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Waiting is the second and final studio album by the Fun Boy Three. It was released in 1983 and featured the hit single "Our Lips Are Sealed", co-written by Terry Hall and previously recorded by The Go-Go's.

Waiting
Studio album by Fun Boy Three
Released	February 1983
Recorded	October 1982–December 1982
Studio	Wessex Sound Studios, London
Genre	New wave
Length	31:19
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	David Byrne
Fun Boy Three chronology
Fun Boy Three (1982) Waiting (1983) The Best of the Fun Boy Three (1984)

The album's lead track, "Murder She Said," is a cover of the theme from the four films in the British Miss Marple series, starring Margaret Rutherford, originally released from 1961 to 1964.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

In a 1983 review, writer Robert Palmer called Waiting one of "the summer's worthier record releases... that shouldn't be overlooked", continuing:[5]

The songs are full of barbed political and social commentary with a decidedly English bias. The harmonies and melodic twists and turns are reminiscent of 1930's pop, and the odd but effective arrangements feature trombone, cello and other orchestral instruments in a kind of music hall mélange.

Music critic Robert Christgau found that "David Byrne's production suits songwriting that has advanced beyond the undernourishment of their breakaway debut."[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Fun Boy Three unless noted.

Side A

1. "Murder She Said" (Ron Goodwin) 1:57
2. "The More I See (The Less I Believe)" 3:38
3. "Going Home" 3:36
4. "We're Having All The Fun" 2:50
5. "The Farmyard Connection" 2:46

Side B

1. "The Tunnel of Love" 3:08
2. "Our Lips Are Sealed" (Terry Hall, Jane Wiedlin) 3:36
3. "The Pressure of Life (Takes the Weight Off the Body)" 3:06
4. "Things We Do" 3:36
5. "Well Fancy That!" 3:06

The version available from many download services, including iTunes, substitutes the 2:52 single mix of "Our Lips Are Sealed".

The Japanese and Swedish versions of the album adhere to this track listing but add the 1982 single "Summertime" at the end of side B.[6]

Original U.S. vinyl release

The tracks were in a different order for the original U.S. vinyl release (B6V 41417):[7]

Side A

1. "Our Lips Are Sealed" (Hall, Jane Wiedlin) 3:36
2. "The Tunnel of Love" 3:08
3. "The Pressure of Life (Takes the Weight Off the Body)" 3:06
4. "Things We Do" 3:36
5. "The Farmyard Connection" 2:46

Side B

1. "Murder She Said" 1:57
2. "The More I See (The Less I Believe)" 3:38
3. "Going Home" 3:36
4. "We're Having All The Fun" 2:50
5. "Well Fancy That!" 3:06

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Australia (Kent Music Report)	–[8]
Netherlands (MegaCharts)	47[9]
New Zealand (Recording Industry Association of New Zealand)	11[10]
UK (Official Charts Company)	7[11][12]	British Phonographic Industry: Silver[13]
US (Billboard 200)	104

References

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