Waiting For Tonight

Album: On The 6 (1999)
Charted: 5 8
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Songfacts®:

  • This was the follow-up to Lopez' first single "If You Had My Love," and was also a huge hit. The song is about a woman who is eagerly waiting for the arrival of her man at her place. >>
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    Mike - Santa Barbara, CA
  • This was originally recorded by the dance trio 3rd Party, and released on their 1997 album Alive. The song was written by 3rd Party member Maria Christensen along with Michael Garvin and Phil Temple.
  • The video won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video.
  • Lopez performed part of this song in the 2004 episode of Will & Grace, "Oh, No, You Di-in't."
  • J Lo did some pole dancing (which she trained for her film Hustlers) when she performed this song at halftime of the 2020 Super Bowl.

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