| Wait for a Minute | |
| Cover: | Wait-for-a-minute-tyga-justin-bieber.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tyga and Justin Bieber |
| Released: | October 22, 2013 |
| Recorded: | 2013 |
| Length: | 3:26 |
| Producer: | Maejor |
| Chronology: | Tyga |
| Prev Title: | Show You |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | Iz U Down |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
"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 , 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]
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | October 21, 2013 | Digital download | |
| United States | |||
| United Kingdom | |||
| October 31, 2013[17] | Urban contemporary radio |