Waiting on a Song
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Waiting on a Song is the second studio album by American musician Dan Auerbach. The album was released on June 2, 2017, and is the first release from Easy Eye Sound, Auerbach's label.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | B− |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 |
| The Independent | |
| The Observer | |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10 |
| Paste | 8.6/10 |
| PopMatters | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine |
Waiting on a Song received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on 19 reviews.
Single
The title track of the album was released as a single in the UK in June 2017 with a video directed by Bryan Schlam and featuring John Prine and Pat McLaughlin in cameo roles.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Waiting on a Song" | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Malibu Man" | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Livin' in Sin" | 2:24 |
| 4. | "Shine on Me" | 3:17 |
| 5. | "King of a One Horse Town" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Never in My Wildest Dreams" | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Cherrybomb" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Stand by My Girl" | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Undertow" | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Show Me" | 2:50 |
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 83 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 63 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 11 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 58 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 65 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 43 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 185 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 62 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 51 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 45 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 27 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 57 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 22 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 49 |
| US Billboard 200 | 41 |