Waiting on the World to Change
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| "Waiting on the World to Change" | ||
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| Single by John Mayer | ||
| from the album Continuum | ||
| B-side(s) | "Good Love Is on the Way" Limited Edition EP version only |
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| Released | 2006 | |
| Format | Digital download | |
| Recorded | July 11, 2006 | |
| Genre | Blues Rock | |
| Length | 3:23 | |
| Label | Aware Records Columbia Records Sony Music |
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| Writer(s) | John Mayer | |
| Producer(s) | John Mayer Steve Jordan |
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| John Mayer singles chronology | ||
| "Daughters" (2004) |
"Waiting on the World to Change" (2006) |
"Gravity" (2006) |
"Waiting on the World to Change" is the Grammy winning first single released from John Mayer's 2006 studio album, Continuum. John Mayer won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at 2007's 49th Grammy Awards.
A limited EP edition of "Waiting on the World to Change" was released featuring the album version of the song. The limited edition is also due to feature a bonus acoustic version of the song which will feature Ben Harper and also the studio recording of "Good Love Is on the Way", of which a live version was released on the album Try! by the John Mayer Trio. This edition is tentatively only available through Best Buy and only upon purchase of the Continuum album.
These extra versions are also available along with other versions of Continuum and Try! songs on Mayer's EP entitled The Village Sessions, released on December 12, 2006.
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[edit] Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Philip Andelman and features Mayer walking along the East River while commissioned graffiti artists Futura, Tats Cru, and Daze graffiti messages on New York billboards displaying messages relating to the song's content.
[edit] Appearances in the media
- CSI season 7
- The song was played in the last scene of the opening episode of the 2006 season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation along with "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room", another song from Continuum. The ending of "Slow Dancing" is featured at the beginning of the next episode (as the storyline is a two-part sequence).
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
- The song was also featured on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which aired on January 2, 2007.
- 20/20
- Diane Sawyer hosted a 20/20 special on January 26, 2007 with the theme "Waiting for the World to Change." The episode, the promo for which had the song, was about underprivileged children.
- Other notable promotions and performances
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- As the first single from Continuum, "Waiting on the World to Change" has been used in a vast majority of the album's promotional shoots, such as through Sessions@AOL and various television and live appearances.
- Mayer performed the song in Australia on Seven Network's Sunrise, Network Ten's Rove Live, and included the song in his set list when performing for Live at the Chapel[1].
- The song was also played during the promo for an episode of Brothers & Sisters.
- Australian Idol contestant Dean Geyer performed "Waiting On the World to Change" on the November 12, 2006 episode of the show. Geyer was voted out on the following night's elimination show, just missing out from getting through to the final two.
- American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar performed the song in the show's sixth season
[edit] Awards won
- Grammy: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Waiting On The World To Change", 49th Grammy Awards (2007).
[edit] Chart information
On February 22nd, 2007, it peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and topped it's original peak of #15. It has has stayed on the charts for 34 weeks. [2] The single also reached #1 on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart. It is Mayer's most successful single to date (both in sales and chart positions).
To date, in the U.S, the single has sold 1,111,132 in digital downloads. It has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for downloads in excess of 1,000,000.
The song peaked at #17 on the Australian ARIA Digital Singles Chart. It also peaked at #36 on the New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart.
| Chart | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| Australia ARIA Top 40 Digital Tracks | 17 |
| New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart | 36 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Vodafone Live at the Chapel: LiveAtTheChapel.com.au.
- ^ The Hot 100. Billboard Magazine.
[edit] External links
| EPs: | Inside Wants Out | The Village Sessions |
| Studio Albums: | Room for Squares | Heavier Things | Continuum |
| Live Albums: | Any Given Thursday | As Is |
| Singles: | "No Such Thing" | "Your Body Is a Wonderland" | "Why Georgia" | "Bigger Than My Body" | "Clarity" | "Daughters" | "Waiting on the World to Change" | "Gravity" |
| John Mayer Trio: | John Mayer Trio | Try! | "Who Did You Think I Was" | "Live at Yahoo! Music" | Pino Palladino | Steve Jordan |
| Publishing: | Sony BMG | Columbia Records | Aware Records |
| Official Sites: | JohnMayer.com | John Mayer MySpace | JohnMayerTrio.com | Aware Records |
