Been Waiting (song)

"Been Waiting"
Single by Jessica Mauboy
from the album Been Waiting
B-side	"Now I Know"
Released	6 March 2009
Format	CD digital download
Recorded	2008
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	3:48
Label	Sony
Writer(s)	Israel Cruz Craig Hardy Jessica Mauboy
Producer(s)	Israel Cruz
Jessica Mauboy singles chronology
"Burn" (2008) "Been Waiting" (2009) "Because" (2009) Music sample "Been Waiting"
Music video "Been Waiting" on YouTube

"Been Waiting" is a song by Australian R&B singer Jessica Mauboy. Written with Australian singer Israel Cruz and Craig Hardy, the song was released on 6 March 2009 as the third single from Mauboy's debut album, also titled Been Waiting. The song peaked at number 12 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

Chart performance

"Been Waiting" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 29 and peaked at number 12 in its fourth week on the chart.^[1] It spent a total of 14 weeks in the ARIA top fifty including eight weeks in the top twenty. "Been Waiting" was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling 35,000 copies.^[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Keri McFarlane, who had previously directed the video for "Burn".^[3] It was shot at the Cronulla sand dunes in Sydney on 23 February 2009.^[4] The video is set at night time and starts off with Mauboy walking through sand dunes, before hitting the nightclub to sing, while people in the background are dancing. It premiered on YouTube on 12 March 2009.^[5]

Live performances

Mauboy performed "Been Waiting" on Rove on 22 February 2009.^[6] She also performed the song at the 2009 MTV Australia Awards on 27 March 2009.^[7] Mauboy performed the bridge from "Running Back" at the beginning of the performance, before switching to "Been Waiting". It became her first worldwide performance, of which aired on 62 channels in 162 countries via MTV.^[7] Mauboy opened the 51st TV Week Logie Awards with a performance of the song on 3 May 2009.^[8]

Track listings

Digital EP[9] "Been Waiting" – 3:48 "Now I Know" – 4:15 "Been Waiting" (Champion Lovers Remix) – 6:29 "Burn" (Acoustic) – 3:06 "Been Waiting" (Carl Remix) – 2:55

CD single[10] "Been Waiting" – 3:48 "Now I Know" – 4:15 "Been Waiting" (Champion Lovers Remix) – 6:29 "Burn" (Acoustic) – 3:06

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2009) Peak position scope="row" Australia (ARIA)[1] 12 Australia Urban (ARIA)[11] 6 Year-end charts Chart (2009) Rank ARIA Singles Chart[12] 77 ARIA Urban Singles Chart[13] 19 Australian Artists Singles Chart[14] 11 Certification Region Certification Certified units/Sales Australia (ARIA)[2] Gold 35,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone Release history Region Release Date Format Label Catalogue Australia 6 March 2009[9] Digital download Sony Music Australia 14 March 2009[10] CD single 88697491362 References "Australian-charts.com – Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 December 2010. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 March 2014. "Jessica Mauboy – "Been Waiting" (Behind the Scenes)". YouTube. Retrieved 23 September 2010. Moran, Jonothan (1 March 2009). "Jessica Mauboy shoots the breeze". The Daily Telegraph. News Limited. Retrieved 22 December 2010. Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting [Official Video]. YouTube. Retrieved 22 December 2010. "Watch Jess This Sunday On Rove!". Sony Music Australia. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010. Langford, Ben (12 March 2009). "Real deal Jess to star with best". Northern Territory News. News Limited. Retrieved 22 December 2010. "Jess To Open The Logies This Sunday! Plus Her Album Goes Platinum!". Sony Music Australia. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010. "Been Waiting – EP by Jessica Mauboy". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 22 December 2010. "Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting CD Release". Sony Music Australia. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010. "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 April 2009. p. 18. Retrieved 18 December 2014. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Singles 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 December 2014. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.