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1981 singlesForeigner (band) songsBillboard Mainstream Rock number-one singlesSong recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" LangeSongs written by Mick Jones (Foreigner)Songs written by Lou Gramm1981 songs1980s balladsRock balladsAtlantic Records singles


power balladForeignersynthesizerThomas DolbysingleLou GrammMick JonesBillboard Hot 100Rock TracksAdult Contemporary chartUK Singles Chartits record-setting 10 weeks in the number 2 position of the Billboard Hot 100 chartOlivia Newton-JohnPhysicalHall & OatesI Can't Go for That (No Can Do)Top 100 singles of 1982I Want to Know What Love Is






















"Waiting for a Girl Like You"

GirlWaiting.jpg
Single cover


Single by Foreigner
from the album 4
B-side"I'm Gonna Win"
ReleasedOctober 1981
Format7-inch
Recorded1981
Genre
Soft rock[1]
Length
4:35 (single)
4:49 (album)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
Producer(s)
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Mick Jones

Foreigner singles chronology




"Urgent"
(1981)
"Waiting for a Girl Like You"
(1981)
"Juke Box Hero"
(1982)

"Waiting for a Girl Like You" is a 1981 power ballad[1] by the British-American rock band Foreigner. The distinctive synthesizer theme was performed by the then-little-known Thomas Dolby, and this song also marked a major departure from their earlier singles because their previous singles were mid to upper tempo rock songs while this song was a softer love song with the energy of a power ballad.


It was the second single released from the album 4 (1981) and was co-written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones. It has become one of the band's most successful songs worldwide, peaking at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on Billboard's Rock Tracks chart.[2] On the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, the song reached number 5.[3] The song peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.


"Waiting for a Girl Like You" achieved a chart distinction by spending its record-setting 10 weeks in the number 2 position of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, without ever reaching the top. It debuted on the Hot 100 chart dated October 10, 1981. It reached the number 2 position in the week of November 28, where it was held off the number 1 spot by Olivia Newton-John's single "Physical" for nine consecutive weeks, and then by Hall & Oates' "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" for a tenth week on January 30, 1982.[4] Because of its chart longevity, it ended up being the number 19 song on the Top 100 singles of 1982. The song was the band's biggest hit until "I Want to Know What Love Is" hit number 1 in 1985.


The song lists at number 100 on "Billboard's Greatest Songs of All Time".[5]




Contents





  • 1 Personnel

    • 1.1 Foreigner


    • 1.2 Additional personnel



  • 2 Chart performance

    • 2.1 Weekly charts


    • 2.2 Year-end charts


    • 2.3 All-time charts



  • 3 In other media

    • 3.1 Films


    • 3.2 Games


    • 3.3 Music


    • 3.4 Stage productions


    • 3.5 Television



  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Personnel



Foreigner



  • Lou Gramm – lead vocals


  • Mick Jones – backing vocals, keyboards


  • Rick Wills – bass guitar, backing vocals


  • Dennis Elliott – drums, backing vocals


Additional personnel



  • Thomas Dolby – main synthesizers


  • Bob Mayo – keyboard textures


  • Ian Lloyd – backing vocals


  • Robert John "Mutt" Lange – backing vocals


Chart performance









In other media



Films


(Chronological)


  • In the original Footloose (1984), Ren and Ariel slow dance to this song in a bar.

  • The song was used in Nickelodeon movie Snow Day (2000) and was featured on the soundtrack.

  • In the movie Swades (2004), Shahrukh Khan sings this song while taking a bath.


Games


(Alphabetical by game title)


  • The song was featured on the soundtrack for the videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) on the in-game radio station Emotion 98.3

  • The song is featured in Karaoke Revolution Party

  • The song is featured as downloadable content for the Rock Band franchise.

  • The song is featured in RoadKill (video game).


Music


(Alphabetical by artist)



  • Paul Anka released a cover version on his album Classic Songs, My Way (2007).


  • Cliff Richard covered the song on his 2007 album, Love... The Album (2007), which reached No. 13 on the UK Album Chart.


  • Rick Springfield recorded a cover version of this song on his covers album, The Day After Yesterday (2005).


  • Joe Lynn Turner's cover version was released via an EP and an official video, in 1999.


Stage productions


  • The song is included in the rock/jukebox musical Rock of Ages and its 2009 original Broadway cast recording.


Television


(Alphabetical by series)


  • The song was featured in "You've Come a Long Way, Babysitter", a season 4 episode of Doogie Howser, M.D.

  • In the Glee episode "Pot o' Gold" (November 1, 2011), the song is covered by Mark Salling (who plays Noah "Puck" Puckerman).

  • The song is also covered by Glee's sister show The Glee Project, in its second season.

  • The song is featured in "Holly, Jolly", a season 1 episode of the Netflix original series Stranger Things.


See also


  • List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1980s


References




  1. ^ ab "Gig review: Journey/Foreigner/Styx". The Scotsman. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 234.


  3. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 333.


  4. ^ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 601.


  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2018-08-01.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-12-12. Retrieved 2018-10-01.


  8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-11-26. Retrieved 2018-10-01.


  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Waiting for a Girl Like You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 22, 2018.


  10. ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 7, 1982". Retrieved 2019-03-21.


  11. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.


  12. ^ "Top 100 Hits for 1981". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved 4 April 2017.


  13. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1982". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2017.


  14. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.


  15. ^ "Hot 100 turns 60". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2018.




External links



  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics






1980s ballads, 1981 singles, 1981 songs, Atlantic Records singles, Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one singles, Foreigner (band) songs, Rock ballads, Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Songs written by Lou Gramm, Songs written by Mick Jones (Foreigner)Uncategorized
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