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| "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | ||||
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| Single by Aretha Franklin and George Michael | ||||
| from the album Aretha | ||||
| Released | 19 January 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Narada Michael Walden | |||
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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]
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (February 12, 2021). "The Number Ones: Aretha Franklin & George Michael's "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)". Stereogum. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
...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...
- ^ Stanley, Bob (September 13, 2013). "Chicago and Detroit: House and Techno". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 614. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ "George Michael & Aretha Franklin: I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)". IMDb.
- ^ Billboard (December 25, 2016). "George Michael Dead: His Biggest Hits". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Aretha's biggest Hot 100 hits". Billboard. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ "Aretha Franklin I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ ""I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" — George Michael and Aretha Franklin". Medium.com. August 17, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "A look back at Aretha Franklin's Grammy wins". www.cnn.com. August 16, 2018.
- ^ "George Michael". GRAMMY.com. June 4, 2019.