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Wait Up

"Wait Up" is a song by Australian pub rock band The Cockroaches. It was released in August 1986 as the lead single from the band's self-titled debut studio album. The song peaked at number 28 in Australia.

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"Wait Up"
Single by The Cockroaches
from the album The Cockroaches
ReleasedAugust 1986 (1986-08)
Recorded1986
VenueTrafalgar Studios, Sydney
LabelMushroom
Songwriters
Producer
The Cockroaches singles chronology
"Another Night Alone"
(1985) 		"Wait Up"
(1986) 		"She's the One"
(1987)

"Wait Up" is a song by Australian pub rock band The Cockroaches. It was released in August 1986 as the lead single from the band's self-titled debut studio album. The song peaked at number 28 in Australia.

Track listing

7" single (K 72)'

  • Side A "Wait Up"
  • Side B "Henry's Lizard"

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)1 28
References

References

  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 68. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.