Wait on Me (Rixton song)

"Wait on Me"
Single by Rixton
from the album Let the Road
Released	23 July 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2014
Genre	Pop rock reggae fusion
Length	3:57
Label	School Boy Giant Little Man Mad Love Geffen Interscope
Writer(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)

"Wait on Me" is a song 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]

Music video

A lyric video for the song was released on September 22 with footage of Rixton's "The Broken Heart Tour" on the US.^[4] The official video was released on October 9, 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 August 5.^[6] The song was also performed with "Me and My Broken Heart" on the "Teen Choice Awards" on August 10.^[7]

Track listing

• Digital download^[8]

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

Charts

Charts (2014)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	62
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[10]	11
Serbia (IFPI)[11]	20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12]	12
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[13]	33

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States[14]	23 July 2014	Digital download	School Boy Records Giant Little Man Records Mad Love Records Geffen Records Interscope Records

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. "Chart Track: Week 47, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
10. "Archive Chart: 2014-11-29". Scottish Singles Top 40.
11. "Echosmith - Cool Kids SERBIA". POP TOP LISTA - TOP 50 SRBIJA. Archived from the original on 2014-11-24. Retrieved November 24, 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
12. "Archive Chart: 2014-11-29" UK Singles Chart.
13. "Rixton – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Rixton.
14. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wait-on-me-single/id900759191