Tired of Waiting for You
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| "Tired of Waiting for You" | ||||
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| Single by The Kinks | ||||
| B-side | "Come On Now" (R. Davies) | |||
| Released | 15 January 1965 (UK) 17 February 1965 (USA) |
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| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | August, December 1964 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Pye 7N 15759 (UK) Reprise 0347 (USA) |
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| Writer(s) | Ray Davies | |||
| Producer | Shel Talmy | |||
| The Kinks singles chronology | ||||
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"Tired of Waiting for You" was a hit 1965 rock song by the English band The Kinks. It reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart and #6 in the USA. It was recorded late August 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London, with additional guitar overdub at IBC Studios, London on 29 December 1964. "Come On Now" was recorded 22 or 23 December 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 2).
American punk group Green Day, country music singer Dwight Yoakam and Suzi Quatro have covered the song. The Green Day version can be found on the soundtrack for Howard Stern's 1997 film Private Parts and on their album Shenanigans. The Dwight Yoakam version, is available on his album, Under the Covers. Suzi Quatro covered this song on her 1978 album If You Knew Suzi. Sweethead also covered this song on their 2009 EP The Great Disruptors.
| Preceded by "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers |
UK number-one single 18 February 1965 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "I'll Never Find Another You" by The Seekers |
[edit] External links
- The Official Ray Davies Web Site
- The Official Ray Davies Forum - "The Old Grey Board"
- The Official Ray Davies Forum on YouTube
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