| "Waiting for a Girl Like You" | ||||
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| Single by Foreigner | ||||
| from the album 4 | ||||
| B-side | "I'm Gonna Win" | |||
| Released | October 2, 1981 (U.S.)
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| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock[2] | |||
| Length | 4:35 (single) 4:49 (album) | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mick Jones, Lou Gramm | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Mick Jones | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Waiting for a Girl Like You" on YouTube | ||||
"Waiting for a Girl Like You" is a 1981 power ballad[2] by the British-American rock band Foreigner released as the second single from the album 4 (1981) and was co-written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones. The opening motif was written by Ian McDonald[3] and the distinctive synthesizer theme was performed by the then-little-known Thomas Dolby.
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- ^ a b "Gig review: Journey/Foreigner/Styx". The Scotsman. June 10, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Interview with Ian McDonald". Dmme.net. Retrieved April 25, 2021.