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"Waiting Outside the Lines" is the debut single of
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singer
Greyson Chance Greyson Michael Chance (born August 16, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He rose to national attention in 2010 with his performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a grade school music festival which went viral on YouTube, ga ...
. The song was written by Aaron Michael Cox and produced by
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and
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. It was released exclusively to
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on October 26, 2010. The CD single was later released on December 14, 2010 under
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,
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, and
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. It also contained a studio version of cover hits from
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and Augustana. The official remix features vocals from
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pop and R&B singer
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. The song also appeared on the 2011 compilation album '' Now That's What I Call Music! 37'' The song's accompanying music video was directed by
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.


Track listing

;Digital download #"Waiting Outside the Lines" – 3:52 ;US & UK CD single


Charts


Release history


References

2010 debut singles Greyson Chance songs Pop ballads Song recordings produced by Ron Fair 2010 songs Songs written by Eric Bellinger Song recordings produced by Da Internz Maverick Records singles Songs written by Greyson Chance {{2010s-rock-song-stub 2010 singles