About The Song
“Waiting for a Girl Like You” is a 1981 power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner released as the second single from the album 4 (1981) and was co-written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones. The opening motif was written by Ian McDonald. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The official music video for the song was released on YouTube on July 1, 2016, and has over 2.2 million views. The lyrics of the song describe the singer’s longing for a woman who he has been waiting for a long time. The song was written by Mick Jones and Lou Gramm, and Jones has said that he had no control over the song and it just came out. The song has been covered by several artists, including Mariah Carey and Julio Iglesias.