"Waiting for Magic" is a single released by Swedish pop group Ace of Base

Ace of Base

Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...

 from their debut album, Happy Nation

Happy Nation

Happy Nation is the debut album of Ace of Base, a pop music group based in Sweden. It was released in early 1993 in Europe, Africa and Latin America on Festival Records. The album is the third highest-selling debut album by a group after Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park...

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The single reached the top 10 in Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 and Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 in 1993, but was also released in The Netherlands.

Lyrics

Snow White

Snow White

"Snow White" is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm...

is used as an allegory in this song for waiting for "the prince" to come ("Kiss me baby, I am Snow White sleeping in my coffin waiting for you").

Track listing

Sweden Maxi-CD

1. Waiting For Magic [Radio Version] 3:31
2. Waiting For Magic [Total Remix 12"] 6:34
3. Waiting For Magic [Total Remix 7"] 3:51
4. Waiting For Magic [Album Version] 5:14

Personnel

• Vocals by Linn Berggren, Jenny Berggren, Jonas Berggren, and Ulf Ekberg
• Written by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
• Produced by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
• Total Remix by Ulf Ekberg and Stonestream
• Recorded at Tuff Studios

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Danish Singles Chart	2
Swedish Singles Chart	4