"Waiting for That Day" was a song performed and largely written by George Michael

George Michael

George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...

 which was released on Epic Records

Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

 in 1990 in the UK and on Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

 in 1991 in the US.

The song was the third US single from Michael's Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 album. "Waiting for That Day" peaked at #23 in the UK in October 1990 and was followed in the UK by three more singles from the album, all of which peaked slightly lower than that of its predecessor. In the US the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on 9 February 1991, appeared on the chart for five weeks, and peaked at #27.

Although Michael wrote the song alone, the chords and rhythm are very similar to Rolling Stones' "You can't always get what you want

You Can't Always Get What You Want

"You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a song by The Rolling Stones released on their 1969 album Let It Bleed. Written primarily by Mick Jagger with assistance from Keith Richards, it was named as the 100th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone in its 2004 list of "500 Greatest Songs of All...

". This title is included at the very end of Michael's song, and a co-writer credit was given to Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....

 and Keith Richards

Keith Richards

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.

The song also contains samples from the song Funky Drummer

Funky drummer

"Funky Drummer" is a funk song recorded by James Brown and his band. The recording's drum break, performed by drummer Clyde Stubblefield, is one of the most frequently sampled rhythmic breaks in hip hop and popular music; indeed, it lays a strong claim to being the most sampled recording ever,...

 by James Brown.

The song did not enjoy great chart success in the United States, becoming his first single to miss the top 10. The single's B-side, "Mother's Pride

Mother's Pride

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" achieved some airplay success during the Gulf War.

This song title is also the title of the twelfth episode in the first season of ABC's Eli Stone

Eli Stone

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.

7": Epic / GEO 2 (UK)

1. "Waiting for That Day" – 4:49
2. "Fantasy" – 5:00

• also available on MC (Epic / GEO M2)
• also available on 12" (Epic / GEO T2)

CD: Epic / CD GEO 2 (UK)

1. "Waiting for That Day" – 4:49
2. "Fantasy" – 5:00
3. "Father Figure" – 5:36
4. "Kissing a Fool" – 4:34

Charts

Chart (1990/91)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	50
Canadian RPM Top Singles RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...	9
Dutch Single Top 100	79
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	11
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	23
US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	27
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	22