Wait a Minute! explained

Wait a Minute!
Type:single
Artist:Willow
Album:Ardipithecus
Released:December 11, 2015
Genre:
Length:3:16
Producer:James Chul Rim
Prev Title:Why Don't You Cry
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Romance
Next Year: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]

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 another 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]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020–2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Greece International (IFPI)[7] 51
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 75
Lithuania (AGATA)[9] 19
Netherlands (Single Tip)[10] 14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 24
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 11
US Alternative Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[13] 6
US Alternative Streaming Songs (Billboard)[14] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 82
Global 200 (Billboard)[16] 195

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kivel. Adam. Willow – Ardipithecus. Consequence of Sound. December 16, 2015. May 5, 2020.
  2. Web site: Willow Smith's Ardipithecus Is Too Precocious for Its Own Good . May 5, 2020 . Vulture.
  3. Web site: Lindner. Emilee. 8 Lyrics From Willow's Album That'll Have You deep in Thought. . https://web.archive.org/web/20151212195816/http://www.mtv.com/news/2686261/willow-smith-ardipithecus-lyrics/. dead. December 12, 2015. December 21, 2015. May 5, 2020.
  4. Web site: Credits / Ardipithecus / Willow. Tidal. May 5, 2020.
  5. Web site: Dance Like Nobody's Watching With The #HereRightNow TikTok Challenge. StayHipp. June 7, 2019 . September 12, 2020.
  6. Unterberger . Jason Lipshutz,Kristin Robinson,Andrew . Lipshutz . Jason . Robinson . Kristin . Unterberger . Andrew . 2022-04-13 . Trending Up: Willow Is Everywhere, With Hits Both New and Old — Plus SZA and Muni Long on R&B Radio, 'Sun and Moon' & More . 2022-05-03 . . en-US.
  7. Web site: Official IFPI Charts - Digital Singles Chart (International) - Week: 17/2022. IFPI Greece. May 16, 2022. https://archive.today/20220509132325/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html . dead. May 9, 2022.
  8. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. May 7, 2022.
  9. Web site: 2022 19-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. May 13, 2022. May 14, 2022.
  10. Web site: Dutch Single Tip 23/04/2022. dutchcharts.nl. nl. April 30, 2022.
  11. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. May 9, 2022. May 7, 2022.
  12. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 17. Sverigetopplistan. April 29, 2022.
  13. Willow Chart History (Alternative Digital Song Sales). Billboard. May 3, 2022.
  14. Willow Chart History (Alternative Streaming Songs). Billboard. May 3, 2022.
  15. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2022. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 4, 2023.
  16. Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 2, 2022.

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