Waiting (Green Day song)

"Waiting"
Single by Green Day
from the album Warning
B-side"Maria"
ReleasedMay 29, 2001
Recorded2000
StudioStudio 880, Oakland, California
Genre
Length3:14
LabelReprise
Composer(s)Green Day, Tony Hatch[2]
Lyricist(s)Billie Joe Armstrong
Producer(s)Green Day
Green Day singles chronology
"Warning"
(2000)
"Waiting"
(2001)
"American Idiot"
(2004)
Music video
"Waiting" on YouTube

"Waiting" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released as the third single from their sixth album, Warning, and is the tenth track. The song peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.[3]

The melody of the song is similar to that of Petula Clark's "Downtown".[4][5]

The song also appeared as the 20th track on their International Superhits! in 2001.

  1. ^ Raub, Jesse. "Green Day - Warning". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Waiting". ASCAP Repertory. ASCAP. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Waiting - Green Day". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  4. ^ "Green Day's 'Waiting' sounds like Petula Clark's 'Downtown'". SoundsJustLike.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  5. ^ "Green Day: Warning". SlantMagazine.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.