| "Waiting in Vain" | ||||
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| Single by Bob Marley & the Wailers | ||||
| from the album Exodus | ||||
| B-side | "Roots" | |||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | Tuff Gong, Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Marley | |||
| Bob Marley & the Wailers singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Waiting in Vain" on YouTube | ||||
"Waiting in Vain" is a song written by reggae musician Bob Marley and recorded by Bob Marley and the Wailers, for their 1977 album Exodus. Released as a single, it reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart.
The single was one of only a few of Marley's Island singles to feature a non-album B-side, this being the song "Roots", an outtake from the Rastaman Vibration sessions. This later appeared on the compilation Rebel Music and on Exodus (Deluxe Edition). The 1981 reissue of Waiting in Vain featured a megamix called Marley Mix Up Medley instead.
A rare 19-minute long acoustic version is available on YouTube.[1]
- ^ "Waiting in vain acoustic version". Youtube.