I'll Be Waiting (Lenny Kravitz song)
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| Single by Lenny Kravitz from the album It Is Time for a Love Revolution |
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| Released | December 6, 2007 (iTunes) | ||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock, soul rock | ||||
| Length | 4:17 | ||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||
| Writer(s) | Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross | ||||
| Producer | Lenny Kravitz | ||||
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"I'll Be Waiting" is a rock song written by Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross for Kravitz's eighth studio album, It Is Time for a Love Revolution (2008). It released as the album's lead single on December 6, 2007 (although "Bring It On" had been previously released as a U.S. rock radio only single). The iTunes download release date for the song was November 6, 2007.
The song is a power ballad, where Kravitz sings of waiting for that someone to realize he is the one that loves her.
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[edit] Music video
The music video for "I'll Be Waiting" is shot entirely in black and white. It features Kravitz in the studio recording the song. He is shown playing the piano, the drums, the guitar, and the bass, and simply singing the song throughout the video. He is also shown towards the end directing the orchestra on the track.
[edit] Chart performance
"I'll Be Waiting" has been highly successful across Europe, peaking at number six on the Euro 200 and reaching the top ten in over ten countries there, including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Switzerland, to name a few. It has been mildly successful in North America, where it has so far peaked at number seventy-three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number forty-five on the Canadian Hot 100. The single has not yet charted in Oceania.
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[edit] In popular culture
Kravitz performed the song at the American Music Awards of 2007 and on the 2008 Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. This song is also featured in the film L: Change the WorLd.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Lenny Kravitz – I'll Be Waiting – Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ ultratop.be – Lenny Kravitz – I'll Be Waiting (French). Ultratop. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Hot 100 Singles. Hot100Brasil. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ Chilean Singles Chart
- ^ e!Hot50 Singles (Croatian). e!Hot50. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ RADIO TOP100 Oficiální (Czech). IFPI. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Eesti Top 40 (Estonian). U-Pop. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ European Hot 100 Singles. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ^ Euro 200. APC-stats. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ italiancharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – I'll Be Waiting (Italian). ItalianCharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Lithuanian Airplay Chart (Lithuanian). Lithuania Charts Company. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ^ Chartbreaker Top 50 (Luxembourgish). Eldoradio. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ^ The Polish National Top 50. APC-stats. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Romanian Top 100 (see "2008 – Issue 11") (Romanian). Vento Consultanta SRL. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ RADIO TOP100 Oficiálna (Slovak). IFPI. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Top International (Slovenian). RTV Slovenia. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ^ Lenny Kravitz – Billboard Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
| Preceded by "Homecoming" by Kanye West featuring Chris Martin |
Luxembourgian Airplay Chart number-one single March 15, 2008 – April 5, 2008 |
Succeeded by "She Went Under" by Metro |
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