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).^[1] The song was previously 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".

"Wait"
Single by Maroon 5
from the album Red Pill Blues
Released	January 16, 2018
Recorded	2017
Studio	Conway Recording (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Electropop R&B
Length	3:10
Label	222 Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Adam Levine John Ryan Jacob Kasher Hindlin Ammar Malik
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.^[2] The song was released as an instant-grant the following day worldwide.^[3] On November 3, 2017, guitarist James Valentine later announced on Twitter, that the song would later become the album's official fourth single.^[4]

Remixes

The remix versions of the song was released, the first version by Canadian duo Chromeo on January 19, 2018, and the second version featuring American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie on January 26.^[5]

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 video

The music video for "Wait" was released on February 8, 2018, on Vevo. The video features actress Alexandra Daddario and was directed by Dave Meyers.^[6] It begins with lead singer Adam Levine at the church as he wakes up in a coffin and later walks to another coffin with people appeared at the funeral, there he used the scorpion to resurrect his ex-girlfriend (played by Daddario) who the one cheated on him. Scenes of Levine getting attacked and fought by the ex-girlfriend include the women gangsters and the bathtub woman also follow. In the next scene, Levine is underwater from another world with little mermaids and enters the junkyard with the ex-girlfriend watching him as millions of meteors destroy the place, blowing the ex-girlfriend away. In the final scene, the ex-girlfriend breaks up and leaves Levine at the house with ropes all over him as the video ends.

Snapchat version video

On January 16, 2018, a Snapchat version video was released on Spotify and on Vevo, the following day. Directed by Travis Schneider, and was shot on iPhone 7.^[7] The video follows Levine in various parts at his home, as he performs in lip-syncing to the song with scenes covered by different Snapchat filters. Levine's wife, Behati Prinsloo makes a cameo appearance.^[8]

Lyric videos

A vertical lyric video was released exclusively by Spotify on December 15, 2017.^[9] Like the Snapchat video, which was also directed by Schneider and features 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 iPhone X.^[10]

Live performances

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

Accolades

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Visual Effects	Nominated	[17]
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Song: Group	Nominated	[18]
2019	ASCAP Pop Music Awards	Award Winning Song	Won	[19]
	BMI Pop Awards	Award Winning Song	Won	[20]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wait"	3:10

Digital download – Chromeo Remix^[21]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wait" (Chromeo Remix)	4:19

Digital download – Remix featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie^[22]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wait" (Remix) (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)	3:10

Credits and personnel

Recording

• Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California

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

Weekly charts Chart (2017–18) Peak position Argentina Anglo (Monitor Latino)[23] 11 Australia (ARIA)[24] 91 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[25] 9 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[26] 4 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[27] 35 Canada AC (Billboard)[28] 4 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[29] 12 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[30] 8 Croatia (HRT)[31] 74 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[32] 47 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[33] 15 Ireland (IRMA)[34] 82 Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[35] 34 New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[36] 7 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[37] Chromeo Remix 12 Portugal (AFP)[38] 74 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[39] 68 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[40] 49 South Korea International (Gaon)[41] 16 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 57 UK Singles (OCC)[43] 79 US Billboard Hot 100[44] 24 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[45] 10 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[46] 4 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[47] 8 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[48] 5 Venezuela Anglo (Record Report)[49] 3 Venezuela Rock (Record Report)[50] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[51] 85 US Billboard Hot 100[52] 58 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[53] 28 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[54] 14 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[55] 39 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[56] 28

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[57]	Platinum	70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[58]	Platinum	40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[59]	Platinum	80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[60]	3× Platinum	3,000,000‡
‡ 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	222 Interscope	[3]
United States	January 16, 2018	Contemporary hit radio			[1]
Various	January 19, 2018	Digital download	Chromeo Remix		[21]
	January 26, 2018		A Boogie wit da Hoodie Remix		[22]

Notes

1. Release as a promotional single.

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