Waiting for Magic

"Waiting for Magic"
Single by Ace of Base
from the album Happy Nation/The Sign
Released	May 1993
Format	CD single
Recorded	1992
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	5:14
Label	Mega
Writer(s)	Buddha; Joker
Ace of Base singles chronology
"Happy Nation" (1993) "Waiting for Magic" (1993) "The Sign" (1993)

"Waiting for Magic" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group Ace of Base from their debut album, Happy Nation. Released as the fourth single from the album, a heavily edited version of the song reached the top 10 in Sweden and Denmark.

Lyrics

Snow White is used as an allegory in this song for waiting for "the prince" to come ("Kiss me baby, I am Snow White sleeping in my coffin waiting for you").

Track listing

Sweden Maxi-CD

1. Waiting For Magic [Radio Version] 3:31
2. Waiting For Magic [Total Remix 12"] 6:34
3. Waiting For Magic [Total Remix 7"] 3:51
4. Waiting For Magic [Album Version] 5:14

Personnel

• Vocals by Linn Berggren, Jenny Berggren, Jonas Berggren, and Ulf Ekberg
• Written by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
• Produced by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
• Total Remix by Ulf Ekberg and Stonestream
• Recorded at Tuff Studios

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Denmark (IFPI)	2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[1]	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2]	19

References

1. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
2. "Swedishcharts.com – Ace of Base – Waiting for Magic". Singles Top 100.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics