Summary
"Still Waiting" was the third US single from Prince's second album, Prince. It was Prince's first ballad to be released as a single and was mildly popular on the R&B chart, reaching number 65.[2] The ballad speaks from the perspective of a young man who has not yet found love but yearns for it. The track is mainly piano, acoustic guitar and synth-based and was often played live with extended instrumental solos and audience teasing. The song is a more traditional R&B ballad, before Prince established himself with trademark sexual romps like "Do Me, Baby" and "International Lover".
| "Still Waiting" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US 7" single | ||||
| Single by Prince | ||||
| from the album Prince | ||||
| B-side | "Bambi" | |||
| Released | March 25, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | April–May 1979[1] | |||
| Studio | Alpha Studios, Burbank, California | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:48 (7" edit) 4:24 (album version) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Prince | |||
| Producer(s) | Prince | |||
| Prince singles chronology | ||||
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| "Bambi" | ||||
 Belgian "Bambi" 7" single | ||||
The song was remade by Rainy Davis in 1987 and appeared on her album Sweetheart. Her version was also released as a single and charted higher than Prince's version on the R&B chart, reaching number 41.
British female duo Dorothy covered the song in 1988, peaking at number 81 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
"Bambi" edit
The B-side of the song was the album track rocker, "Bambi". In Belgium, "Bambi" was released as a single with "Still Waiting" as the B-side.
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ "Still Waiting". Prince Vault.
- ^ "Prince Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Still Waiting". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ Clerc, Benoît (October 2022). Prince: All the Songs. Octopus. ISBN 9781784728816.
- ^ "Prince". guitarcloud.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.