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2015 single by Willow
"Wait a Minute!" Released December 11, 2015
Genre
Length 3 :16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) James Chul Rim
"Why Don't You Cry" (2015)
"Wait a Minute! " (2015)
"Romance" (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.
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[3] The song was written by Willow alongside producer James Chul Rim.
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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 .
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In the spring of 2022, the track experienced a 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.
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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b Kivel, Adam (December 16, 2015).
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MTV . Retrieved May 5, 2020 .
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Tidal . Retrieved May 5, 2020 .
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"Dance Like Nobody's Watching With The #HereRightNow TikTok Challenge" . StayHipp . June 7, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2020 .
^ Unterberger, Jason Lipshutz,Kristin Robinson,Andrew; Lipshutz, Jason; Robinson, Kristin; Unterberger, Andrew (April 13, 2022).
"Trending Up: Willow Is Everywhere, With Hits Both New and Old — Plus SZA and Muni Long on R&B Radio, 'Sun and Moon' & More" .
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"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart" .
Recorded Music NZ . May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022 .
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Willow – Wait a Minute!" .
ARIA Top 50 Singles . Retrieved December 3, 2022.
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"Dutch Single Tip 23/04/2022" . dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved April 30, 2022 .
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Willow – Wait a Minute!" (in Dutch).
Ultratip . Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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Willow – Wait a Minute!" (in French).
Les classement single . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
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"Willow Smith Chart History (Global 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved May 3, 2022.
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"Official IFPI Charts - Digital Singles Chart (International) - Week: 17/2022" .
IFPI Greece . Archived from
the original on May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022 .
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"IRMA – Irish Charts" .
Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved May 7, 2022 .
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"2022 19-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian).
AGATA . May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022 .
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Willow – Wait a Minute!" .
AFP Top 100 Singles . Retrieved May 7, 2022.
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Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 15-2022" .
The Official South African Charts . Retrieved June 1, 2024.
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"Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 17" .
Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
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Willow – Wait a Minute!" .
Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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"Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
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"Willow Chart History (Alternative Digital Song Sales)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 3, 2022 .
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"Willow Chart History (Alternative Streaming Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 3, 2022 .
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"ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2022" .
Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved January 4, 2023 .
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"Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2022" . Billboard . Retrieved December 2, 2022 .
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"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF) .
Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved September 5, 2022 .
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"Danish single certifications – Willow – Wait a Minute" .
IFPI Danmark . Retrieved August 4, 2022 .
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"Italian single certifications – Willow – Wait a Minute!" (in Italian).
Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved May 22, 2023 . Select "2023" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Wait a Minute!" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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"New Zealand single certifications – Willow – Wait a Minute!" .
Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved January 9, 2023 .
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"Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish).
Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved October 11, 2021 .
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"Portuguese single certifications – Willow – Wait a Minute! +" (PDF) (in Portuguese).
Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . Retrieved May 16, 2022 .
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"British single certifications – Willow – Wait a Minute" .
British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 9, 2022 .
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"American single certifications – Willow – Wait a Minute" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 19, 2021 .
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