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Oct 27, 2016 · The Waiting Game Lyrics: Holding on, sometimes we're just holding on / It's like we're hanging from a single thread / That's just about to come undone / But we carry on, oh yeah we carry on /...
The Waiting Game is the debut studio album by Irish singer Una Healy. It was released on 10 February 2017, through Decca Records . [1] [2] The album was preceded by the release of one single "Stay My Love".
“The Waiting Game” is the debut album by Irish singer-songwriter Una Healy, who shot to fame as one fifth of British girlband The Saturdays. After 7 years together, The Saturdays...
- “Battlelines”
- “The Waiting Game”
- “Stay My Love” Feat. Sam Palladio
- “All You Ever Need Is Love”
- “S.O.S.”
- “Please Don’T Tell Me”
- “Staring at The Moon”
- “Alarm Bells”
- “Craving You”
- “Out The Door”
The album opener is an uptempo country-pop hybrid that immediately gets you hooked. Even though it deals with a love gone sour, the track is anything but melodramatic and downbeat. “Light your battlelines,” Una demands. “Don’t hide the fire that burns inside.” The song’s powerful chorus and fast verses radiate optimism and zest for life, making it ...
The roadtrip continues with the title track of the album, another song with a serious topic and a positive outlook on the future. The central message of “The Waiting Game” is that “even when you’re living through the worst you know the best is yet to come.” “Give me stormy skies, give me higher walls to climb,” Una confidently sings on the catchy c...
The lead single of The Waiting Gameis a romantic downtempo ballad, featuring country singer-songwriter Sam Palladio. The lyrics of “Stay My Love” are pretty mehhh, but the melodies and the vocals are beautiful, creating a soundscape that couldn’t be any more different from the music of The Saturdays. That is possibly the main reason why “Stay My Lo...
Does the title of this song sound exciting? No, it doesn’t. Do we need another all-you-need-is-love kind of track? No, we definitely don’t. Is this particular song still quite enjoyable? Yes, it is. Is it saved by Una’s ability to write amazing chorus hooks? Yes, it definitely is.
This is an alright song. Not a bad one and not an amazing one. The midtempo verses are alright, the simple chorus is alright, the lyrics are alright, Una’s vocals are alright. “S.O.S.” is a by-the-book album track. Not good enough to be a single, not bad enough to be scrapped.
The series of okay-but-not-brilliant songs continues with “Please Don’t Tell Me”, a classic downtempo heartbreak ballad. Everything that was just said about “S.O.S.” is also true for this one. So let’s not linger longer than necessary and quickly move on to the next track, which is much more interesting.
The album returns to uptempo territory with the masterpiece “Staring At The Moon”. Una wrote the song for her daughter, assuring her that she’ll always be by her side even when she’s far away. While it showcases Una’s talent as a songwriter, what really makes it a standout is the incredibly catchy “ooh la la la” bit in the chorus. “Staring At The M...
On to the least country- and most pop-sounding song on the album. With its straightforward instrumentation and irresistable hooks, “Alarm Bells” wouldn’t sound out of place on a Girls Aloud record. Even if Una’s decision to opt for a less charts-oriented sound on her debut album is a welcome one, who would say ‘no’ to a well-written pop hit?
After its pop moment, The Waiting Game immediately returns to midtempo country with “Craving You”. The lyrics aren’t particularly exciting, with lines like “I just can’t get enough, it’s true,” or “you’re like a rush through my blood.” We’ve heard that before, haven’t we? About a thousand times, at least. Fortunately, Una has once again penned a pr...
Track number 10 on The Waiting Gameis the slower sister song to “Staring At The Moon”. Like that earlier album highlight, “Out The Door” was written for Una’s daughter. The singer-songwriter explains why she has to leave home from time to time and puts into words how much she misses her daughter when she’s away. The lyrics are rather simple, especi...
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Feb 7, 2017 · The Waitiing Game. . Artist: Una Healy. Genre: Singer / Songwriter. Label: Decca. If you’d heard her pre-Saturdays material, you could argue that Una Healy’s career as a singer-songwriter was...
Listen to The Waiting Game by Una Healy on Apple Music. Stream songs including "Battlelines", "The Waiting Game" and more.
