Waitin ' on a Woman - wikipedia Waitin ' on a Woman `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' Single by Brad Paisley from the album 5th Gear Released June 23, 2008 ( 2008 - 06 - 23 ) Format CD single Genre Country Length 4 : 32 ( Time Well Wasted ) 5 : 03 ( 5th Gear ) Label Arista Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Don Sampson Wynn Varble Producer ( s ) Frank Rogers Brad Paisley singles chronology `` I 'm Still a Guy '' ( 2008 ) `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' ( 2008 ) `` Start a Band '' ( 2008 ) `` I 'm Still a Guy '' ( 2008 ) `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' ( 2008 ) `` Start a Band '' ( 2008 ) Music video `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' at CMT.com `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' is a song written by Don Sampson and Wynn Varble, and performed three times by American country music artist Brad Paisley. His first recording of the song was included on his 2005 album Time Well Wasted. Three years later, Paisley re-recorded the song for inclusion on a re-issue of his 2007 album 5th Gear. This re-recorded version was issued on June 9, 2008 and became the twenty - first chart single of Paisley 's career and became the twelfth number 1 single of his career and his eighth consecutive number 1 single. The song also appeared on Play with a guest vocal from Andy Griffith. Contents 1 Content 2 History 3 Critical reception 4 Music video 5 Parody 6 Chart performance 6.1 Year - end charts 7 References 8 External links Content The song is a mid-tempo composed of three verses. Its central character is a recently married male sitting on a bench at a shopping mall, waiting for his wife to finish shopping. He meets an older man ( Andy Griffith ) who, like him, is `` waitin ' on a woman ''. The older man explains over the next two verses that, although he has often had to wait for his wife, he does not mind doing so ( `` I do n't guess we 've been anywhere / She has n't made us late, I swear / Sometimes she does it just ' cause she can do it '' ). He tells the younger man that he will often find himself `` waitin ' on a woman '' as well. In the third verse, the older male observes that he will most likely die before his wife does ( `` I 've read somewhere statistics show / The man 's always the first to go '' ). After making this realization, he finally states that he will wait for his wife in Heaven ( should he die first ), because he, too, `` ( does n't ) mind waitin ' on a woman ''. In the end, the old man is seen sitting on a white bench, wearing a white suit, on a lone beach, waiting for his wife to join him. History According to Country Weekly magazine, songwriter Wynn Varble received a call from his friend telling him that their former co-worker was in the hospital. Varble wrote the song after calling his co-worker at the hospital, wondering where his wife was. He told `` the story and the idea ( he ) had for ( the song ) '' to co-writer Don Sampson. After a few days, Varble and Sampson played `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' for Paisley, and he decided to record it. Critical reception The song received a `` thumbs up '' review from the country music review site Engine 145. Reviewer Matt C. stated that the central character ( i.e., Paisley 's character in the song ) `` offer ( s ) abundant examples of a woman 's imperfections while portraying himself as the guy who tolerates it all out of the goodness of his heart... look ( ing ) like a good guy without degrading his female companion ''. He considered it a superior counterpart to Paisley 's late 2003 - early 2004 single `` Little Moments '' ( in which the lead character lists off various mistakes his wife has made before admitting that he `` live ( s ) for little moments like that '' ), but, unlike with `` Little Moments '', the reviewer thought that the gender observations in `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' were `` delicately appropriate rather than insensitively obtuse ''. Leeann Ward, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a B rating. Ward said that while the song with its `` sluggish melody, is built on the stereotype that a woman is always late, there is a sweetness about the sentiment 's presentation that rescues it. '' Music video Paisley has referred to `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' as `` one of the most important songs '' that he 's ever recorded. Because of the importance that he places on the song, Paisley asked Andy Griffith to star in the music video, as he felt that Griffith 's personality matched the personality of the older man in the song. Griffith speaks the old man 's lines in the video as well. Jim Shea and Peter Tilden directed the video. In August 2008, the song 's video mix, complete with Griffith 's vocals, was sent to radio as well. This mix is also included on Paisley 's 2008 album Play. The video was shot in Nags Head, North Carolina at milepost 16 's Tanger Outlets. Parody In January 2009, parodist Cledus T. Judd released a parody entitled `` Waitin ' on Obama '', referencing Barack Obama 's election as President of the United States. Chart performance `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' debuted at number 51 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week of June 28, 2008. For the chart week of September 20, 2008, it has become Paisley 's twelfth Number One single overall. Chart ( 2008 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 59 US Billboard Hot 100 44 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2008 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 19 References ^ Jump up to : `` Andy Griffith Stars in Brad 's New Video ''. Great American Country. 2008 - 06 - 10. Retrieved 6 July 2008. ^ Jump up to : C., Matt ( 2008 - 06 - 15 ). `` Brad Paisley - `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' ``. Engine 145. Retrieved 6 July 2008. ^ Jump up to : Horner, Marianne ( 2008 - 12 - 01 ). `` Story Behind the Song : `` Waitin ' '' Had to Wait ``. Country Weekly. 15 ( 24 ) : 16. Jump up ^ Ward, Leeann ( 2008 - 06 - 18 ). `` Brad Paisley - `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' ``. Country Universe. Retrieved 17 June 2010. Jump up ^ Randy Lewis ( July 3, 2012 ). `` Brad Paisley on Andy Griffith, star of his ' Waitin ' on a Woman ' video ''. The Los Angeles Times ; Pop & Hiss : The L.A. Times Music Blog. Retrieved 16 October 2013. Jump up ^ Bonaguro, Alison ( 2008 - 01 - 09 ). `` Cledus T. Judd Counts the Days `` Waitin ' on Obama '' ``. CMT. Retrieved 9 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` Hot Country Songs - `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' ``. Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2008. Jump up ^ `` Brad Paisley Chart History ( Canadian Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2011. Jump up ^ `` Brad Paisley Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2011. Jump up ^ `` Brad Paisley Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2011. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2008 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008. External links Lyrics at CMT.com Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Brad Paisley singles Who Needs Pictures `` Who Needs Pictures '' `` He Did n't Have to Be '' `` Me Neither '' `` We Danced '' Part II `` Two People Fell in Love '' `` Wrapped Around '' `` I 'm Gonna Miss Her ( The Fishin ' Song ) '' `` I Wish You 'd Stay '' Mud on the Tires `` Celebrity '' `` Little Moments '' `` Whiskey Lullaby '' ( with Alison Krauss ) `` Mud on the Tires '' Time Well Wasted `` Alcohol '' `` When I Get Where I 'm Going '' ( with Dolly Parton ) `` The World '' `` She 's Everything '' 5th Gear `` Ticks '' `` Online '' `` Letter to Me '' `` I 'm Still a Guy '' `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' Play `` Start a Band '' ( with Keith Urban ) American Saturday Night `` Then '' `` Welcome to the Future '' `` American Saturday Night '' `` Water '' Hits Alive `` Anything Like Me '' This Is Country Music `` This Is Country Music '' `` Old Alabama '' ( with Alabama ) `` Remind Me '' ( with Carrie Underwood ) `` Camouflage '' Wheelhouse `` Southern Comfort Zone '' `` Beat This Summer '' `` I Ca n't Change the World '' `` The Mona Lisa '' Moonshine in the Trunk `` River Bank '' `` Perfect Storm '' `` Crushin ' It '' `` Country Nation '' Love and War `` Today '' `` Last Time for Everything '' `` Heaven South '' Other songs `` Is It Raining at Your House '' `` Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy '' `` Everything and All '' ( with Randy Travis ) `` Accidental Racist '' ( with LL Cool J ) `` Without a Fight '' ( with Demi Lovato ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waitin%27_on_a_Woman&oldid=847324164 '' Categories : 2008 singles Brad Paisley songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Song recordings produced by Frank Rogers ( record producer ) Arista Nashville singles Songs written by Wynn Varble Songs written by Don Sampson 2005 songs Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from October 2013 Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 24 June 2018, at 14 : 23 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote the song waiting on a woman
Answer: Don Sampson