Will You Wait for Me?
| "Will You Wait for Me?" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Kavana | ||||||||||
| from the album Instinct | ||||||||||
| Released | February 19, 1999[1] | |||||||||
| Format | CD single, audio cassette | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:48 | |||||||||
| Label | Virgin | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Kavana; Watkins; Wilson[2] | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Absolute[2] | |||||||||
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"Will You Wait for Me?" is a song by British singer-songwriter Kavana. It was released on 19 February 1999 released as the third single from his second album Instinct. The single peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 22 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The track did reach number 1 in at least one Asian country, according to Kavana himself, and is one of his personal favourites in his repertoire.
Release and cover versions
"Will You Wait for Me?" was recorded during the summer of 1998. It was first released on 19 February 1999 and it's Kavana's favorite song in the second album. He said in an interview; "This song is one of my favourites on the album (Instinct), actually – I've never done a ballad before! It's about a friend of mine who died of cancer, and writing it was great therapy in a way. Hopefully, this is the defining one for me." [3] It was produced in Italy (along with the entire Instinct album) by Absolute (Spice Girls, Boyzone). The single reached number one in an Asian country.
"Will You Wait for Me?" was covered by Gareth Gates in 2003 as a B-side of his single "Spirit in the Sky".[4]
Track listings
- Maxi-Single[5]
- "Will You Wait for Me" (Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent) – 3:48
- "Will You Wait for Me" (Eric Kupper's S-Boy Radio Mix) – 4:13
- "Will You Wait for Me" (Doolally Vocal Mix) – 6:07
- "Will You Wait for Me" (Shanks & Bigfoot Remix)– 3:46
- CD, Single[5]
- "Will You Wait for Me" – 3:48
- "Will You Wait for Me" (Eric Kupper's S-Boy Radio Mix) – 4:13
- "Him or Me" – 3:38
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart[6] | 65 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[2] | 22 |
| UK Singles Chart[7] | 29 |
References
- ↑ "Will You Wait For Me: Kavana: MP3 Downloads". Eil.com. February 19, 1999.
- 1 2 3 "Kavana – Will You Wait For Me". charts.org.nz.
- ↑ Kavana's comment on the song on May 2000
- ↑ Gareth Gates version "Will You Wait for Me?" on YouTube
- 1 2 Kavana – Will You Wait for Me? (CD) at Discogs
- ↑ "ARIA Top 100 singles in 1999: Kavana - Will You Wait For Me". Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 October 1999. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "All The No.29 Singles: Kavana - Will You Wait for Me". Official Charts Company. 20 March 1999. Retrieved 26 August 2013.