"Waitin' for the Heartache"
Australian 7" cover
Single by Jimmy Barnes
from the album Freight Train Heart
Released4 July 1988 (1988-07-04)
Recorded1987
LabelMushroom
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Desmond Child
Jimmy Barnes singles chronology
"I'm Still on Your Side"
(1988)
"Waitin' for the Heartache"
(1988)
"When a Man Loves a Woman (live)"
(1988)

"Waitin' for the Heartache" is a song by Australian rock singer, Jimmy Barnes. It was released in July 1988 as the fourth and final single from Barnes' third studio album, Freight Train Heart. The song peaked at number 33 in Australia.

The song was released in different versions:[1] On the Freight Train Heart album version released on the Geffen label (GED 24146) and in the music video starting from 3'50'' background singing was added and lead singing has been varied compared to the Mushroom label album version (CD 53238).

A cover version of the song was recorded by the American singer Jennifer Rush in 1992 on her self titled album "Jennifer Rush".[2]

Track listing

Australian 7" single (Mushroom K532)

  • Side A "Waitin' for the Heartache"
  • Side B "Seven Days" (American Mix)

Australian 12" single (Mushroom X-14600)

  • Side A "Waitin' for the Heartache"
  • Side B "Seven Days" (American Mix)
  • Side B "Seven Days" (12" Mix)

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single.[3]

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 33

References

  1. "Waitin' For The Heartache (Mushroom Album Version) on Youtube".
  2. https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Rush&titel=Waiting+For+The+Heartache&cat=s
  3. Video on YouTube
  4. "Jimmy Barnes – Waitin' for the Heartache". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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