I Will Wait (Hootie & the Blowfish song)

"I Will Wait" is a song by American rock group Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in August 1998 as the lead single from their third studio album, Musical Chairs. In the United States, it peaked at number 28 on the Adult Contemporary music chart, and number three on the Adult Top 40 music chart. The song reached number seven in Canada.

"I Will Wait"
Single by Hootie & the Blowfish
from the album Musical Chairs
ReleasedAugust 7, 1998
Genre
Length4:15
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Don Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology
"Sad Caper"
(1996)
"I Will Wait"
(1998)
"Only Lonely"
(1999)

Background and writing edit

Rucker stated in an interview with Billboard that he wrote the song about his best friend's parents, the husband was in the military and the wife was always waiting for him to get home.[1]

Music video edit

The music video was directed by Ulf Buddensieck.

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 7
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] 12
Scotland (OCC)[4] 42
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 57
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 28
US Billboard Adult Top 40 3

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