Why Wait (song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Why Wait
| cover = Rascal Flatts - Why Wait.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Rascal Flatts
| album = Nothing Like This
| released = August 2, 2010
| format =
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:46
| label = Big Machine
| writer = Neil Thrasher
Tom Shapiro
Jimmy Yeary{{cite web|url=http://americantwang.com/rascal-flatts-why-wait/|title=Song Review: Rascal Flatts — "Why Wait"|last=Malec|first=Jim|date=August 3, 2010|work=American Twang|accessdate=August 13, 2010}}
| producer = Dann Huff, Rascal Flatts
| prev_title = Unstoppable
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = I Won't Let Go
| next_year = 2011
}}
"Why Wait" is a song written by Neil Thrasher, Tom Shapiro, and Jimmy Yeary and recorded by American country music band Rascal Flatts. It was released in August 2010 as the first single from the band's 2010 album Nothing Like This.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957146/rascal-flatts-to-release-nothing-like-this-on-big-machine|title = Rascal Flatts to Release 'Nothing Like This' on Big Machine|magazine = Billboard}} It is also their first single from Big Machine Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1644689/rascal-flatts-sign-with-big-machine-records.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731133623/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1644689/rascal-flatts-sign-with-big-machine-records.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 31, 2010|title=Rascal Flatts Sign With Big Machine Records|date=July 29, 2010|work=CMT|accessdate=July 29, 2010}}
Content
The protagonist attempts to convince his lover to run off to Las Vegas with him to get married.
Music video
The music video, directed by William Zabka, was shot in Las Vegas, Nevada, following a story reminiscent of the comedy film The Hangover. David Arquette plays the man in the video who proposes to his girlfriend. Rick Harrison, owner of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop and star of the History Channel original show Pawn Stars, makes a cameo appearance in the video when the Flatts and Arquette stop at the pawn shop to buy an engagement ring. Also in the video are cameos by Ron White, Carrot Top, Victoria Justice, Wayne Newton, and Penn and Teller.
Critical reception
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song four stars out of five, saying that the lyrics "may be 'cheesy' to some, but it fits right where we'd expect a Rascal Flatts song to go."{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/rascal-flatts-why-wait-/|title=Rascal Flatts – "Why Wait"|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=July 29, 2010|work=Roughstock|accessdate=July 20, 2012}} Tara Seetharam gave the song a B+ grade, describing it as "a tasteful, vintage-Flatts track marked by an infectious rush of joy." She positively commented on the production, lyrics, and LeVox's vocals, stating that "the song gets everything right."{{cite web|url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2010/08/13/single-review-rascal-flatts-why-wait/|title=Single Review: Rascal Flatts, "Why Wait"|last=Seetharam|first=Tara|date=August 13, 2010|work=Country Universe|accessdate=October 16, 2010}} Ben Foster of "The 1-to-10 Country Music Review" gave it ten stars out of ten, saying, "this is the best that the boys' voices have sounded in years and their signature three-part harmonies are fully intact and sounding great."{{cite web|url=http://1to10countryreview.blogspot.tw/2010/08/rascal-flatts-why-wait.html|title=Rascal Flatts, "Why Wait" |last=Foster|first=Ben|date=August 16, 2010|work=The 1-to-10 Country Music Review|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}
Chart performance
"Why Wait" debuted at No. 34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 14, 2010.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-08-14/country-songs?order=gainer Top Country Songs & Charts, Country Music Hits – Billboard.com] For the week of December 18, 2010, the song became the group's eleventh number one hit on the chart.
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!align="left"|Chart (2010–2011) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Rascal Flatts|artistid=395934}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|48|artist=Rascal Flatts|artistid=395934}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadianhot100|60|artist=Rascal Flatts|artistid=395934}} |
=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"|Chart (2010)
!scope="col"|Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2010: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media |year=2010 | accessdate=December 13, 2010}}
| align="center" | 47 |
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2011)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hot-country-songs | title=Best of 2011: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media |year=2011 | accessdate=December 10, 2011}}
| align="center" | 66 |
References
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{{Rascal Flatts singles}}
Category:Song recordings produced by Dann Huff
Category:Songs written by Neil Thrasher
Category:Songs written by Tom Shapiro