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"Wait"
Single by Maroon 5
from the album Red Pill Blues
ReleasedJanuary 16, 2018 (2018-01-16)
Recorded2017
StudioConway
(Los Angeles, California)
Length3:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • John Ryan
Maroon 5 singles chronology
"What Lovers Do"
(2017) 		"Wait"
(2018) 		"Girls Like You"
(2018)
Music video
"Wait" on YouTube

"Wait" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5. It was released on January 16, 2018 to contemporary hit radio as the second single from the band's sixth studio album, Red Pill Blues (2017).[1] The song was released as a promotional single on October 31, 2017. It was written by Adam Levine, John Ryan, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, and Ammar Malik and was produced by Ryan. It served as the third countdown single released from the album following "Whiskey". The official remix was released on January 26, 2018, featuring rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie.[2]

Composition

"Wait" has a duration of 3 minutes and 10 seconds. It was written by Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, John Ryan, Jacob "JKash" Kasher Hindlin, and Ammar Malik and was produced by John Ryan.

Release

"Wait" was announced on October 30, 2017.[3] The song was released as an instant-grat the following day on Halloween, October 31, 2017 worldwide.[4]

Music videos

An unofficial music video was released exclusively on Spotify on December 15, 2017.[5] On January 16, 2018, a Snapchat version was released on Spotify and on Vevo the following day. It was directed by Travis Schneider and features various recorded clips of frontman Adam Levine using Snapchat filters while lip-syncing to the song. Levine's wife, Behati Prinsloo makes a cameo appearance.[6] The official music video was released on February 8 on Vevo. The video features actress Alexandra Daddario and was directed by Dave Meyers.[7]

Live performances

On November 7, 2017, Maroon 5 performed "Wait" for the first time at the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles, California.[8] On January 18, 2018, the band continued with the song for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, as well as the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 11.[9] Pop band Echosmith, praised their latter performance as "one of the best sounding tv performances".[10] Later, Maroon 5 also performed the song live on The Voice[11] and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Wait"3:10
Digital download – Chromeo Remix
No.TitleLength
1."Wait" (Chromeo Remix)4:19
Digital download – A Boogie wit da Hoodie Remix[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Wait" (Remix) (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)3:10

Credits and personnel

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[44] Platinum 0‡
United States (RIAA)[45] Platinum 1,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various[a] October 31, 2017 Digital download Original
[4]
United States January 16, 2018 Contemporary hit radio [1]
Various January 19, 2018 Digital download Chromeo Remix
January 26, 2018 A Boogie wit da Hoodie Remix [2]

Notes

  1. ^ Release as a promotional single.

References

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