"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | ||||
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Single by Aretha Franklin and George Michael | ||||
from the album Aretha | ||||
Released | 23 January 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
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Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Narada Michael Walden | |||
Aretha Franklin singles chronology | ||||
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George Michael singles chronology | ||||
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"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" on YouTube |
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" is a song released by American singer Aretha Franklin and English singer George Michael as a duet in 1987.[3] The song was a number one hit in the United States and the United Kingdom.[4] Billboard listed "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" as Franklin's all-time biggest Hot 100 single.[5] The song was Franklin's biggest hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, reaching number two.[6][7] The song was written by Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan and produced by Narada Michael Walden.[8] Franklin and Michael won a 1987 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)".[9][10]
...if you're going to record a gospel song that's also a pop song, you really can't do any better than Aretha Franklin...Walden's backing track is pure big-'80s dance-pop...
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