Sit and Wait

"Sit and Wait" is a song recorded by American-German singer Sydney Youngblood. It was co-written by him and produced by Claus Zundel. The song was released in 1989 as the second single from his debut album, Feeling Free (1989), and was released in late 1989 and early 1990 in European countries. Like his previous single "If Only I Could", it had success on the charts, reaching the top 10 in Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and West Germany. A music video was also produced to promote the single. It features the singer dressed as a military, performing and dancing with dancers at a cafe.

"Sit and Wait"
Single by Sydney Youngblood
from the album Feeling Free
B-side	"Feeling Free"
Released	1989
Length	3:56
Label	Circa Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Ralf Hamm Mike Staab Sydney Youngblood Claus Zundel
Producer(s)	Claus Zundel
Sydney Youngblood singles chronology
"If Only I Could" (1989) "Sit and Wait" (1989) "I'd Rather Go Blind" (1989)

Critical reception

Paul Lester from Melody Maker wrote, "'Sit and Wait' is about as likely to get the nation's heels galloping as the Grace Jones record."^[1] Lola Borg from Smash Hits felt "it has an infectiously lovely rune, a haunting piano and Syd sounding like he's just won the pools so exuberant is his singing, and it all ends up making you feel like the world is a somehow a much nicer place."^[2] David Giles of Music Week considered "Sit and Wait" a "strong song" with a "highly competent pop/soul tune" and a "clever instrumentation" which recalls Spandau Ballet or Black.^[3] A review in pan-European magazine Music & Media considered "Sit and Wait" as "simply not as good as "If Only I Could" but then again not many songs are", and also deemed it "probably a hit but [Youngblood] can do better".^[4]

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Sit and Wait".^[5]

7-inch and CD single "Sit and Wait" – 3:56 "Feeling Free" – 4:00 CD maxi "Sit and Wait" (Stationary to Stationary mix) – 7:06 "Feeling Free" (the "Jazzy Who?" mix) – 6:00 "If Only I Could" (the original 12-inch) – 6:30

12-inch maxi "Sit and Wait" (Stationary to Stationary mix) – 7:06 "Sit and Wait" (dub) – 4:56 "Feeling Free" (the "Jazzy Who?" mix) – 6:00 12-inch maxi "Sit and Wait" (Stationary to Stationary mix) – 7:04 "Feeling Free" (LP version) – 5:02 "Feeling Free" (the "Jazzy Who?" mix) – 5:55

Credits

• Written by Claus Zundel, Mike Staab, Ralf Hamm and Sydney Youngblood
• Remix by Claus Zundel
• Artwork by Michael•Nash Assoc.
• Photography by Enrique Badulescu
• Arranged and produced by Claus Zundel

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Sit and Wait" Chart (1989–1990) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 59 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 2 Denmark (IFPI)[8] 14 France (SNEP)[7] 21 Ireland (IRMA)[9] 15 Italy (Musica e dischi)[10] 16 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 6 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 7 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 6 UK Singles (OCC)[12] 16 UK Dance (Music Week)[13] 10 West Germany (Media Control Charts)[7] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Sit and Wait" Chart (1990) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 25 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 54 Germany (Media Control)[16] 30 Sweden (Topplistan)[17] 95