Right Here Waiting

"Right Here Waiting"
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Repeat Offender
B-side "Wait for the Sunrise"
Released June 29, 1989 (1989-06-29)
Format
Recorded December 11, 1988
Studio Magic Record, Salt Lake City, Utah
Genre Soft rock[1]
Length 4:24
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Richard Marx
Producer(s)
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Satisfied"
(1989)		 "Right Here Waiting"
(1989)		 "Angelia"
(1989)
Music video
"Right Here Waiting" on YouTube

"Right Here Waiting" is a song by American singer and songwriter Richard Marx. It was released in June 29, 1989, as the second single from his second album, Repeat Offender. The song was a global hit, topping charts throughout the world, including the U.S. where it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] It was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[3] The song has been covered by many artists, including Monica for her album The Boy Is Mine.

Original version

Background and writing

"Right Here Waiting" was the second single from Repeat Offender, after "Satisfied". Marx wrote the song on the road as a love letter to his wife, the actress Cynthia Rhodes, who was in South Africa shooting on a film.[4] The track was arranged by Marx with Jeffery (C.J.) Vanston to feature none of the heavy drums and synthesizers popular at the time, with Marx's vocal accompanied only by classical guitar (by Bruce Gaitsch) and keyboards (by Vanston). It is one of Marx's most frequently covered compositions.

Chart performances

"Right Here Waiting" entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at number 44 in the week of July 8, 1989, and became Marx's third consecutive number one single on August 12, 1989.[2] Certified Gold on August 21, the record spent three consecutive weeks at number one, replaced by Paula Abdul's "Cold Hearted" in the week of September 2, 1989. The song was Marx's first of several to go to number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary Chart. Certified Platinum on October 16, 1989, "Right Here Waiting" is Marx's best selling single. It is also his most enduring, charting in the top 15 of Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart for four years running, from 2000 to 2003, more than ten years after its release. The song also reached #1 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay chart on August 4, 1989 staying on the top of the chart for three weeks and remained on the chart for thirteen weeks.[5]

In the United Kingdom, the song was released in September 1989 and peaked at #2.[6]

Track listings

Charts and sales

Monica cover

"Right Here Waiting"
Single by Monica featuring 112
from the album The Boy is Mine
Released December 14, 1999 (1999-12-14) (R&B radio)
Format 7-inch single
Recorded 1998
Genre R&B
Length 4:29
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Richard Marx, Bruce Gaitsch
Producer(s) David Foster
Monica singles chronology
"Gone Be Fine"
(1999)		 "Right Here Waiting"
(1999)		 "I've Got to Have It"
(2000)

"Right Here Waiting" was covered by the American R&B artist Monica. It was only released in the United States in December 1999 as the seventh and final single from her second studio album, The Boy Is Mine, and features the R&B band 112. No music video was made for the song.

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles 1

References

  1. ↑ Jon O'Brien (November 1, 2010). "Stories to Tell - Richard Marx". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
  3. 1 2 U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
  4. ↑ "Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx Songfacts".
  5. 1 2 "Right here waiting".
  6. ↑ "Right Here Waiting", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ↑ [Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting" (in French). Les classement single.
  12. ↑ "Musicline.de – Richard Marx Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  13. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
  14. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: M".
  15. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Richard Marx" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  16. ↑ "Charts.nz – Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting". Top 40 Singles.
  17. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting". VG-lista.
  18. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting". Singles Top 100.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting". Swiss Singles Chart.
  21. ↑ "Richard Marx: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Richard Marx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Richard Marx".
  24. ↑ "Richard Marx Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Richard Marx chart history for Adult Contemporary Recurrents". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  26. ↑ 1989 Australian Singles Chart aria.com Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
  27. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  28. ↑ Official New Zealand Music Charts - End Of Year Chart 1989
  29. ↑ "Year-End Charts '89 – Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 3 March 1990. p. 16.
  30. ↑ Canada certifications cria.ca Archived May 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
  31. ↑ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
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