I'm Waiting for the Day
1966 song by the Beach Boys / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"I'm Waiting for the Day" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written primarily by Brian Wilson, the lyrics describe a man who is "waiting for the day" when the woman he loves will be ready to commit to a relationship with him. Wilson, alongside co-author Mike Love, are the only Beach Boys who appear on the recording.
"I'm Waiting for the Day" | |
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Song by the Beach Boys | |
from the album Pet Sounds | |
Released | May 16, 1966 |
Recorded | March 1966 |
Studio | Western and Columbia, Hollywood |
Genre | Rock[1] |
Length | 3:07 |
Label | Capitol |
Composer(s) | Brian Wilson |
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Producer(s) | Brian Wilson |
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"I'm Waiting for the Day" on YouTube | |
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Musically, the arrangement is characterized for its dynamic use of textures and word painting. Wilson produced the track in March 1966 with the aid of 17 studio musicians who variously played timpani, bongos, drums, flutes, English horn, electric guitar, two basses, strings, and an altered tack piano.