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"Waiting for Tonight" is a song written by Maria Christensen, Michael Garvin, and Phil Temple. It was originally written and recorded for American girl group 3rd Party's debut studio album, ''Alive'' (1997). Three years after the group disbanded, American entertainer Jennifer Lopez recorded her own version of the song for her debut studio album, ''On the 6'' (1999). Ric Wake and Richie Jones provided production for Lopez's dance-pop version of "Waiting for Tonight", which differs from the German-sounding Europop version that was recorded by 3rd Party. A Spanish version of the song, entitled "Una Noche Más", was adapted by Manny Benito and also recorded for the album. "Waiting for Tonight" was released on November 1, 1999, by the Work Group, as the third single from ''On the 6''. "Waiting for Tonight" is considered by various publications, such as ''Entertainment Weekly'' and the ''Chicago Tribune'', to be the best song of Lopez's career. Contemporary music critics have also credited the song with making her a leading artist in the dance-pop movement. It was used frequently as a celebratory anthem in anticipation for the dawn of the new millennium. The single was a commercial success, reaching the top ten in Australia, Finland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. "Waiting for Tonight" became Lopez's first song to top the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The song earned her a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000. The accompanying music video for "Waiting for Tonight" was directed by Francis Lawrence and depicts a Y2K dance party. The video was widely popular, receiving heavy rotation on MTV, and its emphasis on Lopez's body led to increased media attention surrounding the entertainer. It was nominated for numerous awards, including two at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, where it received the Best Dance Video recognition. Critics have noted the clip being the inspiration for music videos by Adam Lambert, Rihanna, and Selena Gomez, among others. Lopez has performed "Waiting for Tonight" on various television programs, such as ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'', at various award ceremonies, such as the 11th Billboard Music Awards, and in two of her concert tours, with the most recent being the Dance Again World Tour. ==Writing and composition== "Waiting for Tonight" was written by Maria Christiansen, Michael Garvin, and Phil Temple.〔 The song was originally written and recorded for 3rd Party's debut studio album, ''Alive'' (1997). Lopez recorded her own version of the song three years after the group's break-up for her debut studio album, ''On the 6'' (1999). Ric Wake provided the production for Lopez's version, which according to Garvin, differs from the "very German-sounding" Europop version that was recorded by 3rd Party.〔〔 Additional production was provided by Richie Jones, who arranged the song alongside Wake. Additional programming and arranging was provided by Jones and "Young" Dave Scheuer. Background vocals were performed by Christensen, Jane Barrett, and Margaret Dorn. Eric Kupper played the keyboards, while Jones played the drums and percussion. Scheuer, Franklyn Grant, and Thomas R. Yezzi provided engineering for the song, with assistance from Juan Bohorquez and Robb Williams, while the production was coordinated by David Barrett. The song was recorded at various recording locations in New York City, including Cove City Sound Studios, The Dream Factory, Hit Factory, and Sony Music Studios. The song was later mixed by Dan Hetzel at Cove City Sound Studios.〔 "Waiting for Tonight" is an uptempo dance-pop song with a length of four minutes and six seconds (4:06). According to the digital music sheet published at Musicnotes.com, the song is written in the key of B♭ minor. It follows a chord progression B♭m–A♭6–Fm7–G♭maj7. The instrumentation of "Waiting for Tonight" consists of a piano and guitar. The song has a tempo of 125 beats per minute. The song has a slightly salsa-influenced opening, with PopCrush describing its percussion as "tropical" and Latin. Aaron Beierle of DVD Talk commented that "Waiting for Tonight" hits a "rich groove." BET called the song a "club banger". "Waiting for Tonight" features sensual lyrics, in which Lopez sings about comparing her sex life to a movie scene. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Waiting for Tonight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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