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 15,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Belgium (BEA)[40] Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Canada (Music Canada)[41] Platinum 10,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[42] Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.^
Germany (BVMI)[43] Platinum 300,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Italy (FIMI)[44] 4× Platinum 120,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Japan (RIAJ)[45] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RIANZ)[46] Gold 7,500*
Poland (ZPAV)[47] 3× Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[48] 2× Platinum 80,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Sweden (GLF)[49] 7× Platinum 140,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] Platinum 600,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United States (RIAA)[51] Gold 500,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png
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

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