waiting on the weekend

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Unlike the rest of the tracks from the underrated youth, “waiting on the weekend” was written when Dominic was 17 and is a slower, softer song in which YUNGBLUD sings of… Read More

Oct. 18, 20191 viewer34.3K views

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waiting on the weekend Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm holding out
When I pass your house
I'm waiting on the weekend
I'm waiting on the weekend

[Verse 2]
I contemplate the words
To make you feel safe and sound
Waiting on the weekend
I'm waiting on the weekend

[Verse 3]
Will we ever meet again?
Will you be stood waiting in white for your train?
Tomorrow, waiting on the weekend
Are you waiting on the weekend?
Waiting on the weekend

[Verse 4]
I spend four days messin' 'round in my head
Could she be my lover or is this pretend?
Till then, I'm waiting on the weekend
I'm waiting on the weekend
Waiting on the weekend

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[Verse 5]
She always looks so sad, and I don't know why
And all I wanna do is ask
But I just walk by, by
So maybe on the weekend
Maybe we could speak then
I'm waiting on the weekend now

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About

Unlike the rest of the tracks from the underrated youth, “waiting on the weekend” was written when Dominic was 17 and is a slower, softer song in which YUNGBLUD sings of unrequited love.

Dominic co-wrote the track with Shane Gilliver, who first taught him how to play guitar when he was working in his father’s Soho based guitar shop. Shane was also the person who compelled Dom to leave his Disney TV role, telling him:

Screw what’s going on around you, you write what you want to write, and you sing what you want to sing.

When interviewed by BBC in October 2019, he revealed that “waiting on the weekend” was recorded during a single take in LA, adding:

It really means a lot to me, that song. It’s just a moment you can get completely lost in.

Q&A

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What did YUNGBLUD say about "waiting on the weekend"?

I wrote this with my guitar teacher Shane. Shane was the manager of the guitar shop I use to work in when I grew up. He was such a big inspiration to me in terms of music and life. He taught me so much. And we wrote this song together and I thought, it’s got to be on the EP. It’s the right time for it and it’s the right time for me to do a stripped back acoustic record.

The song is recorded completely live, I’m playing guitar and singing, Adam (my guitar player) is on a 1600’s pump pedal organ. It’s one take. We can’t edit it or snip it because we’re recording at the same time through a Leslie (vintage reverb unit). Mike Crossey recorded it for us, an incredible producer. And that’s what it needed to be – a moment in time. It needed to be just a moment – a 3-minute part of life.

– YUNGBLUD, via Official Charts (October 2019)

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