Waiting for Tonight
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"Waiting for Tonight" is a song originally recorded by American female pop trio 3rd Party
for their 1997 album Alive. American recording artist Jennifer Lopez
recorded a version for her debut album, On the 6
(1999), and the song became the second single from the album and also the most famous version of the song so far, being considered one of Lopez's signature songs. Released in 1999, the single peaked at number eight in the U.S., becoming Lopez's second top ten single; it also peaked at number five in the United Kingdom. Moreover, the track earned Lopez a nomination for Best Dance Recording
at the 2000 Grammy Awards. A Spanish
version of the song, entitled "Una Noche Más" ("One More Night"), is also included on the album On the 6. In 2006, Italian house
trio Lil' Love released their version of the song. There is also a version of the song in the popular dance video game Dance Dance Revolution
. In July 2010, the song was covered by Taintstick
.
.
"Waiting for Tonight" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Dance Recording
. In the same year, its music video
won the MTV Video Music Award
for Best Dance Video
and was also nominated for Best Choreography
.
Lopez would perform the Hex Hector
remix years later during a guest stint on the sitcom Will & Grace
, at Karen's wedding ceremony.
" was falling from the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100
. The single became known for its upbeat music video
which was centered around a millennium party for 2000. (The music video also humorously portrayed the Y2K bug
worries when the tropical skyline blackouts during the millennium party, but immediately lights back up seconds later, as if the event was a prank.) As 1999 drew to a close and hype for the millennium became more prevalent, "Waiting for Tonight" soared up the charts, reaching number eight by the week of December 4, and returning to that position two weeks later. Lopez sang the song at the ABC
2010 celebration.
, begins with Lopez and her friends getting ready for a New Year's Eve
's party. They are later seen on board a boat and then arriving at a party which is being held in the middle of the jungle. Cut between these scenes, there are the scenes of Lopez in the jungle, dancing in front of a green light, with sparkling crystals covering her body. Towards the end of the video, the party waits for the clock to count down to the year 2000. The lights turn off (referring to a power outage
expected from the Y2K problem
), but are turned on once again. Fireworks are set off and everybody celebrates the beginning of the New Year, with Lopez dancing on top of the crowd. The video ends with Lopez in a black bikini in the water in front of a waterfall.
The Hex Hector Remix version and the alternative Spanish version of the video can be viewed on the internet.
UK CD 2
UK cassette single
European CD single
European CD maxi single
Australian CD single
Australian CD single (The Remixes)
U.S. 12" single #1
U.S. 12" single #2
U.S. promo 12" single #1
U.S. 12" promo single #2
U.S. 12" promo single #3
"Una Noche Más" European CD single
3rd Party
3rd Party was a three-member dance-pop group that released one album in 1997. They are best known for their dance hit "Can U Feel It", and for the song "Waiting for Tonight", which was remade by Jennifer Lopez.- Background :...
for their 1997 album Alive. American recording artist Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
recorded a version for her debut album, On the 6
On the 6
On the 6 is the debut studio album by American recording artist Jennifer Lopez, released on June 1, 1999 by Work Records. It debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 the week of June 19, 1999, with first-week sales of 112,000 copies, remaining in the top 20 for 11 weeks and on the chart...
(1999), and the song became the second single from the album and also the most famous version of the song so far, being considered one of Lopez's signature songs. Released in 1999, the single peaked at number eight in the U.S., becoming Lopez's second top ten single; it also peaked at number five in the United Kingdom. Moreover, the track earned Lopez a nomination for Best Dance Recording
Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for works containing quality vocal performances in the dance music genre...
at the 2000 Grammy Awards. A Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
version of the song, entitled "Una Noche Más" ("One More Night"), is also included on the album On the 6. In 2006, Italian house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
trio Lil' Love released their version of the song. There is also a version of the song in the popular dance video game Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
. In July 2010, the song was covered by Taintstick
Taintstick
Taintstick was a satirical American hard rock band, signed to Suburban Noize Records. Their debut album released on October 27, 2009. In 2010, front man Jason Ellis, announced the end of the band after EllisMania 6 and the premiere of his new band, DeathDeathDie!.-History:Taintstick was formed in...
.
Song information
The song was written by Maria Christiansen, Michael Garvin, and Phil Temple. The original version was produced by dance producers LCD. Lopez's version was produced by Ric WakeRic Wake
Ric Wake is a record producer who has won an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. During his tenure as staff producer with Sony Music Entertainment he has worked with vocalists such as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Barry Manilow, and Marc Anthony...
.
"Waiting for Tonight" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Dance Recording
Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for works containing quality vocal performances in the dance music genre...
. In the same year, its music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
won the MTV Video Music Award
2000 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2000 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 7, 2000, honoring the best music videos from June 12, 1999, to June 9, 2000. The show was hosted by Marlon and Shawn Wayans at Radio City Music Hall in New York City....
for Best Dance Video
MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video was first awarded in 1989, and it was one of the original four genre categories that were added to the MTV Video Music Awards that year. With a revamp of the awards in 2007, the category was cut out along with several others, yet it returned for the...
and was also nominated for Best Choreography
MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography
The following is a list of MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Choreography in a Video....
.
Lopez would perform the Hex Hector
Hex Hector
Hex Hector , is an American dance remixer. He won a Grammy in 2001 for "Best Remixer".-Biography:Hector was born in in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, and was raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan...
remix years later during a guest stint on the sitcom Will & Grace
Will & Grace
Will & Grace was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1998 to May 18, 2006 for a total of eight seasons. Will & Grace remains the most successful television series with gay principal characters...
, at Karen's wedding ceremony.
Chart performance
The song's success could be tied to its theme and the much anticipated millennium new year on December 31, 1999. In the U.S., "Waiting for Tonight" rose from number 56 to number 37 the week of October 23, 1999, as "If You Had My LoveIf You Had My Love
"If You Had My Love" is a song by American recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez, taken from her debut studio album, On the 6 . Released in 1999, the single peaked at number one in the United States, becoming Lopez's first number-one single; it also peaked at number four in the United Kingdom...
" was falling from the top 40 of the 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...
. The single became known for its upbeat music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
which was centered around a millennium party for 2000. (The music video also humorously portrayed the Y2K bug
Year 2000 problem
The Year 2000 problem was a problem for both digital and non-digital documentation and data storage situations which resulted from the practice of abbreviating a four-digit year to two digits.In computer programs, the practice of representing the year with two...
worries when the tropical skyline blackouts during the millennium party, but immediately lights back up seconds later, as if the event was a prank.) As 1999 drew to a close and hype for the millennium became more prevalent, "Waiting for Tonight" soared up the charts, reaching number eight by the week of December 4, and returning to that position two weeks later. Lopez sang the song at the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
2010 celebration.
Music video
The video, directed by Francis LawrenceFrancis Lawrence
Francis Lawrence is an American music video and film director.-Life and career:Lawrence was born in Vienna, Austria. His father is a physicist who taught at California State University, Northridge and his mother is V.P. Technology at a PR agency. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of three...
, begins with Lopez and her friends getting ready for a New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the...
's party. They are later seen on board a boat and then arriving at a party which is being held in the middle of the jungle. Cut between these scenes, there are the scenes of Lopez in the jungle, dancing in front of a green light, with sparkling crystals covering her body. Towards the end of the video, the party waits for the clock to count down to the year 2000. The lights turn off (referring to a power outage
Power outage
A power outage is a short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area.There are many causes of power failures in an electricity network...
expected from the Y2K problem
Year 2000 problem
The Year 2000 problem was a problem for both digital and non-digital documentation and data storage situations which resulted from the practice of abbreviating a four-digit year to two digits.In computer programs, the practice of representing the year with two...
), but are turned on once again. Fireworks are set off and everybody celebrates the beginning of the New Year, with Lopez dancing on top of the crowd. The video ends with Lopez in a black bikini in the water in front of a waterfall.
The Hex Hector Remix version and the alternative Spanish version of the video can be viewed on the internet.
Jennifer Lopez versions
UK CD 1- "Waiting for Tonight" – 4:06
- "Waiting for Tonight" (HexHex HectorHex Hector , is an American dance remixer. He won a Grammy in 2001 for "Best Remixer".-Biography:Hector was born in in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, and was raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan...
's Momentous Radio Edit) – 3:52 - "Waiting for Tonight" (Futureshock Midnight at Mambo Remix) – 8:36
UK CD 2
- "Waiting for Tonight" – 4:06
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Mix) – 5:53
- "Waiting for Tonight" (PabloPablo FloresPablo Flores is a Latin remixer, DJ, music producer and arranger; most known for being Gloria Estefan's personal remixer.Pablo Flores was in charge of mixing one of the signature songs of Estefan, "Conga" and first started his career mixing the album Primitive Love, of the band of Estefan, Miami...
's Miami Mix Radio Edit) – 4:01
UK cassette single
- "Waiting for Tonight" – 4:06
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Mix) – 5:53
European CD single
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Album Version) – 4:06
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix Radio Edit - Spanglish) – 3:59
European CD maxi single
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Album Version) – 4:06
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix Radio Edit - Spanglish) – 3:59
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Radio Mix) – 3:52
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Mix) – 5:53
Australian CD single
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Album Version) – 4:06
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix Radio Edit - Spanglish) – 3:59
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Radio Mix) – 3:52
- "If You Had My LoveIf You Had My Love"If You Had My Love" is a song by American recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez, taken from her debut studio album, On the 6 . Released in 1999, the single peaked at number one in the United States, becoming Lopez's first number-one single; it also peaked at number four in the United Kingdom...
" (Metro Club Mix) – 6:08
Australian CD single (The Remixes)
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex Hector Vocal Remix Extended) – 11:15
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex Hector Dub) – 6:31
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Club Mix) – 5:54
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix - English) – 10:01
- "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Video Remix) – 4:34
U.S. 12" single #1
- A1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Club Mix) – 11:15
- A2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo Flores Spanglish Miami Radio Edit) – 3:56
- B1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix) – 10:00
- B2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Video Edit) – 4:50
U.S. 12" single #2
- A1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Mix) – 5:53
- A2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix Spanglish Radio Edit - Spanglish) – 3:59
- B1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Futureshock Midnight at Mambo Remix) – 8:36
- B2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Club Mix) – 11:17
U.S. promo 12" single #1
- A1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Club Mix) – 11:17
- A2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous A Cappella) – 3:32
- B1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix) – 10:04
- B2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo's Miami Mix - Spanglish Radio Edit) – 3:59
U.S. 12" promo single #2
- A1. "Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix) – 10:08
- A2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex's Momentous Dub) – 6:31
- B1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Matt & Vito's Vox Club Mix) – 9:00
- B2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Power Dub) – 8:14
U.S. 12" promo single #3
- A1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Metro Club Mix) – 5:51
- A2. "Waiting for Tonight" (Album Version) – 4:06
- B1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix) – 10:04
"Una Noche Más" European CD single
- "Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix Radio Edit - Spanish) – 3:58
- "Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix Radio Edit - Spanglish) – 3:58
- "Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix Spanish) – 10:01
- "Una Noche Más" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix Spanglish) – 10:01
Lil' Love version
Italian 12" single- A1. "Waiting for Tonight" (Extended Club Mix) – 7:09
- A2. "Tonight" – 3:35
- B1. "Waiting for Tonight" (L.O.B. Remix) – 6:17
MTV Video Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Waiting For Tonight Waiting for Tonight "Waiting for Tonight" is a song originally recorded by American female pop trio 3rd Party for their 1997 album Alive. American recording artist Jennifer Lopez recorded a version for her debut album, On the 6 , and the song became the second single from the album and also the most famous version of... |
Best Choreography | |
| Waiting For Tonight Waiting for Tonight "Waiting for Tonight" is a song originally recorded by American female pop trio 3rd Party for their 1997 album Alive. American recording artist Jennifer Lopez recorded a version for her debut album, On the 6 , and the song became the second single from the album and also the most famous version of... |
Best Dance Video | ||
Peak positions
| Chart (1999-2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... ) |
13 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|
| Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
Platinum |
| France Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
Silver |
| New Zealand Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
Gold |
Year-end charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 32 |
| 2000 | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 99 |