"''Waiting to See You''" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Dan Hartman, which was released in 1986 as a single from the film soundtrack of '' Ruthless People''. It was written by Hartman and Charlie Midnight, and was produced by Hartman. The song was also to be included on Hartman's album '' White Boy'', which was shelved by MCA in 1986.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Ken Ross and Richard Levine for Ross & Levine Inc. and N. Lee Lacy and associates. The video features Hartman recording the song in the studio with his backing band, with interspersed shots from ''Ruthless People''. The video achieved active rotation on

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Critical reception

In a review of "Waiting to See You" as a single, ''

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'' noted, "Hartman's contribution to the ''Ruthless People'' collection rocks out to a marching band rhythm, complete with foursquare, thumping bass drum." Bill Novak of '' The Sheboygan Press'' gave the single a three out of four star rating and commented, "Good beat, fair singing, and it will probably make it, since it's from a big summer film." In a review of the soundtrack, Mike Abrams of ''

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'' described "Waiting to See You" as "powerful" and one of the tracks that "add some snap to this somewhat uninteresting soundtrack". Dick Hogan of ''

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'' considered the song "the sleeper tune of the album". He added, "It's very good. The song has a good dance beat, ear-catching synthesizer and thumping drum. Hartman's vocal is very appealing." Brian Chin of ''

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Track listing

;7" single #"Waiting to See You" - 4:09 #"Waiting to See You (Film To Dance Mix)" - 3:42 ;7" single (American promo) #"Waiting to See You" - 4:09 #"Waiting to See You" - 4:09 ;12" single (UK release) #"Waiting to See You" - 4:09 #"Waiting to See You (Film To Dance Mix)" - 3:42 #"Instant Replay (Album Version)" - 5:18 #"This Is It (Remix)" - 6:43 ;CD single (Dutch release) #"Waiting to See You" - 4:09 #"Relight My Fire"

Personnel

* Dan Hartman - vocals, producer * Chris Lord-Alge - mixing on "Waiting to See You" * Robert Funk - narration on "Waiting to See You (Film to Dance Mix)" *

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- remixer on "Instant Replay (Album Version)" and "This Is It (Remix)" * Betty Marshall - cover photography

Charts

References

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