Wait for You (Tom Walker song)
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| name = Wait for You
| type = single
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| artist = Tom Walker
| album = I Am
| released = {{start date|2020|06|13|df=y}}
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| length = {{duration|m=2|s=52}}
| label = Relentless Records
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| producer = Cam Blackwood
| prev_title = Heartbeats
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Something Beautiful
| next_year = 2021
}}
"Wait for You" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Tom Walker. The song was released as a digital download on 13 June 2020 as the lead single from his upcoming second studio album, I Am.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/wait-for-you-single/1515463726|title=Wait for You - Single by Tom Walker|publisher=Apple Music|accessdate=19 June 2020}} The song was written by Tom Walker, Cam Blackwood and Joel Laslett Pott. A remix of the song featuring German singer Zoe Wees was released on 11 September 2020.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/wait-for-you-single/1530043694|title=Wait for You - Single by Tom Walker & Zoe Wees|publisher=Apple Music|accessdate=6 November 2020}}
Background
Walker said, "This song is about a mate of mine who went through a life-changing event as a teenager. It took a long time for him to heal… now he's one of the most outgoing, positive people you could ever meet." Walker performed the song during a 'Zoom World Tour' in six countries over 12 hours.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tom-walker-new-single-wait-for-you-2687746|title=Tom Walker releases new single 'Wait For You'|publisher=NME|date=14 June 2020|accessdate=19 June 2020}}
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Wait for You" was first released onto YouTube on 19 June 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwGEhnl0NxQ|title=Tom Walker - Wait for You (Official Video)|via=YouTube|accessdate=19 June 2020}}
Track listing
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Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
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| scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|accessdate=17 July 2020}}
| 90 |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2020-06-19|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=22 June 2020|access-date=20 June 2020}}
| 39 |
| {{single chart|Scotland|11|date=20200717|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2020}} |
| {{single chart|UK|47|date=20200731|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2020|artist=Tom Walker|title=Wait for You|award=Silver|certyear=2021|type=single|accessdate=24 December 2021|id=17731-4670-1}}
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