Waiting (Kian song)

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"Waiting"
Waiting by Kian.png
Single by Kian
from the EP Bliss
Released18 July 2018
Length3:35
Label Kian
Composer(s) Kian, Jerome Farah [1]
Producer(s) Kian, Jerome Farah
Kian singles chronology
"Too Far Gone"
(2018)		"Waiting"
(2018)		"Childism"
(2019)
Music video
"Waiting" on YouTube

"Waiting" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kian. It released in July 2018 and has peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for Song of the Year. [2]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, "Waiting" won the Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Alternative Work of the Year. [3] [4] [5]

Background and release

Kian stepped into the spotlight singing on the chorus of Baker Boy's debut single "Cloud 9" in May 2017. Following the release of "Cloud 9", Kian released "Too Far Gone" in February 2018. In July 2018, Kian released "Waiting" a song he wrote in 2016, at the age of 14. Kian said "It's about that feeling of uncertainty when you don't know if they like you back – I know it's childish but I reckon everyone has found themselves in this insecure hole at some point in their lives no matter what age. Hidden within the lyrics are some things that relate to me personally along with metaphorical things to move the story along." [6] In August 2018, the song was announced as the winner of the Triple J Unearthed competition. [7] [8] In November 2018, Kian signed a new recording deal with EMI Music Australia and Universal's Republic Records for the rest of the world. The single was re-released on 30 November 2018. [9]

Music video

The music video for "Waiting" was released on 19 July 2018. [10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–19)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [11] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Australia (ARIA) [12] 38

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [13] 2× Platinum140,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia18 July 2018 Digital download [14] Kian
Various30 November 2018Digital download, streaming [15] EMI Music, Republic

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References

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  2. ↑ "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards". Noise11. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020 Awards". APRA. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Cooper, Nathanael (25 May 2020). "Tones and I, Hilltop Hoods dominate 2020 APRA Music Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Kian Waiting". AIR. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Meet Triple J's 2018 Unearthed High Winner, KIAN". MusicFeeds. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Castlemaine's KIAN has taken out triple j's Unearthed High for 2018". Tone Deaf. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "KIAN signs to EMI Music Australia". the Music Network. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "KIAN - Waiting (Official Music Video)". 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018– via YouTube.
  11. ↑ "Kian – Waiting". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  14. ↑ "Waiting by Kian (DD) [Kian]". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Waiting by Kian (DD)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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