The Waiting – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Appears On

• Anthology: Through the Years(2000)
• Hard Promises(1981)
• Something in the Air(1993)
• The Complete Studio Albums, Volume 1 (1976–1991)(2016)
• The Best of Everything: The Definitive Career Spanning Hits Collection 1976–2016(2019)
• Greatest Hits(2010)
• Heartbreakers Beach Party: The Soundtrack(2025)
• Mary Jane’s Last Dance(1993)
• The Waiting(1981)
• Playback(1995)
• Greatest Hits(1993)

Writers & Composers

• Tom Petty(composer)

Composition

Recording of The Waiting

Other Versions (8)

• The Waitingby Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• The Waitingby Marcus King
• The Waitingby Linda Ronstadt
• The Waitingby Bob Dylan
• The Waitingby Tom Petty
• The Waitingby The Wallflowers
• The Waitingby Jackson Browne
• The Waiting (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover)by The Killers