Wait a Minute!

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"Wait a Minute!"
Single by Willow
from the album Ardipithecus
ReleasedDecember 11, 2015
Genre
Length3:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) James Chul Rim
Willow singles chronology
"Why Don't You Cry"
(2015)		"Wait a Minute!"
(2015)		"Romance"
(2017)

"Wait a Minute!" is a song by American singer-songwriter Willow, released simultaneously as the second and final single of her debut album Ardipithecus by Roc Nation and Interscope Records on December 11, 2015. [2] [3] The song was written by Willow alongside producer James Chul Rim. [4]

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Commercial performance

"Wait a Minute!" saw little success upon release in 2015. It was not until four years later that it started to gain traction. In the spring of 2019, the track inspired the #HereRightNow dance challenge on the social media platform TikTok, where it went viral becoming a sleeper hit. [5]

In the spring of 2022, the track experienced a resurgence in popularity after a sped-up remix went viral on TikTok, reaching the Top 40 in countries including Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Wait a Minute!"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [25] 3× Platinum210,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [26] Gold45,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Italy (FIMI) [27] Gold50,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
New Zealand (RMNZ) [28] 2× Platinum60,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Poland (ZPAV) [29] Platinum50,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Portugal (AFP) [30] Gold10,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United Kingdom (BPI) [31] Platinum600,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United States (RIAA) [32] 2× Platinum2,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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