The Rolling Stones - Waiting On A Friend - I’m just standing in a doorway “Waiting on a Friend” is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1981 album Tattoo You. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and released as the album’s second single, it reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US. Jagger is seen waiting for Keith Richards in the doorway of an apartment block, with Peter Tosh sitting on the steps. The building, at 96–98 St. Mark’s Place in Ma