vocal accompanied only by classical guitar (by Bruce Gaitsch) and keyboards (by Vanston). It is one of Marx's most frequently covered compositions. Chart performance "Right Here Waiting" entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at No. 44 in the week of July 8, 1989, and became Marx's third consecutive number-one single on August 12, 1989. The record spent three consecutive weeks at number one. The song was Marx's first of several to go to number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. Certified platinum on October 16, 1989, "Right Here Waiting" is Marx's best-selling single. The song also reached number one on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay chart on August 4, 1989, remaining on the top of the chart for three weeks. In the United Kingdom, the song was released in August 1989 and peaked at No. 2, behind the Italian house song "Ride on Time" by Black Box. Music video The video for this song was directed by Jim Yukich, and produced by Paul Flattery. It appears to be filmed on the road during Marx's 1989 Repeat Offender Tour, but was all shot in Los Angeles. It features various black-and-white tour footage interspersed with color scenes of Marx playing the song to an empty auditorium with a grand piano at a (staged) soundcheck. Due to Marx's hectic touring schedule, very little time was available to produce a video for this single, so other tour footage was compiled to make an official video for the track. Track listings 7" single "Right Here Waiting" — 4:28 "Wait for the Sunrise" — 4:13 3" single "Right Here Waiting" — 4:28 "Wait for the Sunrise" — 4:13 "Hold on to the Nights" (live at the Palace Theatre, Los Angeles, CA) — 4:48 CD single "Right Here Waiting" "Hold on to the Nights" (live) "That Was Lulu" (live) "Wild Life" Cassette "Right Here Waiting" — 4:28 "Wait for the Sunrise" — 4:13 "Right Here Waiting" — 4:28 "Wait for the Sunrise" — 4:13 Charts and sales Weekly charts Year-end charts All-time charts Certifications Credits Richard Marx – vocals C.J. Vanston – keyboards Bruce Gaitsch – electric guitar, classical guitar solo Monica version "Right Here Waiting" was covered by American R&B singer Monica. It was released only in the United States in December 1999 as the seventh and final single from her second studio album, The Boy Is Mine, and features the R&B group 112.