Wait (Maroon 5 song)

"Wait" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5. It was released on January 16, 2018 to contemporary hit radio as the fourth single from the band's sixth studio album Red Pill Blues (2017).[2] The song was previously released as a promotional single on October 31, 2017 on Halloween. 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".

"Wait"
Single by Maroon 5
from the album Red Pill Blues
ReleasedJanuary 16, 2018 (2018-01-16)
Recorded2017
StudioConway Recording (Los Angeles, California)
GenreR&B[1]
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

Background and release

"Wait" was announced on October 30, 2017.[3] The song was released as an instant-grant the following day on Halloween, October 31, 2017, worldwide.[4] On November 3, 2017, guitarist James Valentine later announced on Twitter, that the song would later become the album's official fourth single.[5]

Remixes

The remix versions of the song was released, the first version by Chromeo on January 19, 2018 and the second version featuring rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie on January 26.[6]

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.

Music videos

Lyric videos

A vertical lyric video was released exclusively by Spotify on December 15, 2017.[7] It features lead singer Adam Levine, is writing the lyrics on a screen wall. On February 1, 2018, the official lyric video is directed and produced by the band's multi-instrumentalist Sam Farrar. It was shot entirely on an iPhone X.[8]

Official video

The music video was released February 8, 2018 on Vevo. The video features actress Alexandra Daddario and was directed by Dave Meyers.[9]

Spotify video

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 Levine using Snapchat filters while lip-syncing to the song. Levine's wife, Behati Prinsloo makes a cameo appearance.[10] This video was also shot on iPhone 7.[11]

Live performances

On November 7, 2017, Maroon 5 performed "Wait" for the first time at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, California.[12] On January 18, 2018, the band continued the song for Jimmy Kimmel Live! (with "What Lovers Do"), as well as the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 11.[13] Pop band Echosmith, praised their latter performance as "one of the best sounding tv performances".[14] They also performed the song on the final night of the 2018 NCAA March Madness Music Festival in San Antonio, on April 1, 2018.[15] Later, Maroon 5 played with the song live on The Voice on April 24[16] and The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 7, 2018,[17] respectively.

Accolades
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2018 MTV Video Music Awards Best Visual Effects Nominated [18]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Song: Group Nominated [19]

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Wait"3:10
Digital download – Chromeo Remix[20]
No.TitleLength
1."Wait" (Chromeo Remix)4:19
Digital download – Remix featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie[21]
No.TitleLength
1."Wait" (Remix) (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)3:10

Credits and personnel

Recording

Personnel

  • John Ryan – composition, production, keyboards, piano, synthesizer
  • Ammar Malik – composition
  • Adam Levine – lead vocals, songwriter
  • James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Mickey Madden – bass guitar
  • Matt Flynn – drums, percussion, electronic percussion
  • PJ Morton – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Sam Farrar – audio engineering
  • Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy – engineering
  • Jacob "JKash" Kasher Hindlin – composition
  • Serban Ghenea – mix engineering
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[56] Gold 35,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[57] Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA)[58] Platinum 1,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Version Label(s) Ref.
Various[lower-alpha 1] October 31, 2017 Digital download Original
[4]
United States January 16, 2018 Contemporary hit radio [2]
Various January 19, 2018 Digital download Chromeo Remix [20]
January 26, 2018 A Boogie wit da Hoodie Remix [21]

Notes
  1. Release as a promotional single.
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