Wait on Me

For other uses, see Wait on Me (disambiguation).

"Wait on Me" is a song performed by English pop band Rixton. It was released on 23 July 2014 as the second single from their debut album, Let the Road (2015).^[1][2] The song was written by Benny Blanco, Stargate, Wayne Hector, Ross Golan, Jennifer Decilveo, and Robopop, and it was produced by Blanco and Stargate.^[3]

"Wait on Me"
Single by Rixton
from the album Let the Road
Released	23 July 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Pop rock reggae fusion
Length	3:57
Label	School Boy Giant Little Man Mad Love Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Benjamin Levin Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Jennifer Decilveo Wayne Hector Ross Golan Dan Omelio
Producer(s)	Benny Blanco Stargate
Rixton singles chronology
"Me and My Broken Heart" (2014) "Wait on Me" (2014) "Hotel Ceiling" (2015)

Music video

A lyric video for the song was released on 22 September with footage of Rixton's Me and My Broken Heart Tour on the US.^[4] The official music video was released on 9 October, the plot of the video shows two endings.^[2]

Critical reception

Sylvie Lesas of Evigshed Magazine gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying: "[The song] is an infectious blend of pop-rock, reggae influences into a danceable anthem. It reminds you a little bit of Maroon 5. The song is a huge summer jam, both haunting and sweet, to make you dance all night on the beach…"^[5]

Live performances

Rixton performed "Wait on Me" in the show Late Night with Seth Meyers on 5 August.^[6] The song was also performed with "Me and My Broken Heart" on the Teen Choice Awards on 10 August.^[7]

Track listing

• Digital download^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wait on Me"	3:57

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	62
Scotland (OCC)^[10]	11
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	12
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[12]	33

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States^[13]	23 July 2014	Digital download	School Boy Giant Little Man Mad Love Geffen Interscope

References

1. "British Band Rixton Release New Single "Wait On Me" Today! U.S. Headlining Summer Tour Kicks Off In Boston On July 30, 2014". T4C. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
2. Geffen, Sasha. "Rixton Throw A Roaring '20s Rager In Their New 'Wait On Me' Video". MTV News. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
3. "Rixton släpper debutalbum i januari!". Universal Music Sweden. Mynewsdesk. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
4. "Watch The AMAZING Song Lyric Video For Rixton's 'Wait On Me'". Capital FM. 23 September 2014.
5. Lesas, Sylvie (24 July 2014). "Rixton Single Wait On Me Review". Evigshed Magazine.
6. "Rixton Performance: "Wait on Me"". NBC. 5 August 2014.
7. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (10 August 2014). "Rixton Rocks 'Me & My Broken Heart' At 2014 Teen Choice Awards". Hollywood Life.
8. "iTunes - Music - Wait on Me - Single by Rixton". iTunes.
9. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Rixton". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
12. "Rixton Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
13. . iTunes. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)