Maroon 5 performed the song at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 11, 2018.
"Wait" has a duration of 3 minutes and 10 seconds. It was written by Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, John Ryan, Jacob "JKash" Kasher Hindlin, and Ammar Malik and was produced by John Ryan.
The track was recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) peak position 4, 2017.
US Billboard Hot 100 reached Number 29, 2017.