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Performed by: Jennifer Lopez
Written by: Manny Benito; Maria Christensen; Michael Garvin; Phillip Douglas Temple

Credits: Benito, Manny (Songwriter); Christensen, Maria (Songwriter); Garvin, Michael (Songwriter); Temple, Phillip Douglas (Songwriter); ANNOTATION MUSIC (Publisher); CONNOTATION MUSIC (Publisher); DENOTATION MUSIC (Publisher); MICHAEL GARVIN MUSIC (Publisher); SOULSPIN MUSIC (Publisher); SWEET WOO MUSIC (Publisher)

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"Waiting for Tonight"
Single by Jennifer Lopez
from the album On the 6
Released November 16, 1999
Format CD single, 12" maxi single
Recorded 1998
Genre Dance-pop, Disco, Latin pop
Length 4:06
Label Epic
Writer(s) Maria Christensen, Michael Garvin, Phil Temple
Producer Ric Wake
Certification Platinum (ARIA)
Gold (RIANZ)
Silver (SNEP)
Jennifer Lopez singles chronology
"No Me Ames"
(1999)		 "Waiting for Tonight"
(1999)		 "Feelin' So Good"
(2000)

"Waiting for Tonight" is a song originally recorded by American female pop trio 3rd Party for their 1997 album Alive. American singer Jennifer Lopez recorded a version for her debut album, On the 6 (1999), and the song became the third single from the album and also the most famous version of the song so far, being considered one of Lopez's signature tunes. Released in 1999, the single peaked at number eight in the U.S., becoming Lopez's second top ten single; it also peaked at number five in the United Kingdom. The song also known for its remix made by Hex Hector. There is also a Spanish version of the song, called "Una Noche Más" ("One More Night"). In 2006, Italian house trio Lil' Love released their version of the song. There is also a version of the song in the popular dance video game Dance Dance Revolution. In 2000, the song earned Lopez a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.

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Song information

The song was written by Maria Christiansen, Michael Garvin, and Phil Temple. The original version was produced by dance producers LCD. Lopez's version was produced by Ric Wake.

"Waiting for Tonight" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Dance Recording. In the same year, its music video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video and was also nominated for Best Choreography.

Lopez would perform the Hector Hex remix years later during a guest stint on the sitcom Will & Grace, at Karen's wedding ceremony.

Chart performance

The song's success could be tied to its theme and the much anticipated millennium new year on December 31, 1999. In the U.S., "Waiting for Tonight" rose from number fifty-six to number thirty-seven the week of October 23, 1999, as "If You Had My Love" was falling from the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100. The single became known for its upbeat music video which was centered around a millennium party for the year 2000. (The music video also humorously portrayed the Y2K bug worries when the tropical skyline blackouts during the millennium party, but immediately lights back up seconds later, as if the event was a prank.) As 1999 drew to a close and hype for the millennium became more prevalent, "Waiting for Tonight" soared up the charts, reaching number eight by the week of December 4, and returning to that position two weeks later.

Track listings

Jennifer Lopez versions

"Waiting for Tonight"

CD single
  1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Mix) – 5:52
  2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix Radio Edit)
  3. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Radio Mix)
Australian CD 1
  1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Album Version)
  2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix Spanglish Radio Edit)
  3. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Radio Mix)
  4. "If You Had My Love" (Metro Mix)
Australian CD 2
  1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Club Mix)
  2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Dub Mix)
  3. "Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Mix) – 5:52
  4. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix - Spanglish)
  5. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Radio Edit)
UK CD 1
  1. "Waiting for Tonight"
  2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Radio Edit)
  3. "Waiting for Tonight" (Futureshock Midnight at Mambo Remix) – 8:33
UK CD 2
  1. "Waiting for Tonight"
  2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Mix) – 5:52
  3. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix Radio Edit)
U.S. 12" 1
  1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Club Mix)
  2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Album Version)
  3. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo Flores Miami mix)
U.S. 12" 2
  1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Club Mix)
  2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo Flores Spanglish Miami Radio Edit)
  3. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix)
  4. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Video Edit)
U.S. 12" 3
  1. "Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix)
  2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Dub)
  3. "Waiting for Tonight" (Matt & Vito's Vox Club Mix)
  4. "Waiting for Tonight" (Power Dub)
U.S. promo 12" single
  1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Club Mix)
  2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous A Cappella)
  3. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix)
  4. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix - Spanglish Radio Edit)

"Una Noche Más"

CD single
  1. "Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix Radio - Spanish)
  2. "Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix Radio - Spanglish)
  3. "Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix - Spanish)
  4. "Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix - Spanglish)
  5. "One Night with

Lil' Love version

Italian 12" single
  1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Extended Club Mix) – 7:09
  2. "Tonight" – 3:35
  3. "Waiting for Tonight" (L.O.B. Remix) – 6:17

The JL Project unofficial release

UK 12" single
  1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Nuff Beats, Nuff Bass, Less Jenny Dub)
  2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Nuff Beats, Nuff Bass, Nuff Jenny)
  3. "Waiting for Tonight" (Nuff Beats, Nuff Bass, Less Jenny)
Unofficial UK garage remixes of Jennifer Lopez's "Waiting for Tonight"

Charts

Chart (1999)[1][2] Peak
position
Ö3 Austria Top 40 24
Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) 15
Belgian Ultratop 40 Singles (Wallonia) 4
Canadian Singles Chart 13
Dutch Top 40[3] 5
Finnish Singles Chart 8
French SNEP Singles Chart 10
German Singles Chart[4] 15
Irish Singles Chart[5] 13
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 5
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Norwegian Singles Chart 11
Swedish Singles Chart 16
Swiss Singles Chart 14
UK Singles Chart[6] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles[7] 19
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 4

Certifications

Territory Certifier Certification Sales
Australia ARIA Platinum[8] 70,000
France SNEP Silver[9] 163,000[10]
New Zealand RIANZ Gold[11] 7,500

References

  1. ^ "On the 6 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9frxqykld0e~T31. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  2. ^ "Jennifer Lopez – Waiting For Tonight – swisscharts.com". SwissCharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?key=4049&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  3. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 46 – 1999" (in Dutch). Top 40. http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=46&jaar=1999. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  4. ^ "Musicline.de – Jennifer Lopez – Waiting For Tonight" (in German). Musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Lopez%2C+Jennifer/Waiting+For+Tonight/single. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts". IRMA. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  6. ^ "Chart Stats – Jennifer Lopez – Waiting For Tonight". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=27790. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  7. ^ "Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=345&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Singles&ci=3036300&cdi=7522711&cid=12%2F11%2F1999. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles". ARIA. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1999.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
  9. ^ "Certifications Singles Argent – année 1999" (in French). SNEP. December 15, 1999. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=1999&type=6. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
  10. ^ "Les Certifications (Singles) du SNEP (see "LOPEZ J.")" (in French). InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Single_Certif.php. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
  11. ^ "New Zealand Top 50 Singles (see "Chart #1183 – Sunday 31 October 1999")". RIANZ. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
Preceded by
"Situation '99" by Yazoo		 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
October 30, 1999		 Succeeded by
"That's the Way Love Is" by Byron Stingily
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Jennifer Lopez
English-language albums
On the 6 (1999)  · J.Lo (2001)  · This Is Me... Then (2002)  · Rebirth (2005)  · Brave (2007)  · Love? (2010)
Spanish-language albums
Compilation albums
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movies and TV
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