The song was originally created to be sung by Barbra Streisand but she later refused to sing it. Marx was an aspiring singer/songwriter when Streisand reached out and asked him to write her a hit. Marx sent Streisand "Right Here Waiting", but she turned down the chance to record it.
He said in an interview, “I had just recently written "Right Here Waiting" and it was such a personal song to me at the time that I had no intention of recording it,” he told CBS’s The Talk. “I was like, ‘I’ll give Barbra Streisand "Right Here Waiting"; I’m not gonna do anything with it’. “I had to messenger the cassette tape of it to her. The next day she called me – I still have this voicemail… – and it says, ‘Richard, I heard the song; it’s a beautiful song, but I’m gonna need you to rewrite the lyrics because I’m not gonna be right here waiting for anyone. She actually did me a solid, because had she not rejected it I probably would never have recorded it and every once in a while I put my arm around her and I say, ‘Thank you so much for rejecting my song!'”[citation needed]
"Right Here Waiting", once it was recorded by Marx, reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1989.[5]
"Right Here Waiting" was the second single from Repeat Offender, after "Satisfied". Marx wrote the song on the road as a love letter to his wife, the actress Cynthia Rhodes, who was in South Africa shooting a film.[6] The track was arranged by Marx with Jeffery (C.J.) Vanston to feature none of the heavy drums and synthesizers popular at the time, with Marx's vocal accompanied only by classical guitar (by Bruce Gaitsch) and keyboards (by Vanston). It is one of Marx's most frequently covered compositions.
Chart performance
"Right Here Waiting" entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at No. 44 in the week of July 8, 1989, and became Marx's third consecutive number-one single on August 12, 1989.[2] The record spent three consecutive weeks at number one. The song was Marx's first of several to go to number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. Certified platinum on October 16, 1989, "Right Here Waiting" is Marx's best-selling single. The song also reached number one on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay chart on August 4, 1989, remaining on the top of the chart for three weeks.[7]
In the United Kingdom, the song was released in August 1989 and peaked at No. 2,[8] behind the Italian house song "Ride on Time" by Black Box.
Music video
The video for this song was directed by Jim Yukich, and produced by Paul Flattery. It appears to be filmed on the road during Marx's 1989 Repeat Offender Tour, but was all shot in Los Angeles. It features various black-and-white tour footage interspersed with color scenes of Marx playing the song to an empty auditorium with a grand piano at a (staged) soundcheck. Due to Marx's hectic touring schedule, very little time was available to produce a video for this single, so other tour footage was compiled to make an official video for the track.
Track listings
7" single
"Right Here Waiting" — 4:28
"Wait for the Sunrise" — 4:13
3" single
"Right Here Waiting" — 4:28
"Wait for the Sunrise" — 4:13
"Hold on to the Nights" (live at the Palace Theatre, Los Angeles, CA) — 4:48
"Right Here Waiting" was covered by American R&B singer Monica. It was released only in the United States in December 1999 as the seventh and final single from her second studio album, The Boy Is Mine, and features the R&B group 112. No music video was made for the song.
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^"Canadian single certifications – Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting". Music Canada. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^"Danish single certifications – Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
^"British single certifications – Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "Monica Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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For the Chinese pop song see Right Here Waiting for You 2010 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Right Here Waiting news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Right Here Waiting is a song by American singer and songwriter Richard Marx It was released on June 29 1989 as the second single from his second album Repeat Offender The song was a global hit topping charts in many countries around the world including the U S where it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 2 It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America 3 It was the UK s most streamed love song on Spotify ahead of Valentine s Day in 2013 4 Right Here Waiting Single by Richard Marxfrom the album Repeat OffenderB side Wait for the Sunrise ReleasedJune 29 1989 1989 06 29 RecordedDecember 11 1988StudioMagic Record Salt Lake City UtahGenreSoft rock 1 Length4 06 UK 45 Version 4 28 Album Single Version LabelEMISongwriter s Richard MarxProducer s Richard Marx David ColeRichard Marx singles chronology Satisfied 1989 Right Here Waiting 1989 Angelia 1989 Music video Right Here Waiting on YouTubeThe song has been covered by many artists including Monica for her album The Boy Is Mine Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 3 1 Track listings 3 2 Charts and sales 3 2 1 Weekly charts 3 2 2 Year end charts 3 3 All time charts 3 3 1 Certifications 4 Credits 5 Monica version 5 1 Charts 6 See also 7 ReferencesBackground and writing EditThe song was originally created to be sung by Barbra Streisand but she later refused to sing it Marx was an aspiring singer songwriter when Streisand reached out and asked him to write her a hit Marx sent Streisand Right Here Waiting but she turned down the chance to record it He said in an interview I had just recently written Right Here Waiting and it was such a personal song to me at the time that I had no intention of recording it he told CBS s The Talk I was like I ll give Barbra Streisand Right Here Waiting I m not gonna do anything with it I had to messenger the cassette tape of it to her The next day she called me I still have this voicemail and it says Richard I heard the song it s a beautiful song but I m gonna need you to rewrite the lyrics because I m not gonna be right here waiting for anyone She actually did me a solid because had she not rejected it I probably would never have recorded it and every once in a while I put my arm around her and I say Thank you so much for rejecting my song citation needed Right Here Waiting once it was recorded by Marx reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1989 5 Right Here Waiting was the second single from Repeat Offender after Satisfied Marx wrote the song on the road as a love letter to his wife the actress Cynthia Rhodes who was in South Africa shooting a film 6 The track was arranged by Marx with Jeffery C J Vanston to feature none of the heavy drums and synthesizers popular at the time with Marx s vocal accompanied only by classical guitar by Bruce Gaitsch and keyboards by Vanston It is one of Marx s most frequently covered compositions Chart performance Edit Right Here Waiting entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at No 44 in the week of July 8 1989 and became Marx s third consecutive number one single on August 12 1989 2 The record spent three consecutive weeks at number one The song was Marx s first of several to go to number one on the Adult Contemporary chart Certified platinum on October 16 1989 Right Here Waiting is Marx s best selling single The song also reached number one on the Radio amp Records CHR Pop Airplay chart on August 4 1989 remaining on the top of the chart for three weeks 7 In the United Kingdom the song was released in August 1989 and peaked at No 2 8 behind the Italian house song Ride on Time by Black Box Music video EditThe video for this song was directed by Jim Yukich and produced by Paul Flattery It appears to be filmed on the road during Marx s 1989 Repeat Offender Tour but was all shot in Los Angeles It features various black and white tour footage interspersed with color scenes of Marx playing the song to an empty auditorium with a grand piano at a staged soundcheck Due to Marx s hectic touring schedule very little time was available to produce a video for this single so other tour footage was compiled to make an official video for the track Track listings Edit 7 single Right Here Waiting 4 28 Wait for the Sunrise 4 133 single Right Here Waiting 4 28 Wait for the Sunrise 4 13 Hold on to the Nights live at the Palace Theatre Los Angeles CA 4 48 CD single Right Here Waiting Hold on to the Nights live That Was Lulu live Wild Life Cassette Right Here Waiting 4 28 Wait for the Sunrise 4 13 Right Here Waiting 4 28 Wait for the Sunrise 4 13 Charts and sales Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1989 1990 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 9 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 10 19Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 11 3Canada The Record 12 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 13 1Canada Top Singles RPM 14 1France SNEP 15 19Ireland IRMA 16 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 17 3Netherlands Single Top 100 18 4New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 19 1Norway VG lista 20 4Spain AFYVE 21 17Sweden Sverigetopplistan 22 7Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 23 6UK Singles OCC 24 2US Billboard Hot 100 25 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 26 1US CHR Pop Airplay Radio amp Records 7 27 1West Germany Official German Charts 28 12Chart 2022 PeakpositionPoland Polish Airplay Top 100 29 89 Year end charts Edit Chart 1989 PositionAustralia ARIA 30 14Belgium Ultratop Flanders 31 13Canada Top Singles RPM 32 2European Hot 100 Singles 33 40Netherlands Dutch Top 40 34 15Netherlands Single Top 100 35 23New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 36 35UK Singles OCC 37 30US Billboard Hot 100 11US Adult Contemporary Billboard 38 6All time charts Edit Chart 1958 2018 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 39 397Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 40 Gold 50 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 41 Gold 45 000 United Kingdom BPI 42 Silver 200 000 United States RIAA 3 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Credits EditRichard Marx vocals C J Vanston keyboards Bruce Gaitsch electric guitar classical guitar soloMonica version EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Right Here Waiting Single by Monica featuring 112from the album The Boy Is MineReleasedDecember 14 1999 1999 12 14 R amp B radio Recorded1998GenreR amp BLength4 29LabelAristaSongwriter s Richard Marx Bruce GaitschProducer s David FosterMonica singles chronology Gone Be Fine 1999 Right Here Waiting 1999 I ve Got to Have It 2000 Right Here Waiting was covered by American R amp B singer Monica It was released only in the United States in December 1999 as the seventh and final single from her second studio album The Boy Is Mine and features the R amp B group 112 No music video was made for the song Charts Edit Chart 2000 PeakpositionUS Adult R amp B Songs Billboard 43 32See also EditList of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1989References Edit Jon O Brien November 1 2010 Stories to Tell Richard Marx AllMusic Retrieved June 23 2014 a b Billboard Allmusic com Retrieved September 8 2008 a b American single certifications Richard Marx Right Here Waiting Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved January 1 2021 The most streamed love songs revealed ahead of Valentine s Day Music News com Retrieved 20 December 2021 Richard Marx Wrote Right Here Waiting For Barbra Streisand And She Turned It Down noice11 com 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