Wait for a Minute

"He's in this transition period," said Tyga of his collaborator. "I felt like when me and Chris Brown did 'Deuces,' it was like a moment. I feel like this would be a big moment for both of us with this song."^[3] The song is produced by Maejor Ali and was premiered on October 21.^[4][2] The song was then released for digital download on October 22, 2013 ^[5] Then on October 29, 2013, it was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio in the US.^[6]

The music video was shot on November 14, 2013 in Long Beach, California. "^[3] The video premiered on Access Hollywood on December 19, 2013, and was later released on Vevo and Tyga's YouTube channel. It was directed by Krista Liney.^[7]

Wait for a Minute debuted and peaked at number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling 68,000 digital downloads in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[8] On March 19, 2020, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units over 500,000 units in the United States.^[9]

The single also charted on French Singles Chart and in the United Kingdom due to strong digital download sales.^[10] It debuted on the French Singles Chart at number 103.^[11] In October 2013, it debuted at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart.^[12] The song also debuted at number 34 on the Belgian Ultratop singles chart.^[13] The song debuted at number 31 on the Netherlands Top 100 and at number 45 in Spain.^[14] It debuted at number 47 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 6 in Denmark.^[15][16]