"Wait for a Minute" | ||||
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Single by Tyga and Justin Bieber | ||||
Released | October 22, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
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Length | 3:26 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Michael Stevenson, Justin Bieber, Brandon Green, Jess Jackson | |||
Producer(s) | Maejor | |||
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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]
"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]
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]
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]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wait for a Minute" (with Justin Bieber) | 3:26 |
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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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 (Official German Charts) [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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [29] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Canada | October 21, 2013 | Digital download | |
United States | |||
United Kingdom | |||
October 31, 2013 [30] | Urban contemporary radio |
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