I've Been Waiting for You (Neil Young song)
| "I've Been Waiting for You" | |
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| Song by Neil Young | |
| from the album Neil Young | |
| Released | November 12, 1968 |
| Recorded | October 9, 1968 |
| Studio | TTG Recording Studios, Los Angeles |
| Genre | Folk rock |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Label | Reprise |
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Young |
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"I've Been Waiting for You" is a song written by Neil Young, which he recorded for his 1968 debut solo album. In a song review for AllMusic, critic Matthew Greenwald described it as "One of the most powerful and well-crafted songs from Neil Young's self-titled solo debut ... A very strong and engaging melody is set against a striking, descending guitar riff, which serves as the song's hook."[1]
Young did not perform the song with Crazy Horse or Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,[1] although he recorded a live solo acoustic version in November 1968, just a few days before the release of the album version. It was later included on the live album Sugar Mountain – Live at Canterbury House 1968, released in 2008.[2]
David Bowie, the Pixies, and Dinosaur Jr. have recorded renditions of the song.[3][4]
Personnel
- Neil Young – guitar, piano, pipe organ, vocals
- Jim Messina – bass
- George Grantham – drums[5]
David Bowie version
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| Single by David Bowie | ||||
| from the album Heathen | ||||
| B-side | "Sunday" (Tony Visconti mix) | |||
| Released | October 2002 (Canada) | |||
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| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Young | |||
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David Bowie recorded a version of the song, which features Dave Grohl on guitar, for his album Heathen (2002). His version of "I've Been Waiting for You" was released as a single in Canada and reached number 11 in the single charts.[6]
Bowie's band Tin Machine performed the song during their 1991-92 It's My Life Tour, sung by Reeves Gabrels.[7] One such live version appeared on the live video release Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby. Bowie played the song live again on his solo Heathen Tour (2002) and A Reality Tour (2003).[8][9] A longer version of the album version (3:16 versus 3:00) appeared exclusively on the Heathen Super Audio CD.
Track listing
- CD: ISO-Columbia / 38K 003369 (Canada)
- "I've Been Waiting for You (album version)" – 3:00
- "Sunday (Tony Visconti mix)" – 4:56
- "Shadow Man" – 4:46
Production and credits
- Producers:
- David Bowie
- Tony Visconti
- Musicians:
- David Bowie: vocals, keyboards, synths, guitars, sax, stylophone, drums
- Dave Grohl: guitar
- Tony Visconti: bass guitar, guitars, recorders, B-vox, string arrangements
- Matt Chamberlain: drums, loop programming, percussion
- David Torn: guitars, guitar loops, omnichord
- Jordan Rudess: piano and Hammond organ.
- Gail Ann Dorsey: bass on "Shadow Man"
- Earl Slick: ambient guitar on "Shadow Man"
- Mark Plati: acoustic guitar on "Shadow Man"
- Lisa Germano: violin on "Shadow Man"
References
- ^ a b Greenwald, Matthew. "Neil Young: I've Been Waiting for You – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "Sugar Mountain Live at Canterbury House 1968". Neil Young Archives. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "I've Been Waiting For You". YouTube. January 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Dinosaur Jr. - I've Been Waiting For You (Neil Young) - Unreleased". YouTube. 5 March 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "I've Been Waiting For You". Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ "David Bowie". Billboard.
- ^ "Tin Machine Setlist at Hokkai-dou Kousei Nenkin Kaikan, Sapporo, Japan". Setlistfm. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "David Bowie Setlist at The Music Hall at Snug Harbor, Staten Island, NY, USA". Setlistfm. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "David Bowie Setlist at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France". Setlistfm. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
