Don't Want to Wait Anymore
1981 single by The Tubes
"Don't Want to Wait Anymore" | ||||
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Single by The Tubes | ||||
from the album The Completion Backward Principle | ||||
B-side | "Think About Me" | |||
Released | June 1981 (U.S.) | |||
Recorded | August 1980 | |||
Length | 3:50 (single version) 4:18 (album version) | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tubes, David Foster | |||
Producer(s) | David Foster | |||
The Tubes singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Want to Wait Anymore" is a song recorded by the Tubes in 1980. It was the lead single from their fourth studio LP, The Completion Backward Principle. Unlike most of their songs which typically feature Fee Waybill, lead vocals are provided by Bill Spooner, the lead guitar player.
"Don't Want to Wait Anymore" reached the Top 40 in the United States and Australia in the summer of 1981.[1] It was also a minor hit in the United Kingdom.[2]
Chart history
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 36 |
UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 60 |
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 35 |
US Billboard Mainstream Rock | 22 |
US Cash Box Top 100[5] | 35 |
References
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 8, 1981
External links
- Lyrics of this song
- The Tubes - Don't Want to Wait Anymore on YouTube
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