The Waiting

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"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
The Waiting canonical 5
The Waiting (live) 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Hard Promises
artist Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
chronology Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles
composer Tom Petty
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1980s rock music
famousLine "The waiting is the hardest part"
genre heartland rock
jangle pop
rock
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
keyboards
hasLyricalTheme anticipation
longing
patience
hasMusicalFeature jangly guitars
hasReception critical acclaim
hasStyleCharacteristic anthemic chorus
reflective lyrics
ringing Rickenbacker-style guitar sound
hasSubject emotional struggle of waiting
isPopularSongBy Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
language English
lyricist Tom Petty
partOf Hard Promises
performer Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
producer Jimmy Iovine
Tom Petty
recordLabel Backstreet Records
MCA Records
releaseType lead single
tempo mid-tempo
vocalist Tom Petty
vocalStyle lead vocal with harmonies
writer Tom Petty

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tom Petty notableWork The Waiting
Mary Jane's Last Dance hasBside The Waiting
this entity surface form: The Waiting (live)
Hard Promises hasPart The Waiting
Hard Promises notableWork The Waiting
Hard Promises hasSingle The Waiting