Everyone's Waiting (song) explained

Everyone's Waiting
Cover:Everyone's_Waiting_Missy_Higgins.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Missy Higgins
Album:The Ol' Razzle Dazzle
A-Side:Everyone's Waiting
Released:19 July 2012
Genre:pop
Length:3:31
Label:Eleven
Producer:Brad Jones, Butterfly Boucher
Prev Title:Unashamed Desire
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Hello Hello
Next Year:2012

"Everyone's Waiting" is the second single from Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins' third album, The Ol' Razzle Dazzle. It was the most commercially successful single from the album, peaking at No. 11 on the Australian ARIA Chart and was certified platinum.[1] Higgins performed the song at the 2012 ARIA Awards, where the single won the award for "Best Video"[2]

Missy said; "The song deals with a real inner conflict I went through regarding music, so to personify the water as both my nemesis and then my saviour is pretty spot on when relating to the meaning of the song. I feel honoured to have worked with such an incredible film-maker."[3]

Video

The video for "Everyone's Waiting" was filmed in Byron Bay and directed by Natasha Pincus[4] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2012, it won Best Video.[5]

Review

Nick Bassett from Chart Shaker reviewed the song saying: "'Everyone's Waiting' serves up yet another stunning vocal from the singer and the lyrics deliver what could be interpreted as a devastatingly personal summation [as to] why she chose to take that break following a well-documented struggle to express herself after two massively successful albums."[6]

Simone Ubaldi from Beat Music reviewed the song, saying: "...it's actually quite a lovely song. It's affecting, it's genuine, has a simple melody and a warm arrangement. But if you stop and think about it, the song is a very sweet exercise in self-pity, and that, from Missy Higgins, is unbearable.[7]

Sean Holio from Cooltry said the song is "melodically charming".[8]

Charts

"Everyone's Waiting" made its premier on the ARIA charts at No. 31, before peaking at No. 11 on 29 July 2012.

End of Year Charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 21 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054950/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesSINGLEaccreds2012.htm . 21 September 2013 .
  2. .Web site: ARIA Awards History 2012. ARIA Awards. 1 August 2014.
  3. Web site: New Video Released for Everyone's Waiting. July 2012. Missy Higgins. missyhiggins.com. 1 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140527192501/http://missyhiggins.com/2012/07/new-video-released-for-everyones-waiting/. 27 May 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: New Video Released for Everyone's Waiting. July 2012. Missy Higgins. missyhiggins.com. 1 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140527192501/http://missyhiggins.com/2012/07/new-video-released-for-everyones-waiting/. 27 May 2014. dead.
  5. ARIA Award previous winners. Web site: Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 12 December 2019 .
  6. Web site: New Single: Missy Higgins – Everyone's Waiting . 15 July 2012. Nick Bassett. Chart Shaker. 1 August 2014.
  7. Web site: Missy Higgins: Everyone's Waiting. July 2012. Simone Ubaldi. beat.com.au. 1 August 2014.
  8. Web site: Review: Missy Higgins – The Ol' Razzle Dazzle. Cooltry. May 2012. 27 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Missy Higgins "Everyone's Waiting" Chart Positions. July 2014. Australian Charts. 1 August 2014.
  10. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top Australian Singles Chart Positions . January 2013 . ARIA . 1 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130409211536/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2012.htm . 9 April 2013 .

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