Claim: John Mayer won an award for his third single.

`` Waiting on the World to Change '' is a song by American singer-songwriter John Mayer . It was released as the lead single from his third studio album , Continuum -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , on August 1 , 2006 . The song enjoyed commercial success as a single and won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards .