Waiting on a Friend

song written and composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, originally recorded by The Rolling Stones and released in 1981
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2881950
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Waiting on a Friend

Summary

Waiting on a Friend is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Waiting on a Friend's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Waiting on a Friend's genre is rock music[4].
  • Waiting on a Friend followed Start Me Up[5].
  • Waiting on a Friend was followed by Hang Fire[6].
  • Waiting on a Friend was produced by The Glimmer Twins[7].
  • Waiting on a Friend was performed by The Rolling Stones[8].
  • Waiting on a Friend's record label is recorded as Rolling Stones Records[9].
  • Waiting on a Friend is part of Tattoo You[10].
  • Waiting on a Friend was released on November 30, 1981[11].
  • Waiting on a Friend's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Waiting on a Friend'}[12].
  • Waiting on a Friend's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d12cbaed-ace7-4a63-941d-b7897bc33b22[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Waiting on a Friend was The Rolling Stones[8]. It was produced by The Glimmer Twins[7].

Publication

Waiting on a Friend was published on November 30, 1981[11]. Its genre is rock music[4]. It is part of Tattoo You[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Waiting on a Friend followed Start Me Up[5]. It was followed by Hang Fire[6].

Why It Matters

Waiting on a Friend ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Waiting on a Friend. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/waiting-on-a-friend
MLA “Waiting on a Friend.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/waiting-on-a-friend.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_waiting-on-a-friend_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Waiting on a Friend}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/waiting-on-a-friend}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Waiting on a Friend — https://4ort.xyz/entity/waiting-on-a-friend (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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