"Wait a Minute!" is a song by American singer-songwriter

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, released simultaneously as the second and final single of her debut album ''

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on December 11, 2015. The song was written by Willow alongside producer James Chul Rim.

Commercial performance

"Wait a Minute!" saw little success upon release in 2015. It was not until four years later that it started to gain traction. In the spring of 2019, the track inspired the #HereRightNow dance challenge on the social media platform

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, where it went viral becoming a

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. In the spring of 2022, the track experienced a resurgence in popularity after a sped-up remix went viral on TikTok, reaching the Top 40 in countries including Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands.

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