||<table align=center><table width=85%><-5><#000000> '''{{{#FFFFFF [[Aretha Franklin]]의 싱글}}}''' ||
||<width=30%><#7d7d7c> "[[Jimmy Lee]]"[br](1987) ||<|2><width=5%><#7d7d7c> → ||<width=30%><#7d7d7c> '''I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'''[br](1987) ||<|2><width=5%><#7d7d7c> → ||<width=30%><#7d7d7c> "Rock-a-Lott"[br](1987) ||

||<table align=center><table width=85%><-5><#000000> '''{{{#FFFFFF [[George Michael]]의 싱글}}}''' ||
||<width=30%><#7d7d7c> "A Different Corner"[br](1986) ||<|2><width=5%><#7d7d7c> → ||<width=30%><#7d7d7c> '''I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'''[br](1987) ||<|2><width=5%><#7d7d7c> → ||<width=30%><#7d7d7c> "[[I Want Your Sex]]"[br](1987) ||

||<:><-2><bgcolor=#7d7d7c> '''{{{+1 {{{#ffffff I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)}}}}}}''' ||
||<-5><:> [[파일:I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me).jpg|width=100%]] ||
||<:><width=25%><#7d7d7c> {{{#ffffff '''수록 음반'''}}} ||<bgcolor=#7d7d7c><(> [[Aretha]] ||
||<:><width=25%><#7d7d7c> {{{#ffffff '''아티스트'''}}} ||<bgcolor=#7d7d7c><(> [[Aretha Franklin]] & [[George Michael]] ||
||<:><width=25%><#7d7d7c> {{{#ffffff '''발매일'''}}} ||<bgcolor=#7d7d7c><(> 1987년 1월 23일 ||
||<:><width=25%><#7d7d7c> {{{#ffffff '''녹음 기간'''}}} ||<bgcolor=#7d7d7c><(> 1986년 ||
||<:><#7d7d7c> {{{#ffffff '''장르'''}}} ||<bgcolor=#7d7d7c><(> [[컨템퍼러리 R&B|R&B]], [[팝 록]], [[신스팝]] ||
||<:><#7d7d7c> {{{#ffffff '''재생 시간'''}}} ||<bgcolor=#7d7d7c><(> 4:01 (앨범 버전) ||
||<:><#7d7d7c> {{{#ffffff '''레이블'''}}} ||<bgcolor=#7d7d7c><(> Arista ||
||<:><#7d7d7c> {{{#ffffff '''송라이터'''}}} ||<bgcolor=#7d7d7c><(> Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan ||
||<:><#7d7d7c> {{{#ffffff '''프로듀서'''}}} ||<bgcolor=#7d7d7c><(> Narada Michael Walden ||

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== 개요 ==
[[아레사 프랭클린]]과 [[조지 마이클]]의 싱글이며 아레사 프랭클린의 31집 앨범 [[Aretha]]의 세번째 싱글로 1987년 1월 23일에 발매되었다.

== 상세 ==
당시 기준으로 트렌디한 비트 위에서 아레사의 소울풀한 보컬과 조지의 미성이 어우러지는 곡이다.

== 오디오/뮤직 비디오 ==
|| 오디오 (앨범 버전) ||
||[youtube(h-99VpKPsUk)]||
|| 뮤직 비디오 ||
||[youtube(fDxzQJaA228)]||

== 가사 ==
||[Verse 1: Aretha Franklin]
Like a warrior that fights and wins the battle
I know the taste of victory
Though I went through some nights consumed by the shadows
I was crippled emotionally

[Pre-Chorus: George Michael & Aretha Franklin]
Somehow I made it through the heartache, yes, I did
Oh, I escaped Aha ha
I found my way out of the darkness
I kept my faith (I know you did), kept my faith

[Chorus: George Michael & Aretha Franklin]
When the river was deep, I didn't falter
When the mountain was high, I still believed
When the valley was low, it didn't stop me, no no
I knew you were waiting, I knew you were waiting for me
Uh huh

[Verse 2: Aretha Franklin]
With an endless desire, I kept on searching
Sure in time our eyes would meet
And like a bridge that's on fire, the hurt is over
One touch and you set me free

[Pre-Chorus: George Michael & Aretha Franklin]
No, I don't regret a single moment, no I don't
(I know you don't) Looking back
When I think of all those disappointments
I just laugh (I know you do), I just laugh

[Chorus: George Michael and Aretha Franklin]
When the river was deep, I didn't falter
When the mountain was high, I still believed
When the valley was low, it didn't stop me, oh
I knew you were waiting, hey, I knew you were waiting for me

[Bridge: Aretha Franklin & George Michael]
So we were drawn together through destiny, ooh boy, ooh!
I know this love we share was meant to be, oh
(Knew you were waiting) Ooh, yeah
(Knew you were waiting) I knew you were waiting
(Knew you were waiting for me)

[Outro: Aretha Franklin & George Michael]
(I didn't falter) I didn't falter, no
(I still believed) When the valley was low
(It didn't stop me) Nothing can stop me, no
(I knew you were waiting) No, I
(I knew you were waiting for me)
(I didn't falter) When the mountain was high
(I still believed) Oh, when the valley was low
(It didn't stop me) No, it didn't stop me, no
(I knew you were waiting)
(I knew you were waiting for me)
(I didn't falter) Oh, oh yeah
(I still believed) Oh, I still believed
(It didn't stop me) Do you know it couldn't stop me now? No
(Knew you were waiting)
Someday (someday), somehow (somehow)
For me
(I didn't falter) When the valley was low
(I still believed) I still believe (I believed, I believed)
(It didn't stop me) Yeah, it couldn't stop me
(I knew you were waiting)
(I knew you were waiting for me)||

== 차트 성적 ==
[[빌보드 핫 100]]에서 2주 연속 1위, [[빌보드 R&B 차트]]에서 5위를 기록했다.

[[1987년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트]]에선 36위에 올랐다.

[[분류:아레사 프랭클린 노래]][[분류:조지 마이클]][[분류:빌보드 핫 100 1위 노래]][[분류:빌보드 R&B 차트 5위 노래]][[분류:오피셜 싱글 차트 1위]][[분류:1987년 노래]][[분류:1987년 싱글]][[분류:컨템퍼러리 R&B]][[분류:팝 록]][[분류:신스팝]]