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| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]/[[Pop music|Pop]] |
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]/[[Pop music|Pop]] |
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| Label = [[Arista Records|Arista]] |
| Label = [[Arista Records|Arista]] |
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| Writer = [[Simon Climie]], Dennis Morgan |
| Writer = [[Simon Climie]], [[Dennis Morgan (songwriter)|Dennis Morgan]] |
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| Producer = [[Narada Michael Walden]] |
| Producer = [[Narada Michael Walden]] |
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| Chronology = [[Aretha Franklin]] singles |
| Chronology = [[Aretha Franklin]] singles |
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"'''I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'''" was a song performed by [[Aretha Franklin]] and [[George Michael]] in a [[duet]] in 1987. It was [[Songwriter|written]] by [[Simon Climie]] and Dennis Morgan. |
"'''I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'''" was a song performed by [[Aretha Franklin]] and [[George Michael]] in a [[duet]] in 1987. It was [[Songwriter|written]] by [[Simon Climie]] and [[Dennis Morgan (songwriter)|Dennis Morgan]]. |
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==Chart performance== |
==Chart performance== |
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"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" was a song performed by Aretha Franklin and George Michael in a duet in 1987. It was written by Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan.
Chart performance
The song was a one-off project that helped Michael achieve his ambition to sing with one of his favourite artists, and it reached number one in both the UK Singles Chart and Billboard's Hot 100. The song was, remarkably, Franklin's first and only UK number-one hit, and only her fourth top ten achievement in the country since "I Say a Little Prayer", nearly two decades earlier. This was also the last of Franklin's eighteen Top 10 hits in the Billboard Hot 100.
For Michael, it became his third consecutive number-one in the UK since going solo, following 1984's "Careless Whisper" (though the single was actually from the Wham! album Make It Big) and 1986's "A Different Corner". However, as the song was a duet, he was not afforded the same status or level of congratulation as Gerry & The Pacemakers or Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the only two artists to have previously achieved number one with their first three releases. Michael's previous success (with Wham!, which included four number-ones) was also a factor in watering down the achievement.
The single was the first Michael had recorded (as a lead artist) which he had not written himself. The co-writer, Simon Climie, was unknown at the time, although he later had success as a performer with Climie Fisher in 1988.
The continuous run of UK chart-toppers ended for Michael thereafter, with his next number-one coming in 1991 - again as part of a duet (this time with Elton John) - while his next entirely solo number-one in the UK didn't appear until 1996.
On the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" debuted at #59, the week of February 21, 1987, reaching #1 in its ninth week, April 18, 1987, and remaining there for two consecutive weeks.
Charts
Country | Peak position |
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Australia | 1 |
Canada | 4[1] |
The Netherlands | 1[2] |
United Kingdom | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Cover versions
A live version of the song was featured on the Bucks Fizz album Live at Fairfield Halls in 1991. A cover of "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" was recorded in 2001 by Hear'Say as the B-side to their single "Everybody". Also Michael McDonald covered it in 2008 on his album Soul Speak. Simon Climie had co-written the song and also produced it.
References
- George Michael songs
- Aretha Franklin songs
- 1987 songs
- 1987 singles
- ARC Weekly Top 40 number-one singles
- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
- Number-one singles in Australia
- European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
- Hear'Say songs
- Vocal duets
- Songs written by Simon Climie
- Songs written by Dennis Morgan