"Don't Want to Wait Anymore" | ||||
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Song by The Tubes | ||||
from the album The Completion Backward Principle | ||||
B-side | "Think About Me" | |||
Released | June 1981 (U.S.) | |||
Recorded | August 1980 | |||
Length | 3:50 (single version) 4:18 (album version) | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tubes, David Foster | |||
Producer(s) | David Foster | |||
The Tubes singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Want to Wait Anymore" is a song recorded by the Tubes in 1980. It was the lead single from their fourth studio LP, The Completion Backward Principle . Unlike most of their songs which typically feature Fee Waybill, lead vocals are provided by Bill Spooner, the lead guitar player.
"Don't Want to Wait Anymore" reached the Top 40 in the United States and Australia in the summer of 1981. [1] It was also a minor hit in the United Kingdom. [2]
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] | 36 |
UK Singles (OCC) [2] | 60 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 35 |
US Billboard Mainstream Rock | 22 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [5] | 35 |
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