Some songs from over the years might not have become a No. 1 hit but made just as big an impact on music. One of these songs is Foreigner’s 1981 power ballad “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” which peaked just shy of the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The track was the second official single for the band’s fourth studio album, aptly titled 4. The song first came out on the album in July 1981 before being released as a single later the same year.
Only a few weeks after the single version was released, “Waiting for a Girl Like You” had already soared to the No. 2 position on the Billboard Hot 100. Unfortunately, it stayed there for 10 weeks, becoming the longest song to do so.
It was shut out of the top spot by Olivia Newton-John’s song “Physical” for nine weeks. In the 10th week, Hall & Oates’ “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” was No. 1 instead.
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Despite not becoming a certified No. 1 hit in the U.S., “Waiting for a Girl Like You” still found plenty of success. On Billboard‘s Rock Tracks chart and Radio & Records (R&R) Top 40/CHR chart, it finally hit No. 1. In the U.K., it peaked at No. 8, while it entered the Top 20 in several other countries, including Belgium, Canada, Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, South Africa, and more.
Even without being a true chart-topper in America, the song was one of Foreigner’s biggest hits. It was only bested by 1985’s “I Want to Know What Love Is,” which became a No. 1 track.
The album 4 was just as successful as its single, if not more so. It held the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart for 10 weeks, while it sold over 6 million copies in just the U.S. Along with “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” other singles on the album were “Urgent,” “Break It Up,” “Luanne,” and a few territory-specific singles.
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