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Who sang Waiting for a Girl like You?

Foreigner released the song Waiting for a Girl like You. Date of release: 1981.

Release date: 1981

Duration: 04:52

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What is Waiting for a Girl like You about?

🎶 Waiting for a Girl like You song analysis

The protagonist has been looking for a partner for a long time and feels like he has been waiting forever. He wants to know if his partner feels the same way and is afraid of coming on too strong because he has been hurt in the past. He is convinced that his partner is the one he has been waiting for and he feels fully fulfilled by her side.

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Foreigner - Short Biography

- Foreigner is a British-American rock band formed in 1976 by Mick Jones, Ian McDonald and Lou Gramm.
- Their self-titled debut album went five times platinum in the U.S. and reached the top 10 in Canada, Australia and North America.
- Double Vision was even more successful, reaching #3 in North America with two hit singles.
- Head Games (1979) reached number five in North America, with two top 20 singles.
- 4 (1981) reached #1 (for 10 weeks) in the U.S. and #2 in Canada, becoming Foreigner's most popular album outside North America.
- 1982: Release of the album Records, which sold 7 million copies in the United States.
- 1984: The single "I Want to Know What Love Is" topped the charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
- Inside Information (1987) saw a sharp decline in sales, reaching the Top 10 in only a few European countries.
- Unusual Heat (1991), Mr. Moonlight (1994) and Can't Slow Down (2009) were not big commercial successes.
- Foreigner is one of the best-selling bands of all time, with worldwide sales of over 80 million records.

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The song "Waiting for a Girl Like You" is a power ballad released by the British-American rock band Foreigner in 1981 on the album 4. It was co-written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones, while the opening motif was created by Ian McDonald and the iconic synthesizer theme was performed by Thomas Dolby, who was not well known at the time. The song remains popular to this day and is considered a classic rock ballad of the 80s.

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