"Will You Wait for Me?" is a song by British singer-songwriter Kavana. The

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was released on 8 March 1999 as the third single from his second album, ''

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'' (1998). The song peaked at number 29 on the

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and at number 22 on the

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. The track is one of Kavana's personal favourites in his repertoire.

Background and release

"Will You Wait for Me?" was recorded during mid-1998 and was released as a single on 8 March 1999. It is Kavana's favourite song on the second album. He said in an interview, "This song is one of my favourites on the album (''

''), actually – I've never done a ballad before! It's about a friend of mine who died of

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, and writing it was great therapy in a way. Hopefully, this is the defining one for me." It was produced by

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Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single, Australian CD single # "Will You Wait for Me" – 3:48 # "Will You Wait for Me" – 4:13 # "Him or Me" – 3:38 UK CD2 # "Will You Wait for Me" – 3:48 # "Will You Wait for Me" – 4:13 # "Will You Wait for Me" – 6:07 # "Will You Wait for Me"

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1990s ballads 1998 songs 1999 singles Song recordings produced by Absolute (production team) Songs written by Andy Watkins Songs written by Paul Wilson (songwriter) Virgin Records singles