Waiting on a Song

Waiting on a Song
Studio album by Dan Auerbach
Released	June 2, 2017
Recorded	2016–2017
Studio	Easy Eye Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Pop rock soul Americana
Length	32:38
Label	Easy Eye Sound
Producer	Dan Auerbach
Dan Auerbach chronology
Keep It Hid (2009) Waiting on a Song (2017)

Waiting on a Song is the second studio album by American musician Dan Auerbach. The album was released on June 2, 2017, and is the first release from Easy Eye Sound, Auerbach's label. ^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	B− [4]
Consequence of Sound	C+ [5]
Exclaim!	8/10 [6]
The Independent	[7]
The Observer	[8]
Pitchfork	6.7/10 [9]
Paste	8.6/10 [10]
PopMatters	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Slant Magazine	[13]

Waiting on a Song received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on 19 reviews. ^[3]

Single

The title track of the album was released as a single in the UK in June 2017 ^[14] with a video directed by Bryan Schlam and featuring John Prine and Pat McLaughlin in cameo roles. ^[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Waiting on a Song"	2:49
2.	"Malibu Man"	3:36
3.	"Livin' in Sin"	2:24
4.	"Shine on Me"	3:17
5.	"King of a One Horse Town"	3:47
6.	"Never in My Wildest Dreams"	2:56
7.	"Cherrybomb"	3:45
8.	"Stand by My Girl"	3:53
9.	"Undertow"	3:24
10.	"Show Me"	2:50

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [16]	83
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [17]	63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [18]	11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [19]	58
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [20]	65
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [21]	43
French Albums (SNEP) [22]	185
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [23]	62
Irish Albums (IRMA) [24]	51
Italian Albums (FIMI) [25]	45
Scottish Albums (OCC) [26]	27
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [27]	57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [28]	22
UK Albums (OCC) [29]	49
US Billboard 200 [30]	41

References

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2. "Dan Auerbach Preps New Album, Unveils Plucky Rocker 'Shine On Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
3. "Reviews and Tracks for Waiting on a Song by Dan Auerbach". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. May 30, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
4. Adams, Erik (June 2, 2017). "Amber Coffman, Gucci Mane, and more in this week's music reviews". The A.V. Club . The Onion . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
5. Geslani, Michelle (May 29, 2017). "Dan Auerbach – Waiting on a Song". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
6. Choghri, Brandon (May 31, 2017). "Dan Auerbach Waiting on a Song". Exclaim! . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
7. Andy Gill (June 1, 2017). "Album reviews: The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's 50th Anniversary, Alt J - Relaxer, Dan Auerbach - Waiting On A Song". The Independent . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
8. Phil Mongredien (June 4, 2017). "Dan Auerbach: Waiting on a Song review – way to fake writer's block…". The Guardian. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
9. Stuart Berman (June 1, 2017). "Dan Auerbach: Waiting on a Song Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
10. "Dan Auerbach: Waiting on a Song Review". Paste . June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
11. "Dan Auerbach: Waiting on a Song". PopMatters. June 5, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
12. Hermes, Will (June 2, 2017). "Review: Dan Auerbach's 'Waiting On A Song'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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25. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 23 (dal 2017-06-02 al 2017-06-08)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved June 10, 2017.
26. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
27. "Top 100 Albumes — Semana 23: del 02.06.2017 al 08.06.2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España . Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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