"Still Waiting" was the third US single from

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's second album, ''

''. It was Prince's first

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to be released as a single and was mildly popular on the R&B chart, reaching #65. The ballad speaks from the perspective of a young man who hasn't yet found love but yearns for it. The track is mainly

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and

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-based and was often played live with extended instrumental solos and audience teasing. The song is a more traditional R&B ballad, before Prince established himself with trademark sexual romps like " Do Me, Baby" and "

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". The song was remade by

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in 1987 and appeared on her album ''Sweetheart''. Her version was also released as a single and charted higher than Prince's version on the R&B chart, reaching #41. British female duo Dorothy covered the song in 1988, peaking at #81 on the UK Singles Chart.

Bambi

The

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of the song was the album track rocker, "Bambi". In

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, "Bambi" was released as a single with "Still Waiting" as the B-side.

References

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