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{{song|
|song name                = Still Waiting
|song name                = Still Waiting
|album image              = [[File:Prince.jpg|100px|link=Album: Prince]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Prince|Prince]]</small>
|album image              = [[File:Prince.jpg|100px|link= Album: Prince]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Prince|Prince]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Stillwaiting single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Still Waiting]]<br><small> single art for [[Single: Still Waiting|Still Waiting]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Stillwaiting single.jpg|100px|link= Single: Still Waiting]]<br><small> single art for [[Single: Still Waiting|Still Waiting]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 19|19 October 1979]] - [[Album: Prince|Prince]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 19|19 October 1979]] - [[Album: Prince|Prince]] album
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|previous song            = [[Sticky Wicked]]
|previous song            = [[Sticky Wicked]]
|next song                = [[Still Would Stand All Time]]
|next song                = [[Still Would Stand All Time]]
|introduction              = '''Still Waiting''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]’s second album [[Album: Prince|Prince]], and, five months after the album’s release, [[Single: Still Waiting|Still Waiting]] was released as the album’s third single. Unusually, the original vinyl version of the album contained a version of the track with a longer fade-out, some 12 seconds longer than on later releases. In 1980, the track was included as the b-side of [[Single: Bambi|Bambi]], the album’s fifth single ([[Prince]]’s second to be released in the Netherlands and Belgium)
|introduction              = '''Still Waiting''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]’s second album [[Album: Prince|Prince]], and, five months after the album’s release, [[Single: Still Waiting|Still Waiting]] was released as the album’s third single. Unusually, the original vinyl version of the album contained a version of the track with a longer intro, some 12 seconds longer than on later releases. In 1980, the track was included as the b-side of [[Single: Bambi|Bambi]], the album’s fifth single ([[Prince]]’s second to be released in The Netherlands and Belgium).


While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place from late April to late May 1979 at [[Alpha Studios]] in Burbank, California. Overdubs and mixing took place at [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]] in Los Angeles, California.
While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place from late April to late May 1979 at [[Alpha Studios]] in Burbank, California. Overdubs and mixing took place at [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]] in Los Angeles, California.
In 2008, an acoustic version was recorded for the [[Album: Songwriter|Songwriter]] project. Both the album and this new version remain unreleased.
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|recording info            =
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|studio                    = [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]],<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]],<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA
|additional info          = Overdubs, mixing
|additional info          = Overdubs, mixing
}}
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|date                      = Early 2008 (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|additional info          = Tracking of an acoustic version
}}
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[[Single: Still Waiting|Still Waiting]] single (NZ pressing)
[[Single: Still Waiting|Still Waiting]] single (NZ pressing)
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5=  
|5= Longer intro
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Still Waiting'''
|1= '''Still Waiting'''
|2= 4:12
|2= 4:12
|3= [[Album: Prince|Prince]]
|3= [[Album: Prince|Prince]]<br>
[[Single: Still Waiting|Still Waiting]] single (US Promo)
|4= Edit
|4= Edit
|5=  
|5= Edit not mentioned as such with a shortened intro and wrongly listed as 4:24 version
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|4= Edit, mono version
|4= Edit, mono version
|5=
|5=
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{{SongUnreleased|
|unreleased versions      =
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|1= '''Still Waiting'''
|2= Studio
|3= Acoustic version recorded in 2008
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|video versions            =  
|video versions            =  
|unreleased versions      =
|sampled in                =
|sampled in                =
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* [[Dirty Mind Tour]]
* [[Dirty Mind Tour]]
* [[1999 Tour]]
* [[1999 Tour]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1981|1981]], [[All Concerts#1982|1982]], [[All Concerts#1985|1985]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1981|1981]], [[All Concerts#1982|1982]], [[All Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]]
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Album: Prince|Prince]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Prince|Prince]] album
* [[Single: Still Waiting|Still Waiting]] single
* [[Single: Still Waiting|Still Waiting]] single
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:1979]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1979]]
|categories                = [[Category:1979]][[Category:Recorded 1979]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 14:37, 29 June 2025

Sticky Wicked   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Still Would Stand All Time
Still Waiting

from the album Prince
single art for Still Waiting
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 19 October 1979 - Prince album
Album(s): Prince
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Still Waiting is the seventh track on Prince’s second album Prince, and, five months after the album’s release, Still Waiting was released as the album’s third single. Unusually, the original vinyl version of the album contained a version of the track with a longer intro, some 12 seconds longer than on later releases. In 1980, the track was included as the b-side of Bambi, the album’s fifth single (Prince’s second to be released in The Netherlands and Belgium).

While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place from late April to late May 1979 at Alpha Studios in Burbank, California. Overdubs and mixing took place at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California.

In 2008, an acoustic version was recorded for the Songwriter project. Both the album and this new version remain unreleased.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
April - May 1979 Alpha Studios,
Burbank, CA, USA 		Tracking
25 May 1979 Hollywood Sound Recorders,
Los Angeles, CA, USA 		Overdubs, mixing
Early 2008 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) 		Tracking of an acoustic version
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Still Waiting 4:24 Prince original vinyl version

Still Waiting single (NZ pressing)

Studio Longer intro
Still Waiting 4:12 Prince

Still Waiting single (US Promo)

Edit Edit not mentioned as such with a shortened intro and wrongly listed as 4:24 version
Still Waiting (Edit) 3:48 Still Waiting single

Bambi single

Edit
Still Waiting (Edit) 3:48 Still Waiting promo Edit, mono version


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Still Waiting Studio Acoustic version recorded in 2008
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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