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"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]

"Wait for a Minute"
Single by Tyga and Justin Bieber
Released	October 22, 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Hip hop hyphy pop
Length	3:26
Label	Young Money Cash Money Republic
Songwriter(s)	Michael Stevenson, Justin Bieber, Brandon Green, Jess Jackson
Producer(s)	Maejor
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

Background

"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

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

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

Charts

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 (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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[29]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Canada	October 21, 2013	Digital download	Young Money Cash Money Republic
United States
United Kingdom
	October 31, 2013[30]	Urban contemporary radio

References

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