Still Waiting (Prince song) explained

Still Waiting
Cover:Prince Still Waiting single.jpg
Caption:US 7" single
Type:single
Artist:Prince
Album:Prince
B-Side:"Bambi"
Recorded:April–May 1979[1]
Studio:Alpha Studios, Burbank, California
Genre:R&B
Length:3:48 (7" edit)
4:24 (album version)
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:Prince
Chronology:Prince
Prev Title:Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Sexy Dancer
Next Year:1980

"Still Waiting" was the third US single from Prince's second album, Prince. It was Prince's first ballad to be released as a single and was mildly popular on the R&B chart, reaching number 65.[2] The ballad speaks from the perspective of a young man who has not yet found love but yearns for it. The track is mainly piano, acoustic guitar and synth-based and was often played live with extended instrumental solos and audience teasing. The song is a more traditional R&B ballad, before Prince established himself with trademark sexual romps like "Do Me, Baby" and "International Lover".

The song was remade by Rainy Davis in 1987 and appeared on her album Sweetheart. Her version was also released as a single and charted higher than Prince's version on the R&B chart, reaching number 41.

British female duo Dorothy covered the song in 1988, peaking at number 81 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]

"Bambi"

The B-side of the song was the album track rocker, "Bambi". In Belgium, "Bambi" was released as a single with "Still Waiting" as the B-side.

Personnel

Information taken from Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Still Waiting . Prince Vault.
  2. Prince Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Billboard. August 4, 2023.
  3. Web site: Still Waiting. Official Charts Company. August 4, 2023.
  4. Book: Clerc, Benoît . October 2022 . Prince: All the Songs . Octopus . 9781784728816.
  5. Web site: Prince. 2023-04-30. guitarcloud.org.