Wait a Minute!
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"Wait a Minute!" | ||||
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Single by Willow | ||||
from the album Ardipithecus | ||||
Released | December 11, 2015 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:16 | |||
Label | Roc Nation | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | James Chul Rim | |||
Willow singles chronology | ||||
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"Wait a Minute!" is a single by Willow, taken from her debut album Ardipithecus.[2] It was released alongside its parent album by Roc Nation on December 11, 2015.[3] The song's lyrics were written by Willow, while music and production were handled by producer James Chul Rim. [4]
Commercial performance[]
"Wait a Minute!" saw little success upon release in 2015. It wasn't until four years later that it started to gain traction. In spring 2019, the track inspired the #HereRightNow dance challenge on the social media platform TikTok, where it went viral.[5] As of February 2021, the song has been used in over 1.8 million videos on TikTok and been streamed over 400 million times on Spotify.[6][7]
Charts[]
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] | 23 |
US Alternative Digital Song Sales (Billboard) | 21[9] |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[10] | Platinum | 70,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Silver | 200,000 |
United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kivel, Adam (December 16, 2015). "Willow – Ardipithecus". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Willow Smith's Ardipithecus Is Too Precocious for Its Own Good". Vulture. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Lindner, Emilee (December 21, 2015). "8 LYRICS FROM WILLOW'S ALBUM THAT'LL HAVE YOU DEEP IN THOUGHT". Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Credits / ARDIPITHECUS / WILLOW". TIDAL. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Dance Like Nobody's Watching With The #HereRightNow TikTok Challenge". StayHipp. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ Willow, Wait a Minute! created by Willow | Popular songs on TikTok, retrieved 2020-09-12
- ^ Wait a Minute!, retrieved 2020-09-12
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Willow – Wait a Minute!" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Willow Chart History (Alternative Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "British single certifications – Willow – Wait a Minute". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "American single certifications – Willow – Wait a Minute". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
Categories:
- 2015 singles
- Willow Smith songs
- Songs written by Willow Smith
- 2010s song stubs