"I'll Be Waiting" is the first
single by
punk rock band
the Offspring released in 1986. A re-recorded version of the song appeared as the tenth track on their
self-titled debut album, which was released three years later. It was the band's first official release and is the only single issued by the band with original drummer
James Lilja.
Versions
Several versions of "I'll Be Waiting" were released. One was released in 1986 as a 7" single, with "Blackball" as the b-side, and was the band's first official release. This single was reissued in 1994, following the Offspring's commercial success with their third studio album ''
Smash
Smash may refer to:
People
* Smash (wrestler) (born 1959), professional wrestler
* Moondog Rex, another professional wrestler who briefly wrestled as the original Smash, before being replaced by the above.
* DJ Smash, DJ and music producer
A ...
''. A demo version of "I'll Be Waiting" (then-known as "Fire and Ice") was recorded for the band's demo ''
6 Songs'' earlier in July 1986. That version can be heard on the long-out of print ''Subject to Blackout'' compilation tape, which was also released in 1986 (this version is also available for free to download from the European Offspring website).
After
James Lilja left the band, drumming duties were left to
Ron Welty, who assisted the band in re-recording both tracks featured on the single for the Offspring's debut
self-titled album which was released in 1989 (and re-released in 1995). "Blackball" and "I'll Be Waiting" were both produced by
Thom Wilson.
The re-recording of "Blackball" (the
B-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...
of the single) from the band's self-titled LP was featured in the video game ''
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4''.
Cover
The cover of the "I'll Be Waiting" single features a black-and-white image of the band members as shadows behind the Offspring logo. The same cover can also be seen on the insert of their self-titled LP, and also on the back cover of the 1995 reissue of the same album.
Track listing
Release
The band itself released "I'll Be Waiting" on Black Label Records (which the band named after
a brand of beer), as a
7" vinyl
In music, a single is a type of Art release#Music, release, typically a song Sound recording, recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. One can be released for record sales, sale to the public in a variety of formats. In most ca ...
record.
Only 1000 copies
of this record were made.
Personnel
*
Dexter Holland (credited as B. Holland) – Vocals
*
Noodles (credited as Child C-2017) – Guitar
*
Greg K.
Gregory David Kriesel (born January 20, 1965) is an American musician known as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the rock band the Offspring from 1984 to 2018.
Biography
Greg K. was one of the founding members of the Offspring along ...
(credited as Greggor) – Bass
*
James Lilja (credited as James Frederick Lilja) – Drums
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:I'll Be Waiting Blackball
The Offspring songs
1986 debut singles
Songs written by Dexter Holland
Hardcore punk songs