I Will Wait (Hootie & the Blowfish song)

"I Will Wait" is a song by American rock group Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in August 1998 as the lead single from their third studio album, Musical Chairs. In the United States, it peaked at number 28 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number 3 on the Adult Top 40 chart. The song reached number 7 in Canada.

"I Will Wait"
Single by Hootie & the Blowfish
from the album Musical Chairs
ReleasedAugust 7, 1998
GenrePop rock, roots rock
Length4:15
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim "Soni" Sonefeld.
Producer(s)Don Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology
"Sad Caper"
(1996)
"I Will Wait"
(1998)
"Only Lonely"
(1999)

Background and writing

Rucker stated in an interview with Billboard that he wrote the song about his best friend's parents, the husband was in the military and the wife was always waiting for him to get home.[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Ulf Buddensieck.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 7
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] 12
Scotland (OCC)[4] 42
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 57
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 28
US Billboard Adult Top 40 3

References

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