"Waiting on the Sky to Change" is a song by American rock band Starset. The song features contributions by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. Written by Dustin Bates (Starset) and Jasen Rauch (Breaking Benjamin) for Bates' prior band, Downplay in 2011, the song was re-recorded in 2022 and released as a single in August 2022. As of February 2023, the Starset and Breaking Benjamin version peaked at number one on the Mediabase Active Rock chart[1] and number two on the BillboardMainstream Rock Airplay chart.[2]
Prior to fronting the band Starset, Dustin Bates fronted the band Downplay.[3] The band released a series of albums across the 2000s and early 2010s, including the album Beyond the Machine in 2011.[3] For the album, Bates and Jasen Rauch wrote a song called "Waiting on the Sky to Change".[4] A few years later, Bates put the band on hold while he started up the band Starset.[5] While Bates found success with Starset in the 2010's, Rauch joined American rock band Breaking Benjamin around the same time. With the two bands popular and having a similar rock sound, the two bands toured together, including a tour in early 2022.[5][6] In July 2022, both bands began teasing a collaboration, eventually revealed to be a re-recorded version of the Downplay song "Waiting on the Sky to Change" featuring members of both Starset and Breaking Benjamin.[7][5]
While the new version often referred to as a cover version,[4][3][5] Bates noted that he didn't feel like the label was particularly accurate, considering the Downplay original had been written and recorded himself.[4][8] It was released on August 19, 2022.[4] The track debuted on multiple Billboard charts upon its release.[9]
Themes and compositionedit
Publications noted that the song was a melding of Starset and Breaking Benjamin's signature sounds while remaining faithful to the original Downplay version as well.[4][5] The first verse is sung by Bates, while the second verse is sung by Benjamin Burnley.[4]
waiting, change, song, american, rock, band, starset, song, features, contributions, american, rock, band, breaking, benjamin, written, dustin, bates, starset, jasen, rauch, breaking, benjamin, bates, prior, band, downplay, 2011, song, recorded, 2022, released. Waiting on the Sky to Change is a song by American rock band Starset The song features contributions by American rock band Breaking Benjamin Written by Dustin Bates Starset and Jasen Rauch Breaking Benjamin for Bates prior band Downplay in 2011 the song was re recorded in 2022 and released as a single in August 2022 As of February 2023 the Starset and Breaking Benjamin version peaked at number one on the Mediabase Active Rock chart 1 and number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart 2 Waiting on the Sky to Change Single by Starset featuring Breaking BenjaminReleasedAugust 19 2022 2022 08 19 Recorded2022StudioWest Valley Recording Studios Woodland Hills California GenreHard rockLength4 04LabelRazor amp Tie Judge amp JurySongwriter s Dustin Bates Jasen RauchProducer s Joe Rickard Dustin Bates Howard Benson Neil SandersonStarset featuring Breaking Benjamin singles chronology Satellite 2017 Waiting on the Sky to Change 2022 Contents 1 Background 2 Themes and composition 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 ReferencesBackground editPrior to fronting the band Starset Dustin Bates fronted the band Downplay 3 The band released a series of albums across the 2000s and early 2010s including the album Beyond the Machine in 2011 3 For the album Bates and Jasen Rauch wrote a song called Waiting on the Sky to Change 4 A few years later Bates put the band on hold while he started up the band Starset 5 While Bates found success with Starset in the 2010 s Rauch joined American rock band Breaking Benjamin around the same time With the two bands popular and having a similar rock sound the two bands toured together including a tour in early 2022 5 6 In July 2022 both bands began teasing a collaboration eventually revealed to be a re recorded version of the Downplay song Waiting on the Sky to Change featuring members of both Starset and Breaking Benjamin 7 5 While the new version often referred to as a cover version 4 3 5 Bates noted that he didn t feel like the label was particularly accurate considering the Downplay original had been written and recorded himself 4 8 It was released on August 19 2022 4 The track debuted on multiple Billboard charts upon its release 9 Themes and composition editPublications noted that the song was a melding of Starset and Breaking Benjamin s signature sounds while remaining faithful to the original Downplay version as well 4 5 The first verse is sung by Bates while the second verse is sung by Benjamin Burnley 4 Personnel editMusicians Dustin Bates vocals keyboards Jasen Rauch bass guitar Luke Holland drums Siobhan Richards violin Zuzana Engererova cello Benjamin Burnley featured vocalsProduction Howard Benson production Neil Sanderson production Joe Rickard production mixing amp programming Dustin Bates production Ted Jensen mastering Paul DeCarli digital editing Jay Wud additional programming Chaz Sexton programming Mike Plotnikoff audio engineer Dave Schiffman audio engineer Chaz Sexton additional engineer Razor amp Tie music publisher Judge amp Jury phonographic copyright True Anomaly Music music publisherCharts editChart 2022 PeakpositionUS Mainstream Rock Billboard 2 9 References edit Exclusive Mediabase Analysis from All Access All Access February 13 2023 Retrieved May 15 2023 Mainstream Rock Airplay Billboard a b c Hear Starset amp Breaking Benjamin Join Forces for a Cover of Downplay s Waiting on the Sky to Change 19 August 2022 a b c d e f Breaking Benjamin Team up with Starset for Waiting on the Sky to Change Cover 18 August 2022 a b c d e Starset and Breaking Benjamin will team up for Waiting on the Sky to Change out July 29th 4 July 2022 Breaking Benjamin Announce Spring Tour with Seether Starset Lacey Sturm Loudwire Starset amp Breaking Benjamin to Release New Track Waiting on the Sky to Change 30 July 2022 Starset Releases New Track Waiting on the Sky to Change Featuring Breaking Benjamin VIDEO a b Starset Billboard Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waiting on the Sky to Change amp oldid 1214428650, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
