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Love Won't Wait

January 01, 1970

This article is about the song by Gary Barlow. For other uses, see Love Won't Wait (disambiguation).

"Love Won't Wait" is a song by English singer Gary Barlow from his debut studio album, Open Road (1997). It was released as the second single from the album on 9 April 1997 by BMG and RCA Records. The song was written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone, and was an unreleased demo from her Bedtime Stories (1994) studio sessions. Barlow came by the demo in 1997, while looking to record more songs for Open Road. He changed the lyrics to represent a male point of view rather than Madonna's, and recorded the track with Stephen Lipson as producer.

"Love Won't Wait"
Single by Gary Barlow
from the album Open Road
B-side"Cuddly Toy"
Released9 April 1997 (1997-04-09)
GenreDance-pop
Length4:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stephen Lipson
Gary Barlow singles chronology
"Forever Love"
(1996) 		"Love Won't Wait"
(1997) 		"So Help Me Girl"
(1997)

Barlow was apprehensive about releasing the track, but due to contractual obligations he had to release it. The song became Barlow's second consecutive number-one release on the UK Singles Chart, following "Forever Love", and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It also reached number one in Lithuania and Spain, and the top ten in Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Taiwan. A music video for the song was directed by Rocky Schenck and showed Barlow singing "Love Won't Wait" across different locations. He also performed the song at the 1997 pre-Grammy Award party, where his performance was negatively received.

Background edit

Following the release of her fifth studio album, Erotica (1992), Madonna and her producer Shep Pettibone continued writing more songs in the same vein as present in the album. However, she later abandoned the project and collaborated with record producers Dallas Austin and Nellee Hooper to create Bedtime Stories, her sixth studio album, released in 1994.[1] Many of the songs from the writing sessions with Pettibone were not included and remained as demos. In the meantime, Gary Barlow wanted to release his debut album, Open Road, to coincide with his first single, "Forever Love". However, he wanted to continue recording songs for the album. He came across one of Madonna's demos called "Love Won't Wait" and decided to record it, after shortening the lyrics.[1]

Barlow's manager, Simon Fuller, chose Stephen Lipson to produce the song, seeing his success with 1980s artists like Grace Jones and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Although the song did not sound like what Barlow would usually record, he nevertheless explained in an interview: "It took me a while to get my interpretation right because Madonna had written from a female point of view. It's not the kind of song I would write myself. But as soon as I heard it, I thought 'This is a hit'."[2] A dance-pop song, "Love Won't Wait" is set in the time signature of common time with a tempo of 120 beats per minute. Barlow's voice spans between the nodes of C♯m and A3 and has a basic chord progression of C–A–B–C♯m in the pre-chorus and E–B–D–A–C–E–A–C♯m in the chorus.[3]

Release and promotion edit

Barlow had arrived in the United States in February 1997 for recording the track, where Clive Davis, who was managing his career in the United States, played him a "poppier" version of the song, remixed by Junior Vasquez. He also requested Barlow to perform "Love Won't Wait" at the 1997 pre-Grammy Award party. However, the singer did not have any time to rehearse or memorize the lyrics, resulting in the performance receiving negative reviews from critics and audience alike.[2] With The Times Barlow recounted the evening saying, "I don't remember the words. I came in at all the wrong times. I can see people drifting off to the toilet in droves. Talk about dying on your arse!"[4] The combination of the negative review towards his performance and contractual obligations led to Barlow release "Love Won't Wait" as his second single on 9 April 1997 in Japan and on 24 April 1997 in the United Kingdom.[5][4] The CD single consists of the single version along with the Vasquez remix and two other tracks from Open Road, "Meaning Of A Love Song" and "Always".[6] Another song, "Cuddly Toy", was released on the B-side of another CD single for the song, released in May 1997.

An accompanying music video was directed by Rocky Schenck and was released on 28 April 1997. It features Barlow performing the song in France, walking down a highway littered with stage props and crew members actively changing the scenes as he walks forward. As he performs the chorus, he jumps off the set and walks towards his stage chair, where he sits and observes his surroundings. The video ends with Barlow running away from a woman down a country road, as the video fades from view.[7]

Critical and commercial reception edit

While the album received mostly negative reviews, songs like "Love Won't Wait" were considered a stand-out by The Times.[4] The Daily Mirror noted it as a "classic track you've known all your life". A reviewer from Music Week rated it four out of five, adding, "There's something vaguely reminiscent of those cheesy Seventies pop tunes about this Shep Pettibone-penned taster for Barlow's debut solo album. It's a killer all the same and the ex-Take That crowd will lap it up."[8] The magazine's Alan Jones commented, "The Madonna-penned track sounds like an inferior Cliff Richard record, with Barlow making a bizarrely accurate facsimile of Sir Cliff's falsetto. None of which will prevent it from being a big hit, of course."[9] The Sunday Mirror gave it seven out of ten, and cautioned that "Take That fans will lap up another smooth one from Gary, but I can't help thinking he's trying to turn into Elton John far too soon."[2]

In the United Kingdom, "Love Won't Wait" became Barlow's second solo number one single on the UK Singles Chart, following "Forever Love". It was number one for one week, and was present for a total of nine weeks within the top 100 of the chart.[10] The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified it silver, for shipment of 200,000 copies of the single.[11] The song also reached number one in Lithuania and Spain, and the top-ten of the charts in Denmark, Ireland and Taiwan.[12][13][14] In Australia, "Love Won't Wait" peaked at number 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[15]

Track listing and formats edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications and sales for "Love Won't Wait"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kutner, Jon (2010). 1000 UK Number One Hits. Omnibus Press. p. 98. ISBN 9780857123602. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Smith, Sean (2013). Gary: The Definitive Biography of Gary Barlow. Simon & Schuster. p. 50. ISBN 9781471102240. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Digital Sheet Music – Gary Barlow – Love Won't Wait" (The sheet music for "Love Won't Wait" can be found on the back side of "Forever Love"). Sheet Music Plus. Alfred Publishing. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Lewis, Justin (2014). Gary Barlow – The Biography. John Blake Publishing. p. 132. ISBN 9781784182441. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  5. ^ "ラブ・ウォント・ウェイト | ゲイリー・バーロウ" [Love Won't Wait | Gary Barlow] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b Love Won't Wait (UK CD single 1 liner notes). Gary Barlow. RCA Records. 1997. 74321 470 842.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Rocky Schenck (1999). Rocky Schenck : director, Texas reel (VHS). Hollywood, CA.: David Naylor & Associates. Event occurs at 15:00. OCLC 52690159.
  8. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 April 1997. p. 29. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  9. ^ Jones, Alan (3 May 1997). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 25. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Gary Barlow: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ^ a b "British single certifications – Gary Barlow – Love Won't Wait". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Hits of the World: Denmark". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 23. 7 June 1997. p. 65. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  13. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love Won't Wait". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. ^ a b . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Taiwan. 24 February 1998. Archived from the original on 24 February 1998. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Gary Barlow – Love Won't Wait". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  16. ^ Love Won't Wait (UK CD single 2 liner notes). Gary Barlow. RCA Records. 1997. 74321 470 832.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ Love Won't Wait (UK cassette Single liner notes). Gary Barlow. RCA Records. 1997. 74321 470 934.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ^ Love Won't Wait (Japanese CD single liner notes). Gary Barlow. RCA Records. 1997. BVCP-8845.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ "Gary Barlow – Love Won't Wait" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  20. ^ "Gary Barlow – Love Won't Wait" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  21. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 21. 24 May 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  22. ^ "Gary Barlow: Love Won't Wait" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  23. ^ "Gary Barlow – Love Won't Wait" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  24. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 26. 28 June 1997. p. 18. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  25. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (16.5.'97 – 22.5.'97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 May 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  26. ^ "UK World Hits: Israel" (PDF). Music Week. 14 June 1997. p. 26. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  27. ^ "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 24. 14 June 1997. p. 44. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  28. ^ . M-1.fm. 15 June 1997. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  29. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  30. ^ "Gary Barlow – Love Won't Wait" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  31. ^ "Gary Barlow – Love Won't Wait". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  32. ^ "Major Market Airplay – Week 19/1997" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 19. 24 May 1997. p. 23. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  33. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  34. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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  36. ^ "Gary Barlow – Love Won't Wait". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  37. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1997". Music Week. 17 January 1998. p. 27.
  38. ^ (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

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This article is about the song by Gary Barlow For other uses see Love Won t Wait disambiguation Love Won t Wait is a song by English singer Gary Barlow from his debut studio album Open Road 1997 It was released as the second single from the album on 9 April 1997 by BMG and RCA Records The song was written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone and was an unreleased demo from her Bedtime Stories 1994 studio sessions Barlow came by the demo in 1997 while looking to record more songs for Open Road He changed the lyrics to represent a male point of view rather than Madonna s and recorded the track with Stephen Lipson as producer Love Won t Wait Single by Gary Barlowfrom the album Open RoadB side Cuddly Toy Released9 April 1997 1997 04 09 GenreDance popLength4 17LabelBMG RCASongwriter s Madonna Shep PettiboneProducer s Stephen LipsonGary Barlow singles chronology Forever Love 1996 Love Won t Wait 1997 So Help Me Girl 1997 Barlow was apprehensive about releasing the track but due to contractual obligations he had to release it The song became Barlow s second consecutive number one release on the UK Singles Chart following Forever Love and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry BPI It also reached number one in Lithuania and Spain and the top ten in Denmark Ireland Italy and Taiwan A music video for the song was directed by Rocky Schenck and showed Barlow singing Love Won t Wait across different locations He also performed the song at the 1997 pre Grammy Award party where his performance was negatively received Contents 1 Background 2 Release and promotion 3 Critical and commercial reception 4 Track listing and formats 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksBackground editFollowing the release of her fifth studio album Erotica 1992 Madonna and her producer Shep Pettibone continued writing more songs in the same vein as present in the album However she later abandoned the project and collaborated with record producers Dallas Austin and Nellee Hooper to create Bedtime Stories her sixth studio album released in 1994 1 Many of the songs from the writing sessions with Pettibone were not included and remained as demos In the meantime Gary Barlow wanted to release his debut album Open Road to coincide with his first single Forever Love However he wanted to continue recording songs for the album He came across one of Madonna s demos called Love Won t Wait and decided to record it after shortening the lyrics 1 Barlow s manager Simon Fuller chose Stephen Lipson to produce the song seeing his success with 1980s artists like Grace Jones and Frankie Goes to Hollywood Although the song did not sound like what Barlow would usually record he nevertheless explained in an interview It took me a while to get my interpretation right because Madonna had written from a female point of view It s not the kind of song I would write myself But as soon as I heard it I thought This is a hit 2 A dance pop song Love Won t Wait is set in the time signature of common time with a tempo of 120 beats per minute Barlow s voice spans between the nodes of C m and A3 and has a basic chord progression of C A B C m in the pre chorus and E B D A C E A C m in the chorus 3 Release and promotion editBarlow had arrived in the United States in February 1997 for recording the track where Clive Davis who was managing his career in the United States played him a poppier version of the song remixed by Junior Vasquez He also requested Barlow to perform Love Won t Wait at the 1997 pre Grammy Award party However the singer did not have any time to rehearse or memorize the lyrics resulting in the performance receiving negative reviews from critics and audience alike 2 With The Times Barlow recounted the evening saying I don t remember the words I came in at all the wrong times I can see people drifting off to the toilet in droves Talk about dying on your arse 4 The combination of the negative review towards his performance and contractual obligations led to Barlow release Love Won t Wait as his second single on 9 April 1997 in Japan and on 24 April 1997 in the United Kingdom 5 4 The CD single consists of the single version along with the Vasquez remix and two other tracks from Open Road Meaning Of A Love Song and Always 6 Another song Cuddly Toy was released on the B side of another CD single for the song released in May 1997 An accompanying music video was directed by Rocky Schenck and was released on 28 April 1997 It features Barlow performing the song in France walking down a highway littered with stage props and crew members actively changing the scenes as he walks forward As he performs the chorus he jumps off the set and walks towards his stage chair where he sits and observes his surroundings The video ends with Barlow running away from a woman down a country road as the video fades from view 7 Critical and commercial reception editWhile the album received mostly negative reviews songs like Love Won t Wait were considered a stand out by The Times 4 The Daily Mirror noted it as a classic track you ve known all your life A reviewer from Music Week rated it four out of five adding There s something vaguely reminiscent of those cheesy Seventies pop tunes about this Shep Pettibone penned taster for Barlow s debut solo album It s a killer all the same and the ex Take That crowd will lap it up 8 The magazine s Alan Jones commented The Madonna penned track sounds like an inferior Cliff Richard record with Barlow making a bizarrely accurate facsimile of Sir Cliff s falsetto None of which will prevent it from being a big hit of course 9 The Sunday Mirror gave it seven out of ten and cautioned that Take That fans will lap up another smooth one from Gary but I can t help thinking he s trying to turn into Elton John far too soon 2 In the United Kingdom Love Won t Wait became Barlow s second solo number one single on the UK Singles Chart following Forever Love It was number one for one week and was present for a total of nine weeks within the top 100 of the chart 10 The British Phonographic Industry BPI certified it silver for shipment of 200 000 copies of the single 11 The song also reached number one in Lithuania and Spain and the top ten of the charts in Denmark Ireland and Taiwan 12 13 14 In Australia Love Won t Wait peaked at number 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart 15 Track listing and formats editUK CD1 6 Love Won t Wait radio edit 4 18 Love Won t Wait Junior Vasquez mix 4 25 Meaning of a Love Song 3 37 Always 3 31 UK CD2 16 Love Won t Wait radio edit 4 18 Cuddly Toy Lush vocal radio edit 3 44 Cuddly Toy Full On Retro vocal 8 51 Cuddly Toy Dumb amp Funky dub 7 45 UK cassette single 17 Love Won t Wait radio edit 4 18 Always 3 31 Japanese CD single 18 Love Won t Wait Always Meaning of a Love Song Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Love Won t Wait Chart 1997 Peakposition Australia ARIA 15 16 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 19 20 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 20 43 Denmark Tracklisten 12 7 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 21 15 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 22 16 Germany Official German Charts 23 35 Hungary Mahasz 24 7 Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 25 35 Ireland IRMA 13 5 Israel IBA 26 12 Italy Musica e dischi 27 11 Lithuania M 1 28 1 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 29 21 Netherlands Single Top 100 30 32 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 31 42 Poland Music amp Media 32 14 Scotland OCC 33 3 Spain AFYVE 34 1 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 35 53 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 36 23 Taiwan IFPI 14 2 UK Singles OCC 10 1 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Love Won t Wait Chart 1997 Position UK Singles OCC 37 38 65Certifications editCertifications and sales for Love Won t Wait Region Certification Certified units sales United Kingdom BPI 11 Silver 200 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone See also editList of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1990s List of number one singles of 1997 Spain References edit a b Kutner Jon 2010 1000 UK Number One Hits Omnibus Press p 98 ISBN 9780857123602 Retrieved 2 November 2014 a b c Smith Sean 2013 Gary The Definitive Biography of Gary Barlow Simon amp Schuster p 50 ISBN 9781471102240 Retrieved 2 November 2014 Digital Sheet Music Gary Barlow Love Won t Wait The sheet music for Love Won t Wait can be found on the back side of Forever Love Sheet Music Plus Alfred Publishing Retrieved 25 November 2014 a b c Lewis Justin 2014 Gary Barlow The Biography John Blake Publishing p 132 ISBN 9781784182441 Retrieved 2 November 2014 ラブ ウォント ウェイト ゲイリー バーロウ Love Won t Wait Gary Barlow in Japanese Oricon Retrieved 16 November 2023 a b Love Won t Wait UK CD single 1 liner notes Gary Barlow RCA Records 1997 74321 470 842 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Rocky Schenck 1999 Rocky Schenck director Texas reel VHS Hollywood CA David Naylor amp 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