As far as titanic collaborations go, few will ever be as big as Avicii and Martin Garrix getting together in the studio to make the 2015 classic ‘Waiting For Love.’ Now reaching the milestone of its 10th anniversary, we can reflect upon the story behind and achievements of this great song and the people behind it.
‘Waiting For Love’ started out life as hummed melodies being sent back and forth between Avicii and Garrix till they figured out what they wanted. Once the instrumental took shape it was the lead singer of Cherry Ghost, Simon Aldred, who was brought in to provide the unforgettable vocals. The video for the track is almost as unforgettable and was directed by Sebastien Ringler who had worked with Avicii before directing the music videos for ‘Addicted To You’ and ‘You Make Me.’
This collaboration of powerhouses was bound to find success as it launched into the charts around the world reaching #1 in 4 countries. It climbed to #6 in the UK going double platinum having sold 1.2 million copies, as well as hitting #7 in the Billboard US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. Over the past 10 years ‘Waiting For Love’ has amassed over 1.5 billion streams on Spotify. Garrix celebrated the 1 billion stream marker with a short but sweet tribute saying, “I miss you Avicii! Waiting for love reached 1 billion streams today and I wish we could celebrate it together.” It still remains a part of Martin Garrix’s sets with the vocal being mixed into ‘Tremor’ creating a flawless mashup.
‘Waiting For Love’ is a timeless classic that brought together two of the greatest melody writers to ever grace the music world and will forever be one of the best collaborations of all time. After first appearing on Avicii’s ‘Stories’ album, 10 years on it features on the compilation album ‘Forever’ showing the endless adoration there is for ‘Waiting For Love.’
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