Wait for Me (Hall & Oates song)

"Wait for Me"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album X-Static
B-side"No Brain No Pain"
ReleasedOctober 1979
Genre
Length4:03
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Daryl Hall
Producer(s)David Foster
Hall & Oates singles chronology
"Running from Paradise"
(1979) 		"Wait for Me"
(1979) 		"Intravino"
(1979)
Music video
"Wait for Me" on YouTube

"Wait for Me" is a song by the American duo Hall & Oates. It was written by Daryl Hall and produced by David Foster. It was the third single release from their eighth studio album, X-Static (1979).[2]

Record World said that the "dramatic chorus breaks add suspense to the irresistible hook."[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1979–1980) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles 53
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 18
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] 23
US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart[6] 25
Year-end chart (1980) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[7] 88

References

  1. ^ a b Molanphy, Chris (January 15, 2022). "Rock 'n Soul Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Wait for Me release on Discogs.com
  3. ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. October 20, 1979. p. 36. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 366.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 104.
  6. ^ "Hall + Oates".
  7. ^ "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved April 5, 2020.


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