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| Label = Maverick Records / Reprise Records|Reprise<br /><SMALL>9 46093-2</SMALL> | | Label = Maverick Records / Reprise Records|Reprise<br /><SMALL>9 46093-2</SMALL> | ||
| Writer = [[Matt Sharp]] | | Writer = [[Matt Sharp]] | ||
| Producer = Matt Sharp, Tom Grimley | | Producer = Matt Sharp, [[Tom Grimley]] | ||
| Status = Officially released | | Status = Officially released | ||
| Last single = "[[Friends of P.]]"<br>(1995) | | Last single = "[[Friends of P.]]"<br>(1995) | ||
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| Next track = "[[Friends of P.]]"<br>(3) | | Next track = "[[Friends of P.]]"<br>(3) | ||
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"'''Waiting'''" is the second single and second track from [[the Rentals]] debut album, ''[[Return of the Rentals]]''. | "'''Waiting'''" is the second single and second track from [[the Rentals]]' debut album, ''[[Return of the Rentals]]''. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Waiting" was | "Waiting" was most likely written between fall of [[1993]] and spring of [[1994]]. [[Matt Sharp]] produced a 4-track demo recording of the song during that time.<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_5#Spring_1994_Matt.27s_new_4_track_demos_to_date|Weezer Recording History - Page 5]]</ref> "Waiting" debuted on MTV's ''120 Minutes'' in February of [[1996]].<ref>''The 120 Minutes Archive''. https://120minutes.tylerc.com/1996/#022596</ref> A not-for-resale promotional CD was produced, featuring only the album version of the song. The song, ultimately, failed to chart. | ||
The song was covered by the band Motion City Soundtrack and featured on the Japanese [[2010]] tribute compilation ''[[Lost Out in the Machinery - Songs of the Rentals]]''. The band [[Ozma]] | The song was covered by the band Motion City Soundtrack and featured on the Japanese [[2010]] tribute compilation ''[[Lost Out in the Machinery - Songs of the Rentals]]''. The band [[Ozma]], accompanied by [[Matt Sharp]], covered the song [[Ozma concert: 11/25/2011|at a concert]] in [[2011]]. | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Matt Sharp]] - vocals, bass, synth, extra guitars | *[[Matt Sharp]] - vocals, bass, synth, extra guitars | ||
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*[[Patrick Wilson]] - drums | *[[Patrick Wilson]] - drums | ||
==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||
The music video for "Waiting" features the band's touring musicians at the time, including [[Maya Rudolph]] on keyboards and [[Mike Fletcher]] on drums | The music video for "Waiting" was directed by Roman Coppola<ref>''Billboard''. 23 March 1996. https://books.google.com/books?id=iQ8EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA85&ots=yZZkSz_IjP&dq=the%20rentals%20waiting%20music%20video%20coppola&pg=PA85#v=onepage&q&f=true</ref><ref>@therentals "petra haden and roman coppola, on the set of the waiting video shoot #tbt 🎥 https://youtu.be/VW15vdcNSSk 📷 rod cervera" ''Twitter''. 24 May 2018. https://twitter.com/therentals/status/999698476366675973</ref> and features the band's touring musicians at the time, including [[Maya Rudolph]] on keyboards and [[Mike Fletcher]] on drums. A variation of the music video was created for MTV for the film ''[[Wikipedia:Joe's Apartment|Joe's Apartment]]'', which featured "Waiting" on its soundtrack. | ||
<youtube>VW15vdcNSSk</youtube> <youtube>IaKZNJUs0sU</youtube> | <youtube>VW15vdcNSSk</youtube> <youtube>IaKZNJUs0sU</youtube> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[List of | *[[List of Matt Sharp songs]] | ||
{{Reference list}} | |||
[[Category: The Rentals songs]] | [[Category:The Rentals songs]] | ||
[[Category: Matt Sharp]] | [[Category:Matt Sharp]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Return of the Rentals]] | [[Category:Songs on Return of the Rentals]] | ||
[[Category:The Rentals songs produced by Matt Sharp]] | [[Category:The Rentals songs produced by Matt Sharp]] | ||
[[Category:The Rentals songs produced by Tom Grimley]] | [[Category:The Rentals songs produced by Tom Grimley]] | ||