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Waiting for Magic

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Released
  
May 1993

Recorded
  
1992

Label
  
Mega

Format
  
CD single

Length
  
5:14

Genre
  
Dance-pop, Eurodance, Techno

"Waiting for Magic" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group Ace of Base from their debut album, Happy Nation. Released as the fourth single from the album in a Scandinavia, the song reached the top 10 in Sweden and Denmark. The original version of the song appears only on the original release of Happy Nation. The song is replaced with its remix on the album's re-release and on The Sign. "Waiting For Magic" was promoted through a number of live performances, including one at the Miss Universe Denmark pageant.

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Lyrics

Snow White 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

    • References

    Waiting for Magic Wikipedia
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