Wait for a Minute

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"Wait for a Minute"
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Single by Tyga and Justin Bieber
ReleasedOctober 22, 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:26
Label
Songwriters
ProducerMaejor
Tyga singles chronology
"Show You"
(2013) 		"Wait for a Minute"
(2013) 		"Iz U Down"
(2013)
Justin Bieber singles chronology
"Hold Tight"
(2013) 		"Wait for a Minute"
(2013) 		"Recovery"
(2013)
Music video
"Wait for a Minute" on YouTube

"Wait for a Minute" is a song by American rapper Tyga and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The song was released as the intended first single from Tyga's 2015 album The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty, however was ultimately left off the final tracklist.[1] The song is produced by Maejor.[2]

Background

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"He's in this transition period," said Tyga of his collaborator. "I felt like when me and Chris Brown did 'Deuces,' it was like a moment. I feel like this would be a big moment for both of us with this song."[3] The song is produced by Maejor Ali and was premiered on October 21.[4][2] The song was then released for digital download on October 22, 2013 [5] Then on October 29, 2013, it was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio in the US.[6]

Music video

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The music video was shot on November 14, 2013 in Long Beach, California. "[3] The video premiered on Access Hollywood on December 19, 2013, and was later released on Vevo and Tyga's YouTube channel. It was directed by Krista Liney.[7]

Chart performance

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Wait for a Minute debuted and peaked at number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling 68,000 digital downloads in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[8] On March 19, 2020, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units over 500,000 units in the United States.[9]

The single also charted on French Singles Chart and in the United Kingdom due to strong digital download sales.[10] It debuted on the French Singles Chart at number 103.[11] In October 2013, it debuted at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart.[12] The song also debuted at number 34 on the Belgian Ultratop singles chart.[13] The song debuted at number 31 on the Netherlands Top 100 and at number 45 in Spain.[14] It debuted at number 47 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 6 in Denmark.[15][16]

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Wait for a Minute" (with Justin Bieber)3:26

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] 50
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 34
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)[18] 8
Denmark (Tracklisten)[19] 6
France (SNEP)[20] 103
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21] 47
Germany (GfK)[22] 63
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 31
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 45
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 43
UK Singles (OCC)[26] 41
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 68
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[28] 24

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[29] Gold 30,000‡
United States (RIAA)[30] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Canada October 21, 2013 Digital download
United States
United Kingdom
October 31, 2013[31] Urban contemporary radio

References

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