"Waiting for the Night" is a song recorded by Canadian recording artist Nelly Furtado. It was written by Furtado and co-written and produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins for her fifth studio album, The Spirit Indestructible. Lyrically, the song is about Furtado having a crush on a boy and was inspired by a diary she kept as a sixteen-year-old on a summer vacation on São Miguel Island, Portugal.
"Waiting for the Night" received generally favorable reviews. Music critics praised the song for being catchy and having a memorable chorus.[citation needed] Some even noted similarities to Jennifer Lopez's single of almost the same name. Upon release, the song charted in some European countries, such as Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Furtado promoted the song on NRJ Stars for Free and on The Voice of Germany. A music video for the song was released on January 8, 2013. It features Furtado in half-face makeup, doing sultry noirish swaying with zombie dancers.
"Waiting For The Night" was written by Furtado and co-written and produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, who also produced her previous singles, "Parking Lot", "Spirit Indestructible", and "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)".[1][2] It was released as the third European single, on December 14, 2012, in Germany[3] and later in the rest of Europe and Canada.
It is a dance-pop and electropop song with elements of Latin pop, house music, R&B, and folk featuring accordion and bagpipes.[4][5] The song begins with a diary entry written by Furtado to introduce the song, featuring harp, bagpipes, sounds of waves and sea gulls. In the chorus she sings: "Day and night / Day and night / You blow my mind / Blow my mind."[6] The songs ends with her father, Antonio Jose Furtado, saying, "Oh, man, that's so rock'n'roll".[2] According to Furtado, it was inspired by a diary she kept as a smitten sixteen-year-old on a summer vacation in São Miguel Island, Portugal, her parents' birthplace.[1]
Furtado commented about working with "Darkchild" on the album, stating:
Rodney "Darkchild" did eight tracks on my album and we hit it off really big, like it was a real epic moment meeting him, for me. And we were like kids just hanging out in the playground, you know? We really bring out each other's musicality, which I think was key and we were able to explore and be experimental, which I think is really imperative if you want to make a good pop album.[7]
ReceptionEdit
Critical receptionEdit
The song received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine gave a positive review, writing that "On 'Waiting for the Night,' she snatches the beyond-played-out thrash-dance template (the song's melody and production both recall Jennifer Lopez's 'On the Floor') and makes it sound, if not fresh, then at least palpably urgent—that is, until it tags out on a wonky accordion riff."[4] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy wrote that the song "features the best use of an accordion in pop music since The Wanted's 'Glad You Came'."[5] For Colin McGuire of PopMatters, "Waiting For the Night" "sounds a lot like you may think a song named 'Waiting For the Night' may sound. The tribal groove echoes a 10-year-old Jennifer Lopez hit, though because of how outdated such a formula is in today’s EDM-filled universe, the whole thing never crosses into the accessibly endearing Top 40 orbit for which it longs."[8] Alexandra Capotorto of Pop Crush called it "perhaps the catchiest single to come off the album, and with an easily memorable chorus."[6]
On December 12, 2012, Furtado posted a picture of herself on the set of the video.[12] Directed by The Seed Collective, the video was released via her official YouTube channel on January 8, 2013, at a total length of four minutes and thirty-one seconds.[13] The video features Furtado performing the song in an underground club, while a group of foreign dancers perform the song around her.[14] It first features Furtado in a white belly baring tank and pants, sporting what appears to be Día de los Muertos inspired makeup on only half of her face. The camera then pans to a number of dancers in the same style—only this time, they’re clad in white dresses and doing a choreography. Later, Furtado is dressed up and ready to tango.[6] The video features So You Think You Can Dance CanadaSeason 4 winner Jordan Clark and runner-up Melissa Mitro as dancers.[15]
Live performancesEdit
Furtado performed the song on NRJ Stars For Free, in Zurich, Switzerland, on November 24, 2012.[16] She performed the song on The Voice of Germany, as a duet with contestant James Borges,[17] as well on La Voix (Québec) with singer songwriter Ariane Moffatt.
^ ab"The Spirit Indestructible by Nelly Furtado". Nelly Furtado.com. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
^ ab"Nelly Furtado – The Spirit Indestructible (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
^ ab"Waiting For the Night: Nelly Furtado: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
^ abHenderson, Eric (September 17, 2012). "Nelly Furtado: The Spirit Indestructible". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
^ abCopsey, Robert (September 18, 2012). "Nelly Furtado: 'Spirit Indestructible' - Album review". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
^ abcCapotorto, Alexandra (January 8, 2013). "NELLY FURTADO CELEBRATES DAY OF THE DEAD IN 'WAITING FOR THE NIGHT' VIDEO". Pop Crush. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
^Mac, Jon. "TheSource.com interviews Nelly Furtado about her new album 'Spirit Indestructible'". The Source. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
^McGuire, Colin (October 17, 2012). "Nelly Furtado: The Spirit Indestructible". PopMatters. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
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External linksEdit
"Waiting for the Night" official music video on YouTube
October 20, 2023
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For other songs with the same name see Waiting for the Night disambiguation Waiting for the Night is a song recorded by Canadian recording artist Nelly Furtado It was written by Furtado and co written and produced by Rodney Darkchild Jerkins for her fifth studio album The Spirit Indestructible Lyrically the song is about Furtado having a crush on a boy and was inspired by a diary she kept as a sixteen year old on a summer vacation on Sao Miguel Island Portugal Waiting for the Night Single by Nelly Furtadofrom the album The Spirit IndestructibleB side Big Hoops Bigger the Better Parking Lot ReleasedDecember 14 2012 2012 12 14 Recorded2012 2nd Floor Studios Fountain Valley California GenreElectropop dance popLength4 29LabelInterscopeSongwriter s Nelly Furtado Rodney JerkinsProducer s Rodney Darkchild Jerkins Nelly FurtadoNelly Furtado singles chronology Parking Lot 2012 Waiting for the Night 2012 Pipe Dreams 2016 Music video Waiting for the Night on YouTube Waiting for the Night received generally favorable reviews Music critics praised the song for being catchy and having a memorable chorus citation needed Some even noted similarities to Jennifer Lopez s single of almost the same name Upon release the song charted in some European countries such as Austria Germany and Switzerland Furtado promoted the song on NRJ Stars for Free and on The Voice of Germany A music video for the song was released on January 8 2013 It features Furtado in half face makeup doing sultry noirish swaying with zombie dancers Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Reception 2 1 Critical reception 2 2 Commercial performance 3 Music video 4 Live performances 5 Track listing 6 Credits and personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 End Year charts 8 Release history 9 References 10 External linksBackground and writing Edit Waiting For The Night was written by Furtado and co written and produced by Rodney Darkchild Jerkins who also produced her previous singles Parking Lot Spirit Indestructible and Big Hoops Bigger the Better 1 2 It was released as the third European single on December 14 2012 in Germany 3 and later in the rest of Europe and Canada It is a dance pop and electropop song with elements of Latin pop house music R amp B and folk featuring accordion and bagpipes 4 5 The song begins with a diary entry written by Furtado to introduce the song featuring harp bagpipes sounds of waves and sea gulls In the chorus she sings Day and night Day and night You blow my mind Blow my mind 6 The songs ends with her father Antonio Jose Furtado saying Oh man that s so rock n roll 2 According to Furtado it was inspired by a diary she kept as a smitten sixteen year old on a summer vacation in Sao Miguel Island Portugal her parents birthplace 1 Furtado commented about working with Darkchild on the album stating Rodney Darkchild did eight tracks on my album and we hit it off really big like it was a real epic moment meeting him for me And we were like kids just hanging out in the playground you know We really bring out each other s musicality which I think was key and we were able to explore and be experimental which I think is really imperative if you want to make a good pop album 7 Reception EditCritical reception Edit The song received generally favorable reviews from music critics Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine gave a positive review writing that On Waiting for the Night she snatches the beyond played out thrash dance template the song s melody and production both recall Jennifer Lopez s On the Floor and makes it sound if not fresh then at least palpably urgent that is until it tags out on a wonky accordion riff 4 Robert Copsey of Digital Spy wrote that the song features the best use of an accordion in pop music since The Wanted s Glad You Came 5 For Colin McGuire of PopMatters Waiting For the Night sounds a lot like you may think a song named Waiting For the Night may sound The tribal groove echoes a 10 year old Jennifer Lopez hit though because of how outdated such a formula is in today s EDM filled universe the whole thing never crosses into the accessibly endearing Top 40 orbit for which it longs 8 Alexandra Capotorto of Pop Crush called it perhaps the catchiest single to come off the album and with an easily memorable chorus 6 Commercial performance Edit Waiting For the Night charted in some European countries In Switzerland the song peaked at number twenty nine on the Schweizer Hitparade becoming the highest charting single of the album surpassing Spirit Indestructible which peaked at number thirty two 9 In Germany the song peaked at number twenty six 10 In Austria it charted at number seventy three on the O3 Austria Top 40 chart 11 Music video EditOn December 12 2012 Furtado posted a picture of herself on the set of the video 12 Directed by The Seed Collective the video was released via her official YouTube channel on January 8 2013 at a total length of four minutes and thirty one seconds 13 The video features Furtado performing the song in an underground club while a group of foreign dancers perform the song around her 14 It first features Furtado in a white belly baring tank and pants sporting what appears to be Dia de los Muertos inspired makeup on only half of her face The camera then pans to a number of dancers in the same style only this time they re clad in white dresses and doing a choreography Later Furtado is dressed up and ready to tango 6 The video features So You Think You Can Dance Canada Season 4 winner Jordan Clark and runner up Melissa Mitro as dancers 15 Live performances EditFurtado performed the song on NRJ Stars For Free in Zurich Switzerland on November 24 2012 16 She performed the song on The Voice of Germany as a duet with contestant James Borges 17 as well on La Voix Quebec with singer songwriter Ariane Moffatt Track listing EditGermany digital download 3 Waiting for the Night 4 29 Waiting for the Night Live Version 3 22 Big Hoops Bigger The Better Demolition Crew Remix 6 27 Parking Lot Tiesto Remix 4 40Credits and personnel EditCredits are adapted from The Spirit Indestructible album liner notes 18 TechnicalRecorded and mixed at 2nd Floor Studios Hollywood California PersonnelNelly Furtado lyrics lead and background vocals vocal production mixing Antonio Jose Furtado vocals Rodney Darkchild Jerkins music production vocal production mixing Roy Bittan accordion Matt Champlin recording mixing Orlando Vitto recording Greg Morgan sound design Brandon N Caddell engineering assistance Karl Campbell additional clapsCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Waiting for the Night Chart 2013 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 11 73Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 19 61Canada Canadian Hot 100 20 97Canada AC Billboard 21 41Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 22 42Canada Hot AC Billboard 23 40CIS TopHit 24 13Germany Official German Charts 25 26Russia Airplay TopHit 26 15Slovakia Radio Top 100 27 28Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 9 29Ukraine Airplay TopHit 28 7 End Year charts Edit 2013 year end chart performance for 4Waiting for the Night Chart 2013 PositionRussia Airplay TopHit 29 58Ukraine Airplay TopHit 30 33Release history EditCountry Date Format Label Ref Austria December 14 2012 Digital download Universal 31 Germany 32 Switzerland 33 References Edit a b The Spirit Indestructible by Nelly Furtado Nelly Furtado com Retrieved October 13 2012 a b Nelly Furtado The Spirit Indestructible CD Album at Discogs Discogs Retrieved January 8 2013 a b Waiting For the Night Nelly Furtado Amazon de MP3 Downloads Amazon com Retrieved January 8 2013 a b Henderson Eric September 17 2012 Nelly Furtado The Spirit Indestructible Slant Magazine Retrieved September 22 2012 a b Copsey Robert September 18 2012 Nelly Furtado Spirit Indestructible Album review Digital Spy Retrieved October 13 2012 a b c Capotorto Alexandra January 8 2013 NELLY FURTADO CELEBRATES DAY OF THE DEAD IN WAITING FOR THE NIGHT VIDEO Pop Crush Retrieved January 8 2013 Mac Jon TheSource com interviews Nelly Furtado about her new album Spirit Indestructible The Source Retrieved January 8 2013 McGuire Colin October 17 2012 Nelly Furtado The Spirit Indestructible PopMatters Retrieved January 8 2013 a b Nelly Furtado Waiting for the Night Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved December 30 2016 Nelly Furtado Longplay Chartverfolgung Media Control AG Retrieved December 25 2012 a b Nelly Furtado Waiting for the Night in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved December 30 2016 NellyFurtado December 12 2012 Twitter post Tweet via Twitter better source needed NellyFurtado January 8 2013 Twitter post Tweet via Twitter dead link Copsey Robert January 8 2013 Nelly Furtado unveils Waiting for the Night music video Digital Spy Retrieved January 8 2013 Instagram Jordan Clark melissamitro and I doing Nelly Furtado s music video D Instagram January 20 2013 Retrieved January 21 2013 Nelly Furtado Waiting For The Night Live Energy Stars For Free 2012 YouTube Retrieved January 8 2013 NELLY FURTADO UND JAMES BORGES WAITING FOR THE NIGHT The Voice of Germany in German Retrieved January 8 2012 The Spirit Indestructible liner notes Nelly Furtado 2012 Interscope Records Mosley Music Group LLC Nelly Furtado Waiting for the Night in Dutch Ultratip Retrieved December 30 2016 Nelly Furtado Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved December 30 2016 Nelly Furtado Chart History Canada AC Billboard Retrieved January 1 2020 Nelly Furtado Chart History Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard Retrieved January 1 2020 Nelly Furtado Chart History Canada Hot AC Billboard Retrieved January 1 2020 Nelly Furtado Waiting For The Night TopHit Retrieved 10 August 2019 Nelly Furtado Waiting for the Night in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved October 29 2018 Russia Airplay Chart for 2013 04 01 TopHit Retrieved January 31 2021 CNS IFPI in Slovak Hitparada Radio Top 100 Oficialna IFPI Czech Republic Note insert 20135 into search Retrieved December 30 2016 Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2013 05 27 TopHit Retrieved January 31 2021 Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2013 in Russian TopHit Archived from the original on March 28 2023 Retrieved March 28 2023 Top Radio Hits Ukraine Annual Chart 2013 in Russian TopHit Archived from the original on March 29 2023 Retrieved March 31 2023 Waiting For The Night 2012 Nelly Furtado MP3 Musikdownloads 7digital Osterreich at 7digital com Archived from the original on 2013 10 29 Waiting For The Night 2012 Nelly Furtado MP3 Musikdownloads 7digital Deutschland de 7digital com Archived from the original on 2013 10 29 Waiting For The Night 2012 Nelly Furtado MP3 Musikdownloads 7digital Schweiz de ch 7digital com Archived from the original on 2013 10 29 External links Edit Waiting for the Night official music video on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waiting for the Night amp oldid 1175221535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
