(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For

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"(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?"
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Single by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
from the album The Boatman's Call
B-side "Come Into My Sleep"
Released19 May 1997
RecordedJuly 1996
Studio Sarm West and Abbey Road Studios, London, United Kingdom
Genre Alternative rock
Length4:05
Label Mute Records
Songwriter(s) Nick Cave
Producer(s) Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Mark Ellis
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds singles chronology
"Into My Arms"
(1997)
"(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?"
(1997)
"As I Sat Sadly by Her Side"
(2001)

"(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?" is the second single from the album The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The single, released on 19 May 1997, was pressed on 7" and 12" vinyl, as well as a standard CD single, though the song failed to chart anywhere except the U.K., where it only made it to #67. A promotional music video for the song was also recorded.

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Background and history

The song, like many on The Boatman's Call, seems to reflect on Nick Cave's personal relationships and spiritual yearnings at the time of writing. This song in particular is widely speculated to either be a love song or directed at either the mother of Cave's son Luke, Viviane Carneiro, or PJ Harvey, with whom Cave had a brief relationship prior to the album's recording and release.[ citation needed ]

A line from the song that states, "there's a man who spoke wonders / I've never met him / he said, 'he who seeks finds and who knocks will be let in'", which is an indirect quotation of Matthew 7:8 [1] from The Bible.

Track listing

UK and Australian CD single (Liberation Records, D1626) [2] [3]

  1. "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?" – 4:06
  2. "Come Into My Sleep" – 3:48
  3. "Black Hair" (band version) – 4:14
  4. "Babe, I Got You Bad" – 3:49

UK 7" single (Mute Records, MUTE 206) [4]

  1. "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?" – 4:06
  2. "Come Into My Sleep" – 3:48

Music video

Before the single's release, a promotional music video for the song was recorded. The video features the band performing the song in a small church hall.

Cover versions

A version in Swedish, (Är du) den som jag har väntat på? appears on album Vid Grinden by Georga. [5]

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References

  1. Mt 7:8
  2. Discogs, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? (CD, Maxi) at Discogs http://www.discogs.com/Nick-Cave-The-Bad-Seeds-Are-You-The-One-That-Ive-Been-Waiting-For/release/2220460 Retrieved from discogs.com on 24 April 2010.
  3. Discogs, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? (CD, Single) at Discogs http://www.discogs.com/Nick-Cave-The-Bad-Seeds-Are-You-The-One-That-Ive-Been-Waiting-For/release/710408 Retrieved from discogs.com on 24 April 2010.
  4. Discogs, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? (7") at Discogs http://www.discogs.com/Nick-Cave-The-Bad-Seeds-Are-You-The-One-That-Ive-Been-Waiting-For/release/538882 Retrieved from discogs.com on 24 April 2010.
  5. (Är du) den som jag har väntat på? , retrieved 19 July 2020