Tracklist Hide Credits
| A | The WaitingWritten-By – Tom Petty |
3:54 |
| B | NightwatchmanWritten-By – Mike Campbell, Tom Petty |
3:58 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – MCA Records, Inc.
- Manufactured By – MCA Distributing Corporation
- Distributed By – MCA Distributing Corporation
- Copyright (c) – Backstreet Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Backstreet Records
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Backstreet Records
- Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
- Published By – Gone Gator Music
- Published By – Wild Gator Music
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Mastered At – MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
Credits
- Engineer – Shelly Yakus
- Mastered By [Runouts] – gc*
- Photography By – Lynn Goldsmith
- Producer – Jimmy Iovine, Tom Petty
Notes
Issued in Picture Sleeve.This features a different arrangement of the label text compared to this other Gloversville pressing of The Waiting.
From the Backstreet LP "Hard Promises" BSR-5160
© ℗ 1981 Backstreet Records. Printed in U.S.A.
© 1979 Backstreet Records, Inc.
Metal parts for side B from MCA's Pinckneyville, IL pressing plant.
Runouts: "sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ" (STERLING), "◈-P-◈" and "⧈-G-⧈" are stamped not etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label A): MC 11007
- Matrix / Runout (Label B): MC 11458
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A etched): MC-11007-SS5 1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ gc PLAY THIS LOUD ⧈-G-⧈
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B etched): MC-11458-SS3 1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ gc ◈-P-◈III
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSR 51100 | Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | The Waiting (7") | MCA Records | BSR 51100 | New Zealand | 1981 |
| MCA 699 | Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | The Waiting (7") | MCA Records, Backstreet Records | MCA 699 | Scandinavia | 1981 |
| BSR 51100 | Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | The Waiting (7", Single) | MCA Records | BSR 51100 | Australia | 1981 |
| VIMX-1518 | Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | The Waiting (7", Promo) | Backstreet Records | VIMX-1518 | Japan | 1981 |
| BSR-51100 | Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | The Waiting (7", Single) | Backstreet Records | BSR-51100 | US | 1981 |
