Wait a Minute (Pussycat Dolls song)
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| Single by Pussycat Dolls featuring Timbaland | |||||||||||||||||
| from the album PCD | |||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Right Now" (NBA version) | ||||||||||||||||
| Released | March 26, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, digital download | ||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Label | A&M | ||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Keri Hilson, Tim Mosley | ||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Timbaland | ||||||||||||||||
| Pussycat Dolls singles chronology | |||||||||||||||||
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"Wait a Minute" is a R&B song from the Pussycat Dolls' debut album, PCD. This single was intentionally set to be released the same time as "I Don't Need a Man", which was released throughout Europe and Oceania. However, due to scheduling and the positive radio airplay of "Buttons", the single was pushed back. In addition, the single was set to be released only in North America, but with the success of "I Don't Need a Man", the single was also released internationally.
Promotional singles were officially sent out to American and Canadian radios on October 17, 2006; however, some promos were sent out before this. Toward the end of 2006, "Wait a Minute" began to be aired on British music channels. On December 4, 2006, it was released as a digital download in UK. The single was released on February 24, 2007 in Australia.
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[edit] Music video
The music video was shot on October 8 and October 9, 2006, in the Metro Red Line in Los Angeles, California and were directed by Marc Webb.
It starts with the members passing around a Samsung YP-K5 audio player while watching for Timbaland. When Nicole Scherzinger bumps into Timbaland, they playfully argue. The dolls then walk onto the train with him and start to dance on the poles on the train. A mother tries to shield her son's eyes, but he moves her hand away so he can watch. The dolls then leave the subway and start to block traffic by walking right into the middle of an intersection. Timbaland then gets out of his car and the dolls and him continue to argue. The girls then start to dance on top of his car. The video ends with Nicole telling off Timbaland and saying that she doesn't need what he gives her but would like it back. Nicole sings full lead with Melody adding the minor adlibs.
Note: the traffic part of the video was used in Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll's first episode, the audition as fake clips part for the song "Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)".
[edit] Chart performance
"Wait a Minute" became the group's fifth entry on US Billboard Hot 100. Promotional singles were released and the song was featured in Best Buy advertisements in the US but a full CD was never released, which may have led to its low peak position of number twenty-eight. However the single achieved a slightly higher peak position on the Billboard Pop 100, peaking at number twenty-three. Shortly after its release in the U.S., it was released on February 24, 2007, in Australia and in March in Germany, where a commercial CD single was made available for purchase. In Australia, the song achieved a peak position of number sixteen, becoming the Pussycat Dolls' sixth consecutive top twenty hit, but also their lowest charting single to date, after the five previous singles all charted within the top ten.
In New Zealand, "Wait a Minute" peaked at twenty-four, spending seven weeks on the charts. "Wait a Minuite" became the Pussycat Dolls' only song to date not to become a top ten hit.[1]
The single fared better in the Netherlands where it reached the top ten peaking at number seven. "Wait a Minute" reached the top thirty in Germany and Poland, and the top fifty in Austria and Switzerland.
The music video for "Wait a Minute" was aired several times in the UK but no physical release was given for the single. It later reached a peak of number sixty on the UK Download Chart. Due to "Wait a Minute" only being released as a download only promo single, the song was not able to chart in 2006 due to chart rules stating that only songs with a physical release were eligible to chart. However, due to new rules coming into play in 2007, "Wait a Minute" was able to chart in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #108.[2] If download-only singles had been integrated into the chart at the time, "Wait a Minute" might have been able to gain a higher peak.
In Romania, the single became a considerable hit, and gained massive airplay. As a result, the track peaked at number one for a week, becoming Pussycat Dolls' second number-one and fifth top-ten single.
This is the final video & single to feature former doll Carmit Bachar
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006–07) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 16 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[4] | 49 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 18 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] | 28 |
| European Hot 100 Singles[7] | 69 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 3 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[9] | 27 |
| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[10] | 12 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[12] | 17 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[13] | 24 |
| Slovakia (IFPI)[14] | 30 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 25 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 41 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[17] | 28 |
| US Pop Songs (Billboard)[18] | 23 |
[edit] Track listing
- CD1
- "Wait a Minute" (Album Version) (3:41)
- "Wait a Minute" (Timbaland Version) (3:56)
- "Right Now (NBA Version) (2:25)
- "Wait a Minute" (video)
- CD2
- "Wait a Minute" (album version)
- "Wait a Minute" (Timbaland version)
- "Wait a Minute" (Timbaland instrumental)
- "Wait a Minute" (video)
[edit] Personnel
- Timbaland – producer
- Keri Hilson – vocal producer
- Bill Reichenbach – horns
- Dan Higgins – horns
- Gary Grant – horns
- Jerry Hey – horns, horn arrangements
- Ron Fair – mixing
- Demacio "Demo" Castellon – recording
- Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica – recording
- Dave Pensado – mixing
- Ariel Chobaz – assistant mixer
[edit] References
- ^ Steffen Hung. "The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland - Wait A Minute". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Pussycat+Dolls+feat%2E+Timbaland&titel=Wait+A+Minute&cat=s. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ Source for UK chart position for "Wait a Minute" Zobbel. Retrieved 1 February 2009
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland – Wait a Minute". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland – Wait a Minute – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland – Wait a Minute" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland – Wait a Minute Hitlisten.nu" (in Danish). Tracklisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music Control.
- ^ "The Pussycat Dolls Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for The Pussycat Dolls. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Finnishcharts.com – The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland – Wait a Minute". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 08, 2007" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland – Wait a Minute" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland – Wait a Minute". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200704 into search.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland – Wait a Minute". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
- ^ "The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland – Wait a Minute – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "The Pussycat Dolls Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for The Pussycat Dolls. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "The Pussycat Dolls Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for The Pussycat Dolls. Prometheus Global Media.
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