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"Still Waiting"
US 7" single
Single by Prince
from the album Prince
B-side"Bambi"
ReleasedMarch 25, 1980 (1980-03-25)
RecordedApril–May 1979 [1]
StudioAlpha Studios, Burbank, California
Genre R&B
Length3:48 (7" edit)
4:24 (album version)
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Prince
Producer(s)Prince
Prince singles chronology
" Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?"
(1980)
"Still Waiting"
(1980)
" Sexy Dancer"
(1980)
"Bambi"
Belgian "Bambi" 7" single

"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]

  • Prince – lead and backing vocals, piano, Minimoog, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums

References

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