"Waiting Game" is a song by American singer Banks from her second

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(EP), ''London'' (2013). It was written by Banks and Sohn, and produced by the latter. The song was also included on Banks' debut studio album, ''

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'' (2014). "Waiting Game" charted at number 99 on the

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in January 2014 after being featured in a

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commercial.

Background

Although it was never released as a single, the song was featured in a

commercial in December 2013, and in January 2014, it charted at number 99 on the

. The track also reached number 16 on the US

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chart in April 2015. The song describes a long-distance relationship. In July 2014, English girl group Neon Jungle released a cover version of the song on their album '' Welcome to the Jungle'' without Banks' knowledge. In response, Banks posted a statement on her

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page, explaining she was "shocked" to see the song on their album, describing the song as "my own heartbeats" and having been "born from my real life, my real heartache, my real fingertips when I was at one of the most confusing times in my life". The song would later appear on her debut studio album, ''

'', released in September 2014.

Release and promotion

Banks performed "Waiting Game" on ''

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'' on August 7, 2014, along with single "

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", making her television debut. It would later be featured in the television shows '' Reckless'' (season 1, episode 7), '' Grey's Anatomy'' (season 11, episode 3), ''

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'' (season 3, episode 1), '' Power'' (season 1, episode 7), and '' The Originals'' (season 1, episode 4), as well as on the deluxe edition of the

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to the 2014 film '' Divergent''.

Critical reception

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'' described the song as "essentially, a oung-adultnovel distilled in song hichthrobs with yearning and lust over evocative drums and static".

Music video

The music video for "Waiting Game" was directed by Francesco Carrozzini and premiered on August 27, 2013.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''

''.

Recording

* Engineered and mixed at Lion Aboard, London * Mastered at Infrasonic Sound, Los Angeles * Published by Warner Chappell Music / Kobalt Songs Music Publishing obo Red Lines Music/Prescription Songs (

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)

Personnel

* Banks – vocals * Sohn – production, mixing * Daniel Moyler – engineering * Pete Lyman – mastering

Charts

Certifications

References

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