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Waiting On the World to Change
John Mayer
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- Album
- Continuum
- Released
- 2006
- Genres
- singer-songwriter
- Length
- 3:21
- Tempo
- 177 BPM
- Label
- Aware/Columbia
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About this song
The song is the first single from John Mayer's 2006 studio album, Continuum. It won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards.
What it's about
The song centers on the inaction of John and his generation in the face of current world conditions, as young people feel powerless and unable to fight back. It also laments corruption among leaders, and Mayer has said it captures the feeling that individual efforts to change things would go unnoticed or be ineffective.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 3 other songs, like “always by keshi”.
- Covered 5 times, including “Waiting on the World to Change by KIDZ BOP Kids”.
- Written by John Mayer.
- Produced by Steve Jordan and John Mayer.