The Wait

~ Recording by Pretenders

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
  • GB1979-12-27
Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International)0825646443185
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
  • GB1980-01-04
Real Records (WEA subsidiary)RAL 3
1.6The Wait3:34PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
  • US1980-01-19
Sire RecordsSRK 6083
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
WEA Records (imprint of Warner Records International: lower‐case “wea” with “records” below)WBN 56.774
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
Real Records (WEA subsidiary)RAL-3
1.6The Wait3:37PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
Nautilus Recordings (US-based vinyl audiophile label)NR 38
1.6The Wait3:37PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
  • CA1983-11-29
wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)CD 27430
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
  • GB1999-10-01
Sire Records, Real Records (WEA subsidiary)7599-27430-2
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
Sire Records759927430-2
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
  • US2006-10-03
Rhino (reissue label)R2 74178
1.6The Wait3:34The PretendersPretenders (expanded)PretendersAlbum
Rhino (reissue label)
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretenders (club edition)PretendersAlbum
BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions), Real Records (WEA subsidiary), Rhino (reissue label), Sire RecordsD220040, R2 74178
1.6The Wait3:38PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
  • US2009-09-01
Audio FidelityAFZ 052
1.6The Wait3:37PretendersOriginal Album SeriesPretendersAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records0825646846160
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretenders (Warner Music border on cover)PretendersAlbum
  • US2013-09-05
Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International)
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretenders (24‐bit/96 kHz)PretendersAlbum
Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International)
2.6The Wait3:37PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
  • US2014-11-04
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2144
1.6The Wait3:37PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
  • US2014-11-04
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2144
1.2The Wait3:36The PretendersShe Rocks: The ’80s Wave of Women RockersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Commercial Music Group, Starbucks
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
  • GB2015-02-16
Edsel Records, Rhino (reissue label)EDSG 8047
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretenders 1979–1999PretendersAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2015-02-16
  • GB2015-02-16
Edsel RecordsPRETBOX01
1.6The Wait3:34PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-372
1.6The Wait3:37PretendersPretenders (deluxe edition, 40th anniversary)PretendersAlbum
  • -2021-11-05
Real Records (WEA subsidiary)0190296691874
1.6The Wait3:37PretendersPretenders (deluxe edition)PretendersAlbum
  • -2021-11-05
Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International)[none]
1.6The Wait3:36The PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
Sire Records6083-2
1.6The Wait3:37PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
Sire Records, Real Records (WEA subsidiary)60832
1.6The Wait3:37The PretendersPretenders (made in West Germany)PretendersAlbum
Real Records (WEA subsidiary), Sire Records256 774, 6083-2
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretenders (made in Japan)PretendersAlbum
Sire Records256 774, 6083-2
1.6The Wait3:34PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
Rhino (reissue label)
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
Real Records (WEA subsidiary), Sire Records256 774, 6083-2
1.6The Wait3:36PretendersPretendersPretendersAlbum
CD 6083

Relationships

additional recording engineer:Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
engineer and mixer:Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
additionally recorded at:Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at and mixed at:Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:The Wait

Related works

The Wait

lyricist:Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
composer:Pete Farndon
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
publisher:ATV Music Ltd.
Hynde House of Hits Music
Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.