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Wait for U

{{short description|2022 single by Future featuring Drake and Tems}}

{{Other uses|Wait for You (disambiguation){{!}}Wait for You}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Wait for U

| cover = Future - Wait for U.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Future featuring Drake and Tems

| album = I Never Liked You

| released = May 3, 2022

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = R&B

| length = 3:10

| label =

| writer =

| producer =

| chronology = Future

| prev_title = Hold That Heat

| prev_year = 2022

| next_title = Keep It Burnin

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Drake

| type = single

| prev_title = Knife Talk

| prev_year = 2021

| title = Wait for U

| year = 2022

| next_title = Massive" / "Sticky

| next_year = 2022

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Tems

| type = single

| prev_title = Crazy Tings

| prev_year = 2021

| title = Wait for U

| year = 2022

| next_title = No Woman, No Cry

| next_year = 2022

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|rP09GUQFDFk|"Wait for U"}}}}

}}

"Wait for U" is a song by American rapper Future featuring Canadian rapper Drake and Nigerian singer Tems. It was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio as the second single from Future's ninth studio album, I Never Liked You, on May 3, 2022.

The song samples Tems' song, "Higher", from her debut extended play, For Broken Ears (2020).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/future-i-never-liked-you-1343703/|title=Future is a Platinum-Encrusted Antihero on 'I Never Liked You'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Reeves|first=Mosi|date=April 29, 2022|access-date=May 3, 2022}} Future and Drake wrote the song with producers FnZ (Finatik and Zac) and ATL Jacob, alongside Tejiri Akpoghene and Tems, who are credited songwriters for the sampling of "Higher", and Floyd E. Bentley III.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/floyd-e--bentley-iii/51598|title=Floyd E Bentley III – Grammy Nominations|work=The Recording Academy|date=November 15, 2022|access-date=January 24, 2023}} "Wait for U" is an R&B song that lyrically discusses the occasional toxicity of a romantic relationship.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/future-i-never-liked-you-album-review-drake-kanye-west-trap-3215660|title=Future – 'I Never Liked You' review: Atlanta's trap overlord proves he's still on top|work=NME|last=Williams|first=Kyann-Sian|date=April 29, 2022|access-date=May 3, 2022}}

The song debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Future's second (first as a lead artist), Drake's tenth, and Tems' first number-one hit on the Hot 100, and peaked within the top 10 of the charts in many other countries, including Canada, United Kingdom and New Zealand. "Wait for U" received two nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance, winning the latter.

Critical reception

Michael Di Gennaro of Exclaim! felt that "Wait for U" is one of "the most Drake-sounding Future songs from a production standpoint" with "tender moments that harken back to the popstar aspirations Future once had when writing songs for Rihanna and Ciara".{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/future_i_never_liked_you_album_review|title=Future Is Determined to Stay on Top on 'I Never Liked You'|work=Exclaim!|last=Di Gennaro|first=Michael|date=May 3, 2022|access-date=May 3, 2022}} In a negative review, HipHopDX music critic Anthony Malone opined that both "Wait for U" and "I'm on One", another track from I Never Liked You that Drake is featured on, do not "match the toxic king chemistry of their previous collaborations", adding that "like an old rock star who can still play the hits off muscle memory, Drake and Future recite the same stories of one-night stands, DM debauchery and drug-filled nights at the club in their sleep" and "however, their charisma is notably absent from the music.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3861/title.future-i-never-liked-you-album-review|title=Review – Future 'I Never Liked You' Is Fan Service Held Back By Dull Beats & Marketed Toxicity|work=HipHopDX|last=Malone|first=Anthony|date=May 5, 2022|access-date=May 5, 2022}} In a similar review, Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork said that the sample of "Higher" by Tems "is a cheat code to a catchy song, but Future and Drake are on such autopilot that I'd rather listen to the original".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/future-i-never-liked-you/|title=Future: I Never Liked You Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=May 3, 2022|access-date=May 3, 2022}}

Music video

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The official music video for "Wait for U", directed by Director X, was released on May 5, 2022. It is a medieval-themed video that deals with love and betrayal. The video includes cameo appearances from Moxie Raia, Cecilia Rose, producer ATL Jacob, Strick, and Trey Richards. Drake plays a knight that delivers a note to a queen for Future, who plays a "toxic" king.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/future-drops-wait-for-u-video-drake-1348051/|title=Future Is a Medieval Toxic King and Drake His Sexy Messenger in 'Wait for U' Video|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Tomás |first=Tomas|date=May 5, 2022|access-date=May 5, 2022}} On the way to deliver the note, Drake engages in a sword fight and saves a woman.{{cite web|url=https://complex.com/music/future-drake-wait-for-u-video|title=Drake Stars as a Knight in Shining Armor in Video for Future Collab "Wait for U" f/ Tems|website=Complex|last=Price|first=Joe|date=May 5, 2022|access-date=May 5, 2022}} At the end of the video, Future wins a duel against another man as the queen reads his note, rolls her eyes and throws it away. Future's note is a reference to a leaked text exchange of his from 2018 in which he told a woman he did not want to see her. The music video was filmed at Casa Loma in Toronto, Canada.{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/drake-future-casa-loma | title=Drake and Future's "Wait for U" Music Video Was Filmed at Toronto's Casa Loma, as well as Albion Hills Conservation Area in Caledon (a rural suburb northwest of Toronto). | website=Complex Networks }}

Credits and personnel

  • Future – lead vocals, songwriting
  • Drake – featured vocals, songwriting
  • Tems – featured vocals, songwriting
  • FnZ
  • Finatik – production, songwriting
  • Zac – production, songwriting
  • ATL Jacob – production, songwriting
  • Wheezy - production, songwriting
  • Sonic Major - production, songwriting
  • Tejiri Akpoghene - songwriting
  • Floyd E. Bentley III - songwriting
  • Ethan Stevens – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Eric Manco – recording

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Wait for U"

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|12|artist=Future feat. Drake & Tems|song=Wait for U|rowheader=true|access-date=May 13, 2022}}
{{single chart|Austria|65|artist=Future feat. Drake & Tems|song=Wait for U|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2022}}
{{single chart|Canada|3|artist=Future|rowheader=true|access-date=May 10, 2022}}
{{single chart|France|135|artist=Future feat. Drake & Tems|song=Wait for U|rowheader=true|access-date=May 13, 2022|refname=FRA}}
{{single chart|Germany|77|songid=2274002|artist=Future feat. Drake & Tems|song=Wait for U|rowheader=true|access-date=May 13, 2022}}
{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|2|artist=Future|rowheader=true|access-date=May 10, 2022}}
scope="row"| Greece International (IFPI){{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|title=Official IFPI Charts - Digital Singles Chart (International) - Week: 18/2022|publisher=IFPI Greece|access-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516060057/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html |url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2022}}

| 21

scope="row"| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web|url=http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/|title=Tónlistinn – Lög|trans-title=The Music – Songs|language=is|publisher=Plötutíðindi|access-date=May 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512161345/http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/|archive-date=May 12, 2022|url-status=dead}}

| 11

{{single chart|Ireland4|21|date=20220506|rowheader=true|access-date=May 9, 2022}}
scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s19/|title=2022 19-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=May 13, 2022|access-date=May 14, 2022}}

| 28

{{single chart|Dutch100|59|artist=Future feat. Drake & Tems|song=Wait for U|rowheader=true|access-date=May 9, 2022}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|7|artist=Future feat. Drake & Tems|song=Wait for U|rowheader=true|access-date=May 14, 2022}}
scope="row"| Nigeria (TurnTable Top 50){{cite web |title=Turntable Top 50 Chart |url=https://www.turntablecharts.com/Charts/Top50 |website=Turntable Charts |access-date=May 30, 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=TurnTable Top 50: Kizz Daniel's "Buga" Debuts At No.1 |url=https://thenativemag.com/turntable-top-50-kizz-daniel-buga/ |website=The NATIVE |access-date=May 30, 2022 |date=May 16, 2022}}

|18

scope="row"| Nigeria (TurnTable Top 50 Airplay){{cite web |title=Turntable Top 50 Airplay Chart Week of May 25 2022 |url=http://turntablecharts.com/Charts/Airplay/?rebelltitem=#May-25-2022 |website=Turntable Charts |access-date=June 23, 2022 |language=en}}

| 11

{{single chart|Portugal|68|artist=Future feat. Drake & Tems|song=Wait for U|rowheader=true|access-date=May 19, 2022}}
scope="row"| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100){{cite web|url=http://hitparada.ifpicr.cz/index.php?hitp=D|title=ČNS IFPI|publisher=IFPI ČR|id=Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202218 into search.|access-date=May 9, 2022}}

| 78

{{single chart|South Africa2|1|year=2022|week=18|rowheader=true|access-date=June 1, 2024}}
scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2022&dspp=18|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 18|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=May 9, 2022}}

| 1

{{single chart|Switzerland|34|artist=Future feat. Drake & Tems|song=Wait for U|rowheader=true|access-date=May 9, 2022}}
{{single chart|UK|8|date=20220506|rowheader=true|access-date=May 9, 2022}}
{{single chart|UKrandb|4|date=20220610|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 10, 2022}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Future|rowheader=true|access-date=May 9, 2022}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Future|rowheader=true|access-date=May 10, 2022}}
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|20|artist=Future|rowheader=true|access-date=August 30, 2022}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=Future|rowheader=true|access-date=June 28, 2022}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+2022 year-end chart performance for "Wait for U"

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2022/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2022|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 4, 2023}}

| 55

scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/canadian-hot-100/|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}

| 36

scope="row"| Global 200 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}

| 44

scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2022-12-31|title=Top Selling Singles of 2022|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 24, 2022|archive-date=December 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222222353/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5467|url-status=live}}

| 38

scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2022|website=officialcharts.com|access-date=January 3, 2022}}

| 48

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/hot-100-songs/|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}

| 11

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}

| 2

scope="row"| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/rhythmic-songs/|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}

| 3

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|+2023 year-end chart performance for "Wait for U"

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Global 200 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}

| 144

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-100-songs/|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}

| 83

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Wait for U"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=April 5, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Future feat. Drake & Tems|title=Wait for U|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=February 12, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Future|title=Wait for U|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|access-date=January 20, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Future feat. Drake & Tems|title=Wait for U|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|id=12972|access-date=September 27, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Future feat. Tems & Drake|title=Wait for U|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=July 4, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Future feat. Drake & Tems|title=Wait for U|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|id=12685|access-date=July 1, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Future feat. Drake and Tems|title=Wait for U|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=March 20, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Future feat. Drake & Tems|title=Wait for U|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-11-30-14-47-39.pdf|access-date=December 9, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Future / Drake & Tems|title=Wait for U|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=November 22, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Future ft Drake & Tems|title=Wait For U|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|id=18195-6014-1|access-date=February 28, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Future|title=Wait for U|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|access-date=December 9, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}

Release history

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|+ Release history for "Wait for U"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| United States

| May 3, 2022

| Rhythmic contemporary radio

| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Freebandz|Epic}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases|publisher=All Access|access-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429233133/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archive-date=April 29, 2022}}

scope="row"| Italy

| May 6, 2022

| Radio airplay

| {{cite web|url=https://www.earone.it/radio_date/search/artist/history/Future/|title=Future|website=EarOne|language=it|access-date=May 6, 2022}}

Awards and nominations

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|+ Award and nominations for "Wait for U"

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Ceremony

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" | Ref.

rowspan="8" scope="row" | 2022

| African Entertainment Awards USA

| Best Collaboration

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |{{cite web |date=December 28, 2022 |title=Full List of the 8th Annual AEAUSA 2022 Finalists |url=https://aeausa.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022_AEAUSA_FINALISTS-full-LIST.pdf |access-date=January 16, 2022 |website=African Entertainment Awards USA}}

rowspan="2" | American Music Awards

| Collaboration of the Year

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Katie |date=November 20, 2022 |title=Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121042102/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/ |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |access-date=November 21, 2022}}

Favorite Hip-Hop Song

| {{won}}

rowspan="3" |BET Hip Hop Awards

|Song of the Year

|{{nom}}

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |title=Kanye West and Drake Lead BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 Nominations |url=https://www.complex.com/music/bet-hip-hop-awards-2022-nominations |access-date=September 12, 2022 |website=Complex |language=en}}

Best Collaboration

|{{won}}

Best Hip Hop Video

|{{nom}}

rowspan="2" | MTV Video Music Awards

| Song of Summer

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=August 19, 2022 |title=Will BTS Make It Four in a Row as Group of the Year at 2022 MTV VMAs? |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mtv-vmas-new-nominees-preshow-performers-1235128568/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819182406/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mtv-vmas-new-nominees-preshow-performers-1235128568/ |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=August 19, 2022}}

|Best Hip Hop

|{{nom}}

rowspan="8" |2023

| rowspan="2" |Grammy Awards

| Best Rap Song

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Cite web |last1=Nordyke |first1=Kimberly |last2=Thomas |first2=Carly |date=February 5, 2023 |title=Grammy Awards: Complete List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammys-2023-winners-list-1235312839/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206072133/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammys-2023-winners-list-1235312839/ |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

Best Melodic Rap Performance

| {{won}}

rowspan="2" |BET AwardsBest Collaboration

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2" align="center" |

Viewer's Choice

|{{nominated}}

rowspan="2" |iHeartRadio Music Awards

| Best Collaboration

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Cite web |title=2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List Of Nominees |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-01-10-2023-iheartradio-music-awards-see-the-full-list-of-nominees/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=iHeart |language=en}}

Favorite Hip-hop Song

| {{won}}

rowspan="2" |NAACP Image Awards

|Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=January 12, 2023 |title='Abbott Elementary,' 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' and 'The Woman King' Dominate NAACP Image Award Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/naacp-image-award-nominees-angela-bassett-quinta-brunson-1235486668/ |access-date=January 13, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)

|{{nom}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Future songs}}

{{Drake songs}}

{{Tems (singer)}}

{{Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance}}

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