"I'm Still Waiting" continued the vein of sophisticated soul as heard on Ross's breakthrough solo hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".

[2] Although it was initially intended only as an album track, BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Tony Blackburn featured it heavily on his morning programme, and persuaded EMI—which at the time issued all Tamla Motown material in the UK—to release it as a single.

Former Supreme Scherrie Payne later covered this song for Ian Levine's UK Motorcity label.

Courtney Pine and Carroll Thompson had a minor UK hit single with the song in July 1990.

[11] Chinese diva Faye Wong also covered the song (named as 又继续等), with Cantonese lyrics by Richard Lam, on her early album You're the Only One.