"Wait on Me" is a song performed by English

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. It was released on 23 July 2014 as the second single from their debut album, ''

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, and it was produced by Blanco and Stargate.

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. The official music video was released on 9 October, the plot of the video shows two endings.

Critical reception

Sylvie Lesas of ''Evigshed Magazine'' gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying: "

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is an infectious blend of pop-rock, reggae influences into a danceable anthem. It reminds you a little bit of

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. The song is a huge summer jam, both haunting and sweet, to make you dance all night on the beach…"

Live performances

Rixton performed "Wait on Me" in the show ''

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'' on 5 August. The song was also performed with "

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" on the

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on 10 August.

Track listing

*;Digital download

Charts

Release history

References

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