A-side Everyone's Waiting Format Digital download Length 3:31 | Released 19 July 2012 Genre pop Label Eleven | |
"Everyone's Waiting" is the second single from Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins' third album, The Ol' Razzle Dazzle. It was the most commercially successful single from the album, peaking at #11 on the Australian ARIA Chart and was certified platinum. Higgins performed the song at the 2012 ARIA Awards, where the single won the award for "Best Video"
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Missy said; "The song deals with a real inner conflict I went through regarding music, so to personify the water as both my nemesis and then my saviour is pretty spot on when relating to the meaning of the song. I feel honoured to have worked with such an incredible film-maker.”
Video
The video for "Everyone's Waiting" was filmed in Byron Bay and directed by Natasha Pincus
Review
Nick Bassett from Chart Shaker reviewed the song saying: "‘Everyone’s Waiting’ serves up yet another stunning vocal from the singer and the lyrics deliver what could be interpreted as a devastatingly personal summation [as to] why she chose to take that break following a well-documented struggle to express herself after two massively successful albums."
Simone Ubaldi from Beat Music reviewed the song, saying: "...it’s actually quite a lovely song. It’s affecting, it’s genuine, has a simple melody and a warm arrangement. But if you stop and think about it, the song is a very sweet exercise in self-pity, and that, from Missy Higgins, is unbearable.
Charts
"Everyone's Waiting" made its premier on the ARIA charts at #31, before peaking at #11 on July 29, 2012.
ARIA Awards
The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).