| "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" | ||||
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| Single by Jack Johnson | ||||
| from the album In Between Dreams | ||||
| B-side | "Free" | |||
| Released | January 10, 2005[1] | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | Brushfire, Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jack Johnson | |||
| Producer(s) | Mario Caldato Jr. | |||
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"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" is a song written and sung by Jack Johnson. It is the sixth song on the album In Between Dreams, which was released in February 2005. It was released as a single in January 2005.
The music video features reverse narration, similar to Coldplay's video for "The Scientist". The song was inspired by one of his friends' pursuit of a woman.[2]
The single, "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" only became a chart hit in the United Kingdom after the re-release climbed into the Top 75 following Jack Johnson's exposure on the 2006 BRIT Awards on ITV1. The single climbed to hit status a week before the release of "Better Together". Both the original release and indeed the re-issue had failed to chart until this point. However, the single was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Additionally, it was nominated for Best Male Video at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan ceremony in 2006.
- ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1588. January 7, 2005. p. 19. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ Johnson hits the road, sharing his 'Dreams' - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper