| "Right Here Waiting" | ||||
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| Single by Richard Marx | ||||
| from the album Repeat Offender | ||||
| B-side | "Wait for the Sunrise" | |||
| Released | June 29, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | December 11, 1988 | |||
| Studio | Magic Record, Salt Lake City, Utah | |||
| Genre | Soft rock[1][2] | |||
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| Label | EMI | |||
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| "Right Here Waiting" on YouTube | ||||
"Right Here Waiting" is a song by American singer and songwriter Richard Marx. It was released on June 29, 1989, as the second single from his second album, Repeat Offender (1989). The song was a global hit, topping charts in many countries around the world, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United States where it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.[3][4] The same year, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5] It was the UK's most streamed love song on Spotify ahead of Valentine's Day in 2013 and has since been covered by many artists, including R&B singer Monica.[6]
- ^ Jon O'Brien (November 1, 2010). "Stories to Tell - Richard Marx". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (August 6, 2021). "The Number Ones: Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting". Stereogum. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Richard Marx Wrote 'Right Here Waiting' For Barbra Streisand And She Turned It Down". noice11.com. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
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RIAAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The most streamed love songs revealed ahead of Valentine's Day". Music News.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.