"I Will Wait" is a song by American singer and songwriter Nick Carter. The song was released in US and Canada as a digital download on September 12, 2015. It was the first single from his third solo album '' All American''.

Background

"When I wrote the song, I think we wrote it with the intention going back to what the Backstreet Boys and what we were known for, which is love songs. As a writer and an artist, sometimes as your career goes on, you try to make points, and you try to be overly creative." Nick Carter said, "I just wanted to go back to the basics, and tap into what our fans knew us for." He also claimed this song was inspired by

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's songwriting.

Music video

The music video for "I Will Wait" was filmed and released on YouTube and Vevo on September 22, 2015. Carter stated that the inspiration of the video was based on ''

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''.

Live performance

On November 24, Carter first performed the song on the finale of ''

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'', where he was one of the four finalists.

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2015 singles 2015 songs Songs written by Nick Carter (musician) Songs written by Dan Muckala