I Just Can't Wait
| "I Just Can't Wait" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork for most 7-inch vinyl releases | ||||
| Single by Mandy Smith | ||||
| from the album Mandy | ||||
| B-side | "You're Never Alone" | |||
| Released | January 1987 | |||
| Studio | PWL (London) | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | PWL | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
| Producer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
| Mandy Smith singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "I Just Can't Wait" on YouTube | ||||
"I Just Can't Wait" is the debut single by English singer Mandy Smith, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, and was the first release by Pete Waterman's new label, PWL, in January 1987.
Despite intense publicity in the wake of Smith's relationship with Bill Wyman, the song charted poorly in the UK — a result the producers blamed on the hostility of the British media.[1] But it proved a substantial hit in a number of European countries.
While the song missed the top 40 in her home country, the track's Balearic beat version, the "Cool and Breezy Jazz Mix", was critically well received, and has been called "one of the coolest records SAW ever made".[1]
Smash Hits Australia slated the song as "awful [and] mildly suggestive", though songwriter Mike Stock denied that the title was a reference to the scandal surrounding Smith's underage relationship with Wyman.[1]
Track listing and formats
- UK 7-inch single[2]
- A. "I Just Can't Wait" – 3:24
- B. "You're Never Alone" – 3:40
- UK 12-inch single[3]
- A. "I Just Can't Wait" – 7:00
- B1. "I Just Can't Wait" (Instrumental) – 4:25
- B2. "You're Never Alone" – 3:40
Credits and personnel
- Mandy Smith – vocals
- Stock Aitken Waterman – songwriter, producer
- Mark McGuire – engineering
- Brian Aris – cover art, photographer
Credits and personnel adopted from the Mandy album and 7-inch single liner notes.[4][2]
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 91 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] | 90 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[7] | 19 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 37 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[9] | 9 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 16 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 91 |
| West Germany (GfK)[12] | 14 |
References
- ^ a b c "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 19: Looking Good Diving to I Just Can't Wait on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b I Just Can't Wait (UK 7-inch single liner notes). Mandy Smith. PWL Empire. 1987. PWL 1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Just Can't Wait (UK 12-inch single liner notes). Mandy Smith. PWL Empire. 1987. PWLT1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Mandy (LP, Vinyl, CD). Mandy Smith. PWL Records. 1988. HF 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 16. 25 April 1987. p. 18-19. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 9 October 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Classifiche" (in Italian). Musica e dischi. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Mandy".
- ^ "Mandy – I Just Can't Wait". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Mandy – I Just Can't Wait". VG-lista. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Mandy – I Just Can't Wait". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Mandy Smith: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mandy – I Just Can't Wait" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 June 2023.