Waiting on the World to Change

2006 single by John Mayer

Waiting on the World to Change is a song by American singer-songwriter John Mayer. It was released on August 1, 2006. It enjoyed commercial success as a single and won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards. It contains a highly popular chord progression often found in blues, rock and soul songs. The chord progression is I - vi - IV - I - V - vi - IV - I, and in the case of "Waiting on the World to Change", it is in the key of D.

"Waiting on the World to Change"
Single by John Mayer
from the album Continuum
ReleasedJuly 11, 2006
RecordedJune 2006
Genre
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)John Mayer
Producer(s)
John Mayer singles chronology
"Go!"
(2005)
"Waiting on the World to Change"
(2006)
"Belief"
(2006)
Music video
"Waiting on the World to Change" (official video) on YouTube