I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

Summary

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) is a musical work/composition^[1]. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (554 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'s composer is recorded as Simon Climie^[4].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'s composer is recorded as Dennis Morgan^[5].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'s genre is rhythm and blues^[6].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'s genre is pop music^[7].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) followed A Different Corner^[8].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) was followed by I Want Your Sex^[9].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) was produced by Narada Michael Walden^[10].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) was performed by Aretha Franklin^[11].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) was performed by George Michael^[12].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'s record label is recorded as Arista Records^[13].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) is part of Aretha^[14].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[15].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'s country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) was published on January 1, 1987^[17].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'s lyricist is recorded as Simon Climie^[18].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'}^[19].
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'s form of creative work is recorded as song^[20].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6502bdad-44e6-36c6-9fca-f3d85079b005^[22]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Aretha Franklin^[11] and George Michael^[12]. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) was produced by Narada Michael Walden^[10].

Publication

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) was published on January 1, 1987^[17]. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[15]. Genres include rhythm and blues^[6] and pop music^[7]. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) is part of Aretha^[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) followed A Different Corner^[8]. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) was followed by I Want Your Sex^[9].

Why It Matters

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (554 views/month).^[2] I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]