Wait for U

"Wait for U"
Single by Future featuring Drake and Tems
from the album I Never Liked You
Released	May 3, 2022
Genre	R&B
Length	3:10
Label	Epic Freebandz
Songwriter(s)	Nayvadius Wilburn Aubrey Graham Temilade Openiyi Michael Mule Isaac De Boni Floyd E. Bentley III Jacob Canady Tejiri Akpoghene
Producer(s)	ATL Jacob FnZ
Future singles chronology
"Hold That Heat" (2022) "Wait for U" (2022) "Keep It Burnin" (2022)
Drake singles chronology
"Knife Talk" (2021) "Wait for U" (2022) "Massive" / "Sticky" (2022)
Tems singles chronology
"Crazy Tings" (2021) "Wait for U" (2022) "No Woman, No Cry" (2022)
Music video
"Wait for U" on YouTube

"Wait for U" is a song by American rapper Future featuring Canadian rapper Drake and Nigerian singer Tems. It was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio as the second single from Future's ninth studio album, I Never Liked You, on May 3, 2022.

The song samples Tems' song, "Higher", from her debut extended play, For Broken Ears (2020).^[1] Future and Drake wrote the song with producers FnZ (Finatik and Zac) and ATL Jacob, alongside Tejiri Akpoghene and Tems, who are credited songwriters for the sampling of "Higher", and Floyd E. Bentley III.^[2] "Wait for U" is an R&B song that lyrically discusses the occasional toxicity of a romantic relationship.^[3]

The song debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Future's second (first as a lead artist), Drake's tenth, and Tems' first number-one hit on the Hot 100, and peaked within the top 10 of the charts in many other countries, including Canada, United Kingdom and New Zealand. "Wait for U" received two nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance, winning the latter.