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Waiting for Love (Avicii song)

"Waiting for Love" is a song by Swedish DJ and music producer Avicii. It was produced by Avicii and Dutch producer Martin Garrix.[3] The singer is confirmed to be Simon Aldred, the lead singer of Cherry Ghost.[4] The track was released on 22 May 2015 as the lead single from Avicii's second studio album, Stories (2015). The lyrics were also written by Aldred.[5]

"Waiting for Love"
Single by Avicii
from Stories"
Released22 May 2015
GenreProgressive house[1]
Length
  • 3:48 (radio edit)
  • 5:24 (extended mix)[2]
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Avicii
  • Martin Garrix
Avicii singles chronology
""The Nights"
(2015) 		Waiting for Love ""For a Better Day"
(2015)
"Waiting for Love" at YouTube

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 15
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[7] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[9] 12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 49
Czech Republic (IFPI)[11] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] 5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 2
France (SNEP)[14] 14
Illegal chart entered Germany2 8
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[15] 2
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[16] 1
Hungary (Single Top 10)[17] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 2
Italy (FIMI)[19] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 6
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[21] 5
New Zealand (RIANZ)[22] 15
Norway (VG-lista)[23] 1
Illegal chart entered Poland 5
Illegal chart entered Polishdance 3
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[24] 2
Slovenia (SloTop50)[25] 8
Illegal chart entered South Africa 10
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] 13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 1
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[28] 7
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[29] 6
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[30] 10
Illegal chart entered Billboarddanceelectronic 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[31] 72
Australia (ARIA)[32] 75
Germany (Official German Charts)[33] 32
Italy (FIMI)[34] 22
Poland (ZPAV)[35] 47
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[36] 56
Chart (2018) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 90

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[38] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[39] Gold 15,000 
Belgium (BEA)[40] Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *. 
Canada (Music Canada)[41] Platinum 10,000 
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[42] Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.^
Germany (BVMI)[43] Platinum 300,000 
Italy (FIMI)[44] 4× Platinum 120,000 
Japan (RIAJ)[45] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RIANZ)[46] Gold 7,500*
Poland (ZPAV)[47] 3× Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *. 
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[48] 2× Platinum 80,000 
Sweden (GLF)[49] 7× Platinum 140,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] Platinum 600,000 
United States (RIAA)[51] Gold 500,000 
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[52] Silver Expression error: Missing operand for *.^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Version Date Format Label
Original Mix 22 May 2015 Digital download
Extended Mix 1 June 2015

References

  1. ↑ Hall, Emily (22 May 2015). "Avicii Drops New Progressive House Anthem 'Waiting For Love'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Avicii - no (Extended Mix)". Beatport. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Dionne, Zach (May 22, 2015). "Listen to Avicii's Addictive New Song, "Waiting for Love"". fuse.tv. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ Dionne, Zach (May 22, 2015). "Listen to Avicii's Addictive New Song, "Waiting for Love"". fuse.tv. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ Avicii: Waiting for Love, genius.com
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Avicii – Waiting For Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Avicii – Waiting For Love Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Avicii – Waiting For Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Avicii – Waiting For Love" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Illegal name entered Avicii/Avicii/chart?f=793 Avicii Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Avicii. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201536 into search. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Avicii – Waiting For Love". Tracklisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Finnishcharts.com – Avicii – Waiting For Love". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Avicii – Waiting For Love" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  16. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  17. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 10 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  18. ↑ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. GfK.
  19. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Avicii – Waiting For Love". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Avicii search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Avicii – Waiting For Love" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Avicii – Waiting For Love". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Avicii – Waiting For Love". VG-lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  25. ↑ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  26. ↑ http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/2997-canciones-semana-42-2015/
  27. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Avicii – Waiting For Love". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  28. ↑ "Avicii – Waiting For Love swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  29. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Avicii Chart search". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  31. ↑ "Top 100 Anual 2016". Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  32. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  33. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in Deutsch). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  34. ↑ "Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2015 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali" (in italiano). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Airplay – podsumowanie 2015 roku" (in polski). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  36. ↑ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2015". Official Charts.
  37. ↑ "Årslista Singlar – År 2018" (in svenska). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  38. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (15 August 2015). "ARIA Singles: Delta Goodrem 'Wings' Tops Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  39. ↑ "Austrian single certifications – Avicii – Waiting for Love" (in German). IFPI Austria.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) Enter Avicii in the field Interpret. Enter Waiting for Love in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
  40. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2016". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  41. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Avicii – Waiting for Love". Music Canada.
  42. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Avicii – Waiting for Love". IFPI Denmark.
  43. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Avicii; 'Waiting For Love')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  44. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Avicii – Waiting for Love" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  45. ↑ "Japanese single certifications – Avicii – Waiting For Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  46. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  47. ↑ "Polish single certifications – Avicii – Waiting for Love" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  48. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Avicii – Waiting For Love" elportaldemusica.es. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  49. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2016" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  50. ↑ "British single certifications – Avicii – Waiting for Love". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Waiting for Love in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
  51. ↑ "American single certifications – Avicii – Waiting for Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  52. ↑ "Japanese single certifications – Avicii – Waiting for Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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