You Better Wait

"You Better Wait" is a song by Steve Perry from his album For the Love of Strange Medicine. It was Perry's first single from the album. The song peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in Canada on the week of September 19, 1994.

"You Better Wait"
Artwork for US CD single
Single by Steve Perry
from the album For the Love of Strange Medicine
ReleasedJune 28, 1994[1]
Recorded1993
GenreRock, pop rock
Length
  • 4:51 (album version)
  • 3:45 (single edit)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Lincoln Brewster, George Hawkins, Moyes Lucas, Steve Perry, John Pierce, Paul Taylor[2]
Steve Perry singles chronology
"Foolish Heart"
(1984)		 "You Better Wait"
(1994)		 "Missing You"
(1994)
Music video
"You Better Wait" on YouTube

Music video

The music video was filmed in late August 1994 in the Grand Canyon area.

Track listing
  1. "You Better Wait (Single Mix)" (Perry, Paul Taylor, Lincoln Brewster, Moyes Lucas, George Hawkins, John Pierce)
  2. "Stand Up (Before It's Too Late)" (Perry, Brewster, Taylor, Lucas, Larry Kimpel)

Maxi Single

  1. "You Better Wait (Single Mix)"
  2. "Stand Up (Before It's Too Late)"
  3. "Forever Right or Wrong (Love's Like a River)" (Perry, Randy Goodrum, Lamont Dozier, Michael Landau, Randy Jackson, Larrie Londin, Bill Cuomo)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4] 10
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] 33
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 29
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 17
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] 6
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[9] 10

Year-end charts
Chart (1994) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 49

References
  1. Rosen, Craig (June 11, 1994). "Retail's Open Arms Greet Steve Perry". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 106 (24): 12–13. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. Allmusic song info
  3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2599." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2586." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  5. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (01.9.–07.9. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). September 1, 1994. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  6. "Steve Perry Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  7. "Steve Perry Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  8. "Steve Perry Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  9. "Steve Perry Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  10. "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Retrieved March 26, 2018.


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