Hurry Up and Wait (song)

"Hurry Up and Wait" is the fifth single from rock band the Stereophonics and the final single taken from their second album Performance and Cocktails. It was released in November 1999. It reached number 11 in the UK charts, as did previous single "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio". It also reached number 23 in Ireland, becoming the band's fifth top 30 hit there.

"Hurry Up and Wait"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Performance and Cocktails
B-side"Angie"
Released8 November 1999
Recorded1998
Genre
Length4:40
LabelV2
Songwriter(s)Kelly Jones
Producer(s)
  • Steve Bush
  • Marshall Bird
Stereophonics singles chronology
"I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio"
(1999)		 "Hurry Up and Wait"
(1999)		 "Mama Told Me Not to Come"
(2000)
Music video
"Hurry Up and Wait" on YouTube

The song is track 3 on the album. A live version from Morfa Stadium is on CD2 of the "Hurry Up and Wait" singles. An acoustic version is on CD2 on the "Mr. Writer" singles.

The music video features the band parodying the 1970 film M*A*S*H.

Track listing

CD1

  1. "Hurry Up and Wait"
  2. "Angie (Rolling Stones cover)"
  3. "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio (Stuart Cable version)"

CD2

  1. "Hurry Up and Wait (Live at Morfa Stadium)"
  2. "I Stopped to Fill My Car Up (Live at Morfa Stadium)"
  3. "Billy Davey's Daughter (Live at Morfa Stadium)"

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[1] 44
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 23
Scotland (OCC)[3] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 11
UK Indie (OCC)[5] 1

References
  1. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 48. 27 November 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hurry Up and Wait". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.