Wait a Minute!

"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 opening chord structures reflect a similar pattern from the song, “Don’t Walk Away” by R&B artist Jade. The song's lyrics were written by Willow, while music and production were handled by producer James Chul Rim. [4]

"Wait a Minute!"
Single by Willow
from the album Ardipithecus
ReleasedDecember 11, 2015
Genre
Length3:16
LabelRoc Nation
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)James Chul Rim
Willow singles chronology
"Why Don't You Cry"
(2015)		 "Wait a Minute!"
(2015)		 "Romance"
(2017)

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 of 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
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 23
US Alternative Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 21[9]

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Platinum 70,000
Poland (ZPAV)[11] Platinum 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[13] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Kivel, Adam (December 16, 2015). "Willow – Ardipithecus". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. "Willow Smith's Ardipithecus Is Too Precocious for Its Own Good". Vulture. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. Lindner, Emilee (December 21, 2015). "8 LYRICS FROM WILLOW'S ALBUM THAT'LL HAVE YOU DEEP IN THOUGHT". Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. "Credits / ARDIPITHECUS / WILLOW". TIDAL. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  5. "Dance Like Nobody's Watching With The #HereRightNow TikTok Challenge". StayHipp. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. Willow, Wait a Minute! created by Willow | Popular songs on TikTok, retrieved 2020-09-12
  7. Wait a Minute!, retrieved 2020-09-12
  8. "Willow – Wait a Minute!" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. "Willow Chart History (Alternative Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  11. "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  12. "British single certifications – Willow – Wait a Minute". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  13. "American single certifications – Willow – Wait a Minute". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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