 21 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220082756/http://www.sonymusic.com.au/cd/releaseDetails.do?catalogueNo=88697491362 . 20 February 2011.
  9. Web site: The ARIA Report. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090419140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090420-0000/issue998.pdf. dead. 2009-04-19. 998. 18. Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 April 2009. 18 December 2014.
  10. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2009 . Australian Recording Industry Association . 22 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101112234120/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2009.htm . 12 November 2010.
  11. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Singles 2009. Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 December 2014.
  12. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2009 . Australian Recording Industry Association . 15 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150209053919/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2009.htm . 9 February 2015.

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