"Waiting for Love" | ||||
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Single by Avicii | ||||
from the album Stories | ||||
Released | 22 May 2015 | |||
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Length | 3:48 | |||
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"Waiting for Love" on YouTube "Waiting for Love" (Lyric Video) on YouTube "Waiting for Love" (360° Video) on YouTube |
"Waiting for Love" is a song by music producer Avicii with uncredited vocals by Simon Aldred. [2] The track was released on 22 May 2015 as the lead single from Avicii's second studio album, Stories (2015). The lyrics were also co-written by Aldred. [3]
The track was first premiered at Ultra Music Festival 2015 both by Avicii and Dutch electronic producer Martin Garrix. Prior to its release on 22 May 2015, it was thought that the song would have been a full collaboration with Garrix and Bergling, with featuring vocals from John Legend, after several videos and Twitter posts were created stating this collaboration. [4] The singer is confirmed to be Simon Aldred, the lead singer of Cherry Ghost.
In 2023, the song re-garnered popularity on social media as an internet meme known as "Monday left me broken", showing a photo-animated cat in a suit singing the song's chorus. [5]
"Waiting For Love" is a progressive house song written in the key of F♯ minor, follows the chord progression of F#m/C#m/D – D/E/F#m and runs at 128 BPM. [6]
The music video was directed by Sebastian Ringler. It begins with an old man (Sten Elfström) being taken care of by his wife (Ingrid Wallin) who then disappears one night along with some of her belongings. Upon discovering his wife missing in the morning, the man frantically searches the house and finds no trace of her. Distraught and despondent, he looks at a picture of his wife from the past before he leaves home on his mobility scooter the next day to search for her. He roams through the countryside on his scooter, witnessing many sights and wonders in his journey; including a bridge, a city, a beach, a marsh, snowy mountains, and numerous grasslands and forests. As the man's journey continues, he experiences flashbacks of him and his wife in happier times, all the while growing as a person and making unlikely friends as well as performing many good deeds along the way. He ultimately returns to his home city in the midst of a celebration and is welcomed as a celebrity, as well as discovering his wife waiting for him as they reunite and embrace in joy. [7]
On November 17, 2022, the video reached the 1 billion view milestone, the late DJ and producer's second video to do so.
The animated lyric video was uploaded on 22 May 2015. It follows the story of a dog and his owner. The dog and boy have known each other since childhood and spend as much time as possible playing with each other. Once mature enough, the owner is sent to war; leaving his dog at home. After some time, the loneliness becomes too much and the dog eventually runs off in search for his master. The dog's travels take him through many places; including a city, a snowy mountain, and a grassy field until eventually finding himself in the middle of a battlefield while nearly getting killed by a bomb blast which knocks him out and makes him experience flashbacks of him and his owner when they were younger. The dog soon wakes up and keeps going despite a few injuries, eventually finding his owner in the aftermath of a battle; wounded and the lower half of his left leg missing, but still very much alive. The video ends with both (the dog and his master) back home, their injuries healed (with the young man now sporting a prosthesis for the missing half of his leg) and living in peace like they were before. Directed and edited by Jesper Eriksson and Blackmeal's CEO Matthieu Colombel, the animation has received a "phenomenal response since its release, bringing many to tears, and even inspiring ex-military personnel to thank Avicii for making the video". [8]
The 360° video featuring several dancers was published on May 28, 2015, and was directed by Kurt Hugo Schneider. [9] The 360° function of this music video only works with the web browser Google Chrome (for desktop, Android and iOS). [10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Waiting for Love" | 3:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Waiting for Love" (Radio Edit) | 3:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Waiting for Love" (Extended Mix) | 5:24 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Waiting for Love" (Carnage and Headhunterz Remix) | 4:52 |
2. | "Waiting for Love" (Sam Feldt Remix) | 5:16 |
3. | "Waiting for Love" (Tundran Remix) | 3:40 |
4. | "Waiting for Love" (Prinston and Astrid S Acoustic Version) | 3:21 |
5. | "Waiting for Love" (Autograf Remix) | 4:47 |
6. | "Waiting for Love" (Marshmello Remix) | 4:33 |
Total length: | 26:29 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Waiting for Love" (Astma & Rocwell Remix) | 3:47 |
2. | "Waiting for Love" (Addal Remix) | 3:45 |
3. | "Waiting for Love" (Fabich Remix) | 3:44 |
Total length: | 11:16 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Waiting for Love" | 3:51 |
2. | "Waiting for Love" (Carnage and Headhunterz Remix) | 4:53 |
Total length: | 8:44 |
Personnel adapted from CD single. [14]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [71] | 4× Platinum | 280,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [72] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [73] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [74] | 2× Diamond | 500,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [75] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [76] | 2× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [77] | Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [78] | 4× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Japan (RIAJ) [79] | Gold | 100,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [80] | Gold | 7,500* |
Poland (ZPAV) [81] | 4× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [82] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [83] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF) [84] | 7× Platinum | 280,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [85] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [86] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Japan (RIAJ) [87] | Platinum | 100,000,000† |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Version | Date | Format | Label |
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Original Mix | 22 May 2015 | Digital download |
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Extended Mix | 1 June 2015 | ||
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