"Wait on You" is a song performed by American

contemporary worship Contemporary worship is a form of Christian worship that emerged within Western evangelical Protestantism in the 20th century. It was originally confined to the charismatic movement, but is now found in a wide range of churches, including many w ...

bands

Elevation Worship Elevation Worship is a contemporary worship music collective from Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collective leads worship in weekend church services at Elevation Church, as well as performing concerts and tours around the Uni ...

and

Maverick City Music Maverick City Music is an American contemporary worship music collective founded by Tony Brown and Jonathan Jay originating from Atlanta. The collective made its debut in 2019 with the release of two extended plays, ''Maverick City, Vol. 1'' and ...

, which features vocals from

Dante Bowe Dante Bowe is an American contemporary worship music, Christian worship singer, and songwriter. He is also a member of Maverick City Music and former member of the Bethel Music, Bethel Music collective. In 2017, Bowe released his debut single, ...

and

Chandler Moore Chandler David Moore (born March 21, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and worship leader. Moore currently partners Maverick City Music, a collective of worshippers working in the contemporary Christian music and Gospel world. Maverick ...

. The song was released on April 23, 2021, as a promotional single from their collaborative live album, ''

Old Church Basement ''Old Church Basement'' is a collaborative live album by American contemporary worship groups Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music. It was released on April 30, 2021, via Sony Music Nashville through their imprints Elevation Worship Rec ...

'' (2021). The song was written by Brandon Lake, Chandler Moore, Chris Brown, Dante Bowe,

Steven Furtick Larry Stevens "Steven" Furtick Jr. (born February 19, 1980) is an American Baptist evangelical Christian pastor, author, and songwriter of Elevation Worship. He is the founder and senior pastor of Elevation Church, based in Charlotte North Car ...

, and Tiffany Hudson. "Wait on You" debuted at No. 9 on the US

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chart, and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. "Wait on You" was nominated for the

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at the

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Background

On April 23, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released "Wait on You" featuring Dante Bowe and Chandler Moore as the third and final promotional single from their collaborative live album, ''Old Church Basement'', along with its accompanying music video. The song was described as a "a declaration of God’s faithfulness, even when circumstances may be discouraging." The song's theme draws inspiration from the bible in Isaiah 40:31, which says "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk, and not faint."

Composition

"Wait on You" is composed in the key of D with a tempo of 104 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of .

Commercial performance

"Wait on You" debuted at No. 9 on the US

chart and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart, both dated May 8, 2021.} "Wait on You" attracted 2.1 million streams and 3,000 downloads in the United States in its first week. "Wait on You" is Elevation Worship's ninth top ten entry on Hot Christian Songs, Maverick City Music's third top ten entry, Dante Bowe's first top ten entry, and Chandler Moore's second top ten entry.

Accolades

Music videos

On April 23, 2021, Elevation Worship released the official music video of "Wait on You" on their

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channel. The video shows Dante Bowe and Chandler Moore leading the song. On April 30, 2021, Elevation Worship published the lyric video of the song on YouTube.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

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