Waiting On The World To Change - Muziek
Waiting On The World To Change by John Mayer
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Biografie van de kunstenaar John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer Was Born October 16 1977 In Fairfield Connecticut USA And Started Playing Guitar At 13 After Being Inspired By A Stevie Ray Vaughan Tape His Neighbor Gave Him. In 1998 He Moved To Atlanta Georgia Where He Refined His Skills And Gained A Following. In 2003 He Won The Grammy Award For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For The 2002 Single "Your Body Is A Wonderland" From The Album Room For Squares. In February 2005 He Was Awarded The Song Of The Year Grammy For His Song Daughters Which He Composed While In The Shower From The Album Heavier Things. In Winning The Award He Beat Out Such Contenders As Alicia Keys And Kanye West. He Dedicated This Award To His Grandmother Annie Hoffman Who Died In May 2004. He Also Won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For Which Elvis Costello Prince And Seal Were Also Nominated. In 2007 John Won 2 Grammys One For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For The Song "Waiting On The World To Change " And Also Best Pop Vocal Album For His Album Continuum. To Date Mayer Has Toured With Many Groups Including Maroon 5 Guster Counting Crows The Wallflowers Teitur Ben Folds And Sheryl Crow. In 2004 Mayer Worked With Hip Hop Artist And Producer Kanye West Appearing Both On Go And Kanye West's Bittersweet Released In The Summer Of 2007 As An ITunes Pre-Order Bonus Track To The Album Graduation And Received Praise From Rap Heavyweights Like Jay-Z And Nelly. When Asked About His Ubiquitous Presence In The Hip Hop Community He Said "It's Not Music Out There Right Now. That's Why To Me Hip-Hop Is Where Rock Used To Be." It Was Around This Time That He Began Hinting At A Change In His Musical Interests Announcing That He Was "closing Up Shop On Acoustic Sensitivity." In 2005 He Began A String Of Collaborations With Various Blues Artists Including Buddy Guy BB King Eric Clapton And Jazz Artist John Scofield. He Also Toured With The Legendary Jazz Pianist Herbie Hancock Which Included A Show At The Bonnaroo Music Festival In Manchester Tennessee. Although Mayer Has Maintained A Reputation For Being A Sensitive Singer-Songwriter He Is Also An Accomplished Guitarist Influenced By The Likes Of Jimi Hendrix Stevie Ray Vaughan Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Freddie King And B.B. King. In This Regard He Has Released An Album With His Band The John Mayer Trio Try! Which Features A Blues-Rock Style Reminiscent Of Jimi Hendrix. In September 2006 Mayer Released His Third Studio Album Continuum. The Album Written And Produced Exclusively By Mayer With The Help Of Steve Jordan From The John Mayer Trio Is A Culmination Of Mayer's Growth As An Artist And Continues With The Blues-Rock Style That He Began To Flirt With On Try!. Also Notable Is John Mayer's Various Adaptations In Style. He Always Maintained A Blues Tone He Introduced A Rockier Edge. However In Continuum He Adopts A Calmer Genre Returning To His Previous Styles. On November 17 2009 Mayer's Fourth Studio Album Battle Studies Was Released And Debuted At Number One On The U.S. Billboard 200 Album Chart. The Album Consists Of 11 Tracks With A Total Time Of 45 Minutes. The First Single From The Album "Who Says" Was Released On September 24 2009 In Advance Of Album And Was Followed On October 19 By The Single "Heartbreak Warfare" And The Single "Half Of My Heart" Released On June 21 2010. Despite The Album's Commercial Success Critics Were Mixed With Their Praise While Some Reviews Were Glowing Calling It His "most Adventurous" Others Called The Album "safe" And Noted That "Mayer The Singer-Songwriter And Mayer The Man About Town Sometimes Seem Disconnected Like They Don't Even Belong In The Same Body. Following His Recovery From Vocal Surgery Mayer Returned To The Studio. On June 18 2013 Mayer Announced From His Facebook Page That His Sixth Album Paradise Valley Would Be Released On August 13 2013. On The Same Day He Released A Lyric Video For The New Album's First Single "Paper Doll" On His YouTube Page. The Release Date Was Later Changed To August 20 2013. "Who You Love" Featuring Katy Perry Followed As The Album's Third Single And A Music Video Was Released On December 17 2013 For The Song. The Album Which Also Includes A Collaboration With Frank Ocean Was Met With Positive Reviews From Music Critics. Mayer Embarked On A Tour His First In Three Years In Support Of Born And Raised And Paradise Valley. The American Leg Of The Tour Ran From July To December 2013 With Interscope Recording Artist Phillip Phillips Serving As Support Act. The Tour Will Visit Australia In April 2014.
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John-Mayer - Continuum
"Waiting On The World To Change" Is A Song By American Singer-Songwriter John Mayer. It Was Released As The Lead Single From His Third Studio Album Continuum 2006 On August 1 2006. The Song Enjoyed Commercial Success As A Single And Won The Grammy For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance At The 49th Grammy Awards. Music Video
The Music Video For The Song Was Directed By Philip Andelman And Features Mayer Walking Along The East River While Commissioned Graffiti Artists Futura Tats Cru And Daze Spray Paint Messages Relating To The Song's Content On New York City Billboards. Promotion And Release
A Limited-Edition EP Of "Waiting On The World To Change" Was Released That Includes Both The Album Version And A Bonus Acoustic Version Featuring Ben Harper. The EP Also Is The Only Official Source For The Studio Electric Version Of "Good Love Is On The Way" A Live Version Of Which Was Previously Released On The Live Album Try! By The John Mayer Trio. This Particular EP Has Only Been Made Available Through Best Buy And With The Purchase Of The Continuum Album. An Acoustic Studio Version Of "Good Love Is On The Way" Is Also Available On Mayer's EP Entitled The Village Sessions Released On December 12 2006 "The Village Sessions" EP Also Contains The Aforementioned Ben Harper Acoustic Version Of "Waiting On The World To Change" . Critical Reception
"Waiting On The World To Change" Received Mixed Reviews From Music Critics. Kelefa Sanneh Of The New York Times Called The Song "a Lovely And Anger-Free Ode To A Vaguely Dissatisfied Generation " While Matt Collar With AMG Wrote That "Nobody — Not A Single One Of Mayer's Contemporaries — Has Come Up With Anything Resembling A Worthwhile Anti-War Anthem That Is As Good And Speaks For Their Generation As Much As His 'Waiting On The World To Change'". Rolling Stone Called The Opening Track And First Single "a Moving Apologia For Gen Y's Seeming 'apathy'". Other Reviewers Commented On His Progression As An Artist Tony Pascarella Found The Song "gives Listeners Both Old And New An Idea Of How Far Mayer Has Come. To Be Frank This Is No 'Your Body Is A Wonderland.' With Continuum Mayer Broadens His Fan Base By Infusing A Very Blues And R&B-Influenced Sound." Not All Reviews Were Glowing Entertainment Weekly And The Los Angeles Times Were Both Less Than Impressed With The Times Saying That In The Song "his Mood Tightens Up Unpleasantly". Greg Kot In The Chicago Tribune Also Referred To The Song In His Report On Mayer's Appearance At The Crossroads Guitar Festival As " Perhaps The Most Spineless Social-Justice Song Ever Written. It Advocates A Passive Approach Whereas The Song It Most Closely Resembles --- Curtis Mayfield's Classic "People Get Ready" --- Urges Everyone To Get Involved Or Risk Being Left Behind". Pitchfork Found In The Track "the Gravitas Of An Infomercial But Only A Fraction Of The Soul" Giving It The Least Grade. Commercial Performance
On February 22 2007 It Peaked At Number 14 On The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. It Stayed On The Charts For 41 Weeks. The Single Also Reached Number 1 On Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart Remaining On The Chart For Over A Year. It Is Mayer's Most Successful Single Both In Sales And Chart Positions . To Date In The US The Single Has Sold Over Two Million Digital Downloads Becoming The 103rd Song To Top The Two Million Mark In Paid Downloads. It Is Mayer's First Song To Reach That Plateau. It Has Been Certified Platinum By The RIAA A Distinction For Downloads And Sales In Excess Of One Million. The Song Has Found Success Internationally As Well. It Peaked At Number 17 On The Australian ARIA Digital Singles Chart. It Also Peaked At Number 36 On The New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 Singles Chart.
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John Clayton Mayer Was Born October 16 1977 In Fairfield Connecticut USA And Started Playing Guitar At 13 After Being Inspired By A Stevie Ray Vaughan Tape His Neighbor Gave Him. In 1998 He Moved To Atlanta Georgia Where He Refined His Skills And Gained A Following. In 2003 He Won The Grammy Award For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For The 2002 Single "Your Body Is A Wonderland" From The Album Room For Squares. In February 2005 He Was Awarded The Song Of The Year Grammy For His Song Daughters Which He Composed While In The Shower From The Album Heavier Things. In Winning The Award He Beat Out Such Contenders As Alicia Keys And Kanye West. He Dedicated This Award To His Grandmother Annie Hoffman Who Died In May 2004. He Also Won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For Which Elvis Costello Prince And Seal Were Also Nominated. In 2007 John Won 2 Grammys One For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For The Song "Waiting On The World To Change " And Also Best Pop Vocal Album For His Album Continuum. To Date Mayer Has Toured With Many Groups Including Maroon 5 Guster Counting Crows The Wallflowers Teitur Ben Folds And Sheryl Crow. In 2004 Mayer Worked With Hip Hop Artist And Producer Kanye West Appearing Both On Go And Kanye West's Bittersweet Released In The Summer Of 2007 As An ITunes Pre-Order Bonus Track To The Album Graduation And Received Praise From Rap Heavyweights Like Jay-Z And Nelly. When Asked About His Ubiquitous Presence In The Hip Hop Community He Said "It's Not Music Out There Right Now. That's Why To Me Hip-Hop Is Where Rock Used To Be." It Was Around This Time That He Began Hinting At A Change In His Musical Interests Announcing That He Was "closing Up Shop On Acoustic Sensitivity." In 2005 He Began A String Of Collaborations With Various Blues Artists Including Buddy Guy BB King Eric Clapton And Jazz Artist John Scofield. He Also Toured With The Legendary Jazz Pianist Herbie Hancock Which Included A Show At The Bonnaroo Music Festival In Manchester Tennessee. Although Mayer Has Maintained A Reputation For Being A Sensitive Singer-Songwriter He Is Also An Accomplished Guitarist Influenced By The Likes Of Jimi Hendrix Stevie Ray Vaughan Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Freddie King And B.B. King. In This Regard He Has Released An Album With His Band The John Mayer Trio Try! Which Features A Blues-Rock Style Reminiscent Of Jimi Hendrix. In September 2006 Mayer Released His Third Studio Album Continuum. The Album Written And Produced Exclusively By Mayer With The Help Of Steve Jordan From The John Mayer Trio Is A Culmination Of Mayer's Growth As An Artist And Continues With The Blues-Rock Style That He Began To Flirt With On Try!. Also Notable Is John Mayer's Various Adaptations In Style. He Always Maintained A Blues Tone He Introduced A Rockier Edge. However In Continuum He Adopts A Calmer Genre Returning To His Previous Styles. On November 17 2009 Mayer's Fourth Studio Album Battle Studies Was Released And Debuted At Number One On The U.S. Billboard 200 Album Chart. The Album Consists Of 11 Tracks With A Total Time Of 45 Minutes. The First Single From The Album "Who Says" Was Released On September 24 2009 In Advance Of Album And Was Followed On October 19 By The Single "Heartbreak Warfare" And The Single "Half Of My Heart" Released On June 21 2010. Despite The Album's Commercial Success Critics Were Mixed With Their Praise While Some Reviews Were Glowing Calling It His "most Adventurous" Others Called The Album "safe" And Noted That "Mayer The Singer-Songwriter And Mayer The Man About Town Sometimes Seem Disconnected Like They Don't Even Belong In The Same Body. Following His Recovery From Vocal Surgery Mayer Returned To The Studio. On June 18 2013 Mayer Announced From His Facebook Page That His Sixth Album Paradise Valley Would Be Released On August 13 2013. On The Same Day He Released A Lyric Video For The New Album's First Single "Paper Doll" On His YouTube Page. The Release Date Was Later Changed To August 20 2013. "Who You Love" Featuring Katy Perry Followed As The Album's Third Single And A Music Video Was Released On December 17 2013 For The Song. The Album Which Also Includes A Collaboration With Frank Ocean Was Met With Positive Reviews From Music Critics. Mayer Embarked On A Tour His First In Three Years In Support Of Born And Raised And Paradise Valley. The American Leg Of The Tour Ran From July To December 2013 With Interscope Recording Artist Phillip Phillips Serving As Support Act. The Tour Will Visit Australia In April 2014.
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"Waiting on the World to Change" is a song by American singer-songwriter John Mayer. It was released as the lead single from his third studio album, Continuum (2006), on August 1, 2006. The song enjoyed commercial success as a single and won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards.
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Philip Andelman and features Mayer walking along the East River while commissioned graffiti artists Futura, Tats Cru, and Daze spray paint messages relating to the song's content on New York City billboards.
Promotion and release
A limited-edition EP of "Waiting on the World to Change" was released that includes both the album version and a bonus, acoustic version featuring Ben Harper. The EP also is the only official source for the studio (electric) version of "Good Love Is On The Way", a live version of which was previously released on the live album Try! by the John Mayer Trio. This particular EP has only been made available through Best Buy and with the purchase of the Continuum album. An acoustic studio version of "Good Love Is on the Way" is also available on Mayer's EP entitled The Village Sessions, released on December 12, 2006 ("The Village Sessions" EP also contains the aforementioned Ben Harper acoustic version of "Waiting On The World to Change").
Critical reception
"Waiting on the World to Change" received mixed reviews from music critics. Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times called the song "a lovely and anger-free ode to a vaguely dissatisfied generation," while Matt Collar with AMG wrote that "Nobody — not a single one of Mayer's contemporaries — has come up with anything resembling a worthwhile anti-war anthem that is as good and speaks for their generation as much as his 'Waiting on the World to Change'". Rolling Stone called the opening track and first single "a moving apologia for Gen Y's seeming 'apathy'". Other reviewers commented on his progression as an artist; Tony Pascarella found the song "gives listeners, both old and new, an idea of how far Mayer has come. To be frank, this is no 'Your Body Is A Wonderland.' With Continuum, Mayer broadens his fan base by infusing a very blues and R&B-influenced sound." Not all reviews were glowing: Entertainment Weekly and the Los Angeles Times were both less than impressed, with the Times saying that, in the song, "his mood tightens up unpleasantly". Greg Kot in the Chicago Tribune also referred to the song (in his report on Mayer's appearance at the Crossroads Guitar Festival) as "[perhaps] the most spineless social-justice song ever written. It advocates a passive approach, whereas the song it most closely resembles --- Curtis Mayfield's classic "People Get Ready" --- urges everyone to get involved, or risk being left behind". Pitchfork found in the track "the gravitas of an infomercial but only a fraction of the soul", giving it the least grade.
Commercial performance
On February 22, 2007, it peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It stayed on the charts for 41 weeks. The single also reached number 1 on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, remaining on the chart for over a year. It is Mayer's most successful single (both in sales and chart positions). To date, in the US, the single has sold over two million digital downloads, becoming the 103rd song to top the two million mark in paid downloads. It is Mayer's first song to reach that plateau. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA, a distinction for downloads and sales in excess of one million. The song has found success internationally as well. It peaked at number 17 on the Australian ARIA Digital Singles Chart. It also peaked at number 36 on the New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.