Song · Carly Simon
“Anticipation” by Carly Simon
From the album Anticipation (1971)
“Anticipation” by Carly Simon appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2020. It was first released in 1971 on the album Anticipation. Its best result is #1953 on the WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #8,291 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Carly Simon wrote "Anticipation" on guitar in 15 minutes while she waited for Cat Stevens to pick her up for a date, and it opens her 1971 album of the same name, which put it out as the lead single, on Elektra with Paul Samwell-Smith producing. It climbed to No. 13 on Billboard's pop chart and No. 3 adult contemporary, one of her biggest hits, and the album drew a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocalist.
Then it found a second career selling ketchup: Heinz ran it in commercials from the late 1970s into the 2000s, and Simon said she found the ads well done and funny. Saturday Night Live pulled the same stunt for a fake ad for Swill Mineral Water.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1953 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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