Hurry Up and Wait (song) explained

Hurry Up and Wait
Cover:	Hurryupandwait.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Stereophonics
Album:	Performance and Cocktails
B-Side:	Angie
Released:	^[1]
Written:	October–November 1997
Studio:	Parkgate (East Sussex, England)
Length:	4:40
Label:	V2
Lyricist:	Kelly Jones
Producer:	Bird & Bush
Prev Title:	I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Mama Told Me Not to Come
Next Year:	2000

"Hurry Up and Wait" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, released as the fifth and final single from their second album, Performance and Cocktails (1999), on 8 November 1999. The song reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, as did previous single "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio". It also reached number 23 in Ireland, becoming the band's fifth top-30 hit there.

The song is track three on the album. A live version from Morfa Stadium is on CD2 of the "Hurry Up and Wait" singles. An acoustic version is on CD2 on the "Mr. Writer" single.^[2] The music video features the band parodying the 1970 film M*A*S*H.

Track listings

UK CD1^[3]

1. "Hurry Up and Wait"
2. "Angie" (Rolling Stones cover)
3. "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio" (Stuart Cable version)

UK CD2^[4]

1. "Hurry Up and Wait" (live at Morfa Stadium)
2. "I Stopped to Fill My Car Up" (live at Morfa Stadium)
3. "Billy Davey's Daughter" (live at Morfa Stadium)

UK cassette single^[5]

1. "Hurry Up and Wait"
2. "Angie" (Rolling Stones cover)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Performance and Cocktails album booklet.^[6]

Recording

• Written from October to November 1997 on a tour bus
• Recorded at Parkgate (East Sussex, England)
• Mastered at Metropolis (London, England)

Personnel

• Kelly Jones – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
• Richard Jones – music, bass
• Stuart Cable – music, drums
• Marshall Bird – keyboards
• Bird & Bush – production
• Al Clay – mixing
• Ian Cooper – mastering

Notes and References

1. New Releases – For Week Starting 8 November, 1999: Singles. Music Week. 31. 6 November 1999. 26 July 2021.
2. Mr. Writer. Mr. Writer. Stereophonics. 2001. UK CD2 liner notes. V2 Records. VVR5015938.
3. Hurry Up and Wait. Stereophonics. 1999. UK CD1 liner notes. V2 Records. VVR5009323.
4. Hurry Up and Wait. Stereophonics. 1999. UK CD2 liner notes. V2 Records. VVR5009328.
5. Hurry Up and Wait. Stereophonics. 1999. UK cassette single sleeve. V2 Records. VVR5009325.
6. Performance and Cocktails. Performance and Cocktails. Stereophonics. 1999. UK CD album booklet. V2 Records. VVR1004492.
7. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 16. 48. 11. 27 November 1999. 7 September 2020.