Waiting for Tonight

Infobox Single
Name = Waiting for Tonight


Artist = Jennifer Lopez
Album = On the 6
Released = November 16, 1999
Format = CD single, 12" maxi single
Recorded =
Genre = Dance-pop, house, Eurodance
Length = 4:06
Label = Epic
Writer = Maria Christensen, Michael Garvin, Phil Temple
Producer = Ric Wake
Certification =
Last single = "No Me Ames"
(1999)
This single = "Waiting for Tonight"
(1999)
Next single = "Feelin' So Good"
(2000)

"Waiting for Tonight" is a song originally recorded by American female pop trio 3rd Party taken from 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. It is 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 dance/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.

ong 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 it years later during a guest stint on the sitcom "Will & Grace", at the behest of characters Will and Karen.

Track listings

Jennifer Lopez versions

"Waiting for Tonight"

;CD single
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Mix) – 5:52
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix Radio Edit)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Radio Mix)

;Australian CD 1
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Album Version)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix Spanglish Radio Edit)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Radio Mix)
#"If You Had My Love" (Metro Mix)

;Australian CD 2
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Club Mix)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Dub Mix)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Mix) – 5:52
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix - Spanglish)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Radio Edit)

;UK CD 1
#"Waiting for Tonight"
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Radio Edit)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Futureshock Midnight at Mambo Remix) – 8:33

;UK CD 2
#"Waiting for Tonight"
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Mix) – 5:52
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix Radio Edit)

;U.S. 12" 1
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Club Mix)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Album Version)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo Flores Miami mix)

;U.S. 12" 2
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Club Mix)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo Flores Spanglish Miami Radio Edit)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Video Edit)

;U.S. 12" 3
#"Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Dub)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Matt & Vito's Vox Club Mix)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Power Dub)

;U.S. promo 12" single
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Club Mix)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous A Cappella)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix - Spanglish Radio Edit)

"Una Noche Más"

;CD single
#"Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix Radio - Spanish)
#"Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix Radio - Spanglish)
#"Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix - Spanish)
#"Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix - Spanglish)
#"One Night with

Lil' Love version

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

The JL Project unofficial release

;UK 12" single
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Nuff Beats, Nuff Bass, Less Jenny Dub)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Nuff Beats, Nuff Bass, Nuff Jenny)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Nuff Beats, Nuff Bass, Less Jenny):Unofficial UK garage remixes of Jennifer Lopez's "Waiting for Tonight"

Chart performance

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, classy 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 four by the week of December 4, and returning to that position two weeks later.

Charts

{| class="wikitable"!align="center"|Chart (1999)!align="center"|Peak
position
-
align="left"|Norwegian Singles Chart
align="center"|11
-
align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart
align="center"|16
-
align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart
align="center"|14
-
align="left"|United World Chart [cite web |url=http://www.mediatraffic.de/week50-1999.htm |title=United World Chart – singles & airplay – week 50 / 1999 |accessdate=2008-08-13 |work=Media Traffic]
align="center"|1
-
align="left"|UK Singles Chart [cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=27790 |title=Chart Stats – Jennifer Lopez – Waiting For Tonight |accessdate=2008-08-13 |work=Chart Stats]
align="center"|5
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100
align="center"|8
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles [cite web |url=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 |title=Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles |accessdate=2008-08-13 |work=Billboard]
align="center"|19
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play
align="center"|1
-!align="center"|Chart (2000)!align="center"|Peak
position
-
align="left"|Australian ARIA Singles Chart
align="center"|4

References

succession box
before = "Situation '99" by Yazoo
title = U.S. "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
years = October 30, 1999
after = "That's the Way Love Is" by Byron Stingilysuccession box
before = "(You Drive Me) Crazy" by Britney Spears
title = United World Chart number-one single
years = December 18, 1999 – December 25, 1999
after = "That's the Way It Is" by Celine Dion