# Talk:Wait a Minute (The Pussycat Dolls song)

Would someone please check if "How many times, how many lies" is actually the next release, and if so move the information to its own article and revert this article?
CJHung 20:42, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Unless someone can provide a LINK to where it says WAM is the next single, I'm changing the article accordingly...Vikramsidhu 17:47, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Well considering thata video is going to be produced for this single, I guess that pretty much confirms it as the 5th song from PCD.
Can anybody provide a link to any official source to authenticate this information?

That's not even how you spell TimbAland.
That cover is a fake.
This new 'cover' is a fake as well.  It is not 'timberland'.  Isn't there a promo cover that can be used?

102 does not count as a position, as it's the hot 100.  77 counts as its debut. SKS2K6 00:52, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

The current cover is fake. Even Timbaland is mispelled as Timberland, and the photo is from the Blender Magazine photoshoot.
Amazon.de or HMV Australia now have the official cover available, someone should change that here too... Go here to ckeck it out : http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000N87ZM0.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_V44574676_.jpg
Agreed, whoever keeps changing the cover to one without any type of official confirmation would you please stop it.  This is supposed to be an encyclopedia with facts, not some fans work from a magazine photoshoot.  This is the official cover, as you can see here with its front and back covers:
http://www.amazon.de/Wait-Minute-Pussycat-Dolls/dp/B000N87ZM0/ref=pd_ka_5/302-3289337-0287221?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1173813329&sr=8-5

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If you open an editing account (free, no strings, simple to do) you can up-load the correct image and add it to the article. --Mel Etitis  (Talk) 22:22, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Song IS notable - according to the notability page on songs this song would be a "good candidate for notability", as it fills the criterion for #1 - "Has appeared in the Top 20 of a national singles chart in a large or medium sized country." (Peaked at #16 in Australia), and #7 - "Has been...the subject of a music video that played on a major music network." (The music video was played on several major music channels at some point or another). I reckon this probably makes it notable to stay, so I'm going to remove the notability tag at the top of the page. --Tyron1 08:25, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Wait a Minute (The Pussycat Dolls song)/GA2. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 07:49, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

I will start this today --K. Peake 07:49, 13 February 2022 (UTC)


### Infobox and lead
Per the liner notes, Timbaland should be credited in his real name under songwriters
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the Pussycat Dolls → The Pussycat Dolls under singles chronology, as "the" needs capitalization when beginning this parameter
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"The song features" → "The song features a guest appearance from"
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"who produced the song and co-wrote the song with" → "who served as the sole producer and co-wrote it with"
 Done
The release sentence should be the third of the para instead
 Done
""Wait a Minute" was released, as" → "The song was released as" but start this sentence with the date because the second begins with "the song"
 Done
The sentence is not starting with the term on, also you have not changed to the song. --K. Peake 17:37, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
Write generally positive instead because one review was not so glowing
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"Compared to the album's previous singles, the song" → "Compared to the Pussycat Dolls' previous singles, "Wait a Minute""
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Too much commercial info is after the first sentence in the lead; only keep the United States part onwards
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"on the Billboard Hot 100. It achieved its highest positions" → "on the Billboard Hot 100, while achieving its highest positions"
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"where it peaked atop the country's" → "peaking atop the latter country's"
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Introduce as the accompanying music video instead to be more specific
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Add a part about the video synopsis
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"It was performed on" → "The song was performed on"
 Done


### Background and composition
Remove introduction to who the Pussycat Dolls are since that being in the lead is sufficient
The debut single part does not appear to be sourced
Remove comma before "Don't Cha"
"and stands as group's" → "and stands as the group's"
"Their collaboration resulted in" → "Timbaland and the group's collaboration resulted in"
"to be included in PCD," → "to be released on PCD,"
Remove "on the album" after included
Remove comma after lead singer
Pipe hip-hop to Hip hop music
Remove comma after described as; [9] needs to be invoked again here since it sources the range
Remove "as well" after the vocal production part since Hilson's previous contributions were mentioned a while back
Remove wikilink on Florida


### Reception
#### Critical
"feeling it was" → "feeling it is"
"standout tracks of the album." → "standout tracks of PCD." to avoid overusage of the album
Sputnikmusic should not be italicised
Write the staff of Popjustice for that review since attributing it to the publication is misleading
"of a "[song] that had" → "of one "that had"
"opined "Wait a Minute" was a" → "opined "Wait a Minute" is a"


#### Commercial
"In their native country, "Wait a Minute" debuted on" → "In the Pussycat Dolls' native country of the United States, "Wait a Minute" entered"
"number 19 and 23 on Canada CHR/Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 respectively." → "numbers 19 and 23 on the Canada CHR/Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 charts, respectively." with the wikilink per MOS:LINK2SECT
"and 24 on the" → "and at number 24 on the"
"not to enter the top ten;" → "not to enter the top 10 on either chart;" per MOS:NUM
"New Zealand it became their" → "New Zealand, it became the group's"
"highest peak (number three)," → "highest peak of number three," but no positions are displayed by the broken URL
"and top 50 in" → "and reached the top 50 in"
"becoming the group's lowest charting single in" → "becoming the Pussycat Dolls' lowest charting single on"


### Release and promotion
Shouldn't be the section before reception?
Per MOS:US, keep the United States here if the section is moved before reception and change to the US in that section, but if not then do it the other way round
"its accompanying music video was" → "an accompanying music video was" with the wikilink
"in Los Angeles, California with" → "in Los Angeles, California, with"
"performed fours songs including" → "performed fours songs, including"
Remove wikilink on "Don't Cha"
""Stickwitu" and "Wait a Minute"." → ""Stickwitu", and "Wait a Minute"."
Mention what year the new year's eve special was, also this should be italicised per the article
"The group performed the song" → "The Pussycat Dolls performed the song"
Remove comma before the Doll Domination Tour and mention the crowd reaction per the source


### Track listing
No track listing is displayed for the first CD single
The album version clean listed for the 12" vinyl is the one track not mentioned by the source


### Credits and personnel
Good


### Charts
#### Weekly charts
No peak performance is displayed by the Finland source


#### Year-end charts
Good


### Certification
Good


### Release history
Label → Label(s)


### See also
Good


### References
Copyvio score looks incredible at 9.9%; ignore the flagged URL that is not used whatsoever in this article!!!!
Make sure that American date formats are used throughout for consistency
SongwriterUniverse.com → SongwriterUniverse on ref 2
Wikilink MTV News on ref 3
Remove wikilink on MTV News for ref 5
Fix MOS:QWQ issues with ref 9
Add url-access limited to ref 12
Italicise PCD on ref 15 and cite Sputnikmusic as publisher instead
Italicise PCD on ref 16
Pipe Romanian Top 100 to Romanian record charts on ref 26
Replace ref 27 by either using the correct template or citing a working/archived URL
ChartsPlus → UKChartsPlus on ref 35
Cite TheGATE.ca as publisher on ref 38 with the wikilink
Cite MTV News as publisher on ref 41
Cite Amazon.com as publisher on ref 44, piping to Amazon (company)
Remove pipe on Amazon.de for ref 45
Cite Amazon.com as publisher on ref 46
Only cite Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége under publisher on ref 51


### Final comments and verdict
 On hold until all of the issues are fixed; this has largely improved since the first review!! --K. Peake 10:22, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
Hey *Kyle Peake, just began editing; thanks for following up!! --MrHyacinth (talk) 03:19, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
MrHyacinth Thank you, you have ran through things smoothly so far besides a few points that I copyedited and one that I mentioned is still a remaining issue. --K. Peake 17:37, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
✗ Fail since it has been a month and the nominator has not even started to work on the body of this article yet. --K. Peake 10:33, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Wait a Minute (The Pussycat Dolls song)/GA3. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Nominator: MrHyacinth (talk · contribs)
Reviewer: TonyTheTiger (talk · contribs) 12:28, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
I'll be reviewing this article.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 12:28, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

I see that you have twice failed to respond to prior reviews. I hope you have time to addresss the issues of this one.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 12:35, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
Yes, thank you for reviewing the article! MrHyacinth (talk) 01:19, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
It looks like the first few and last few issues from GA1 no longer remain. I'll assume that you have addressed them all.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:58, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
I might have disagreed with the GA2 reviewer right at the point where you abandoned that review.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:01, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
Please make sure that every fact in the WP:LEAD is a summary of what is in the main body. I.e., the main body should have at least as much detail as the LEAD.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:25, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
Can you please elaborate on this one? Which part of the main body is not elaborated in the lead? MrHyacinth (talk) 01:21, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
Make sure the highlight of each of the 5 main body paragraphs is in the LEAD. That seems to be the case, but I may be wrong about what is really the highlight of each paragraph.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:25, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
So, you are saying that I have highlighted the main body in to the LEAD? Apologies, but it sounds condracting to the above comment! MrHyacinth (talk) 01:23, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
What I mean to say is highlight/summarize the main body in the lead. Either way, nothing should be in the LEAD that does not have at least as much (and generally more) info in the main body. Read through WP:LEAD if you have questions.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:36, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
I disagree with some of both of your prior reviewers in some ways and might have been really frustrated with those reviews. Randomly looking at popular songs from popular albums it seems common to say that a single was released as the nth single from their nth studio album, XALBUMNAME, (or one or the other of those two referents) on Month Day, Year. I don't know what the prior fuss was about. I find it odd to say it was the 5th or 6th single without mentioning the album in the same sentence.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:25, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
OK - I added the album name in the same sentence.  MrHyacinth (talk) 01:26, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
I don't understand the source of the vocal range. It seems to be source 10 not 12.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:29, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
Fixed that. Included the correct source.  MrHyacinth (talk) 01:33, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
I am not a big sheet music reader. Does it say 44 time somewhere?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:35, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
Yes, please look in the music sheet. Please refer to Time signature MrHyacinth (talk) 01:34, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
Do we know where the video was filmed? What subway was used?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:38, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
At 1:09 it looks like L (New York City Subway service).-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:54, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
If there is no WP:RS for the L train, I would do a screen grab and claim fair use with a caption linked to the L train. We tend to be lax on WP:ICs in captions. That 1:09 spot seems like it would be inarguable, IMO. Not sure if this is Kosher. -TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:42, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
Is the sign at 2:06 for Roslyn station (LIRR)?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:58, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
I think there are 2 Ss in the sign now that I see it clearer later around 3:16. Maybe Rosslyn station, but maybe not because that would mean filmed NYC and DC.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:19, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
No, we don't. I could not find a source for that.  MrHyacinth (talk) 01:16, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
So there are no sources for video location? Does anything at least say New York City Subway? I can understand the Rosslyn sign not being anywhere, but the subway should be mentioned, IMO.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:39, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
There was a comment left by reader in the article that the station is acutally the North Hollywood station MrHyacinth (talk) 01:29, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
I did not think the station was a NYC station. However, the train looked like an NYC train. So it seems they shot the station in LA and the train in NYC? Do you agree it sees to be the NYC L train?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 01:49, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
It did look like an NYC train, yes.  MrHyacinth (talk) 02:30, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
Do we know the venue for the 2005 Jingle Ball?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:38, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
Added the venue on the aritcle.  MrHyacinth (talk) 01:30, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
What is the model of Samsung cellphone that they were promoting in that video?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:54, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
It's this model: link However, it does not stated explicilty it's used in this music video.  MrHyacinth (talk) 01:17, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
Depending on how extensively the video is written up, there should be commentary on the dancing on the car, which is a major part of the video. The logo at 2:22 and 3:15 tells you a bit about the era of the car per [1]. That sounds like OR, but maybe there are sources. It is clearly a Caddy. If you can't find anything. Just note unsourceable clear facts on the talk page.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:16, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
There aren't any sources, that a Cadilac is in the video. I have maxed out the internet trying to find some. Also, please note the Pussycat Dolls often have dancing in their music videos. It's nothing alien to their history.  MrHyacinth (talk) 01:38, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
A high percentage of music videos have dancing. A low percentage of music videos have dancing on a Cadilac.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:04, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
The song references Cadilac at 3:23.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:22, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
I might screengrab 3:15, if there are sources about dancing on the car and link Cadilac in the caption.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:48, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
I don't do a lot of song reviews. Is it common to leave the release history section uncited?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:37, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
The release history have sources?! MrHyacinth (talk) 01:36, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
I don't think I can pass this at WP:WIAGA#3a without some mention of dancing on the car, since that is over a third of the video. Since she mentions Cadilac in the lyrics and the logo is clearly visible, it is important to drop that brand in the article.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:01, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
It is an award nominated video. You should feel free to expand a bit on the video, if you can source it.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:01, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
The article is about the song of which the video is a related subject.  It is of course not the focus of the article. However, we have 4 or 5 particular identifiable elements of the video that we seem to have no sources for: 1. cellphone model prominently presented several times; 2. subway line seems to indisputably be an L train (very likely NYC); 3 subway station seems to be N Hollywood; 4 Cadilac; 5 neighborhood/intersection of the video. If I were to write a section about the video, I would want to be able to have WP:RS for these specific items. The article is about the song, so we have to deal with what we can truly source. We can't from out of nowhere show the station and train without any citations. However, if we have citations saying they performed in a subway and have enough content in the article to justify fair use for subway related images, maybe  we can get slick. No mention of a car or cadilac in any source makes it tough. However, if the sources say anything encyclopedic about the dancing in the streets, this does happen on a car, which happens to be a cadilac that is mentioned in the lyrics. Maybe we have nothing we can do anything with. Maybe no screengrabs and no mention of any of these 5. It really all depends on what sourced content you include in the article that may need pictoral presentation.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:04, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
Since, I couldn't elaborate on the music video, I never included a "music video" section. It's under the "Promotion" section. A music video is a typical tool for labels to promote their artist's song. The previous two reviewers, didn't focus what wasn't included in this article. Hence, I am quite confused why it's heavily discussed here.  MrHyacinth (talk) 02:33, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
I am just trying to make sure we are covering the full breadth of the topic.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:31, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
How can "I Don't Need a Man" be the fifth song and this also claim to be the 5th song. According to The Pussycat Dolls discography it looks like the 6th song.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:31, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
"I Don't Need a Man" was was promoted primarly in Europe. The lable ommited a radio release to US radios in the US, "Wait a Minute" was released to radio as the 5th single.  MrHyacinth (talk) 23:22, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
To clarify this, say in territories outside the US, where I Don't Need a Man was promoted, this song was promoted....-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:41, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
Are these sources [2] [3] anything you haven't seen. They mention the subway car.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:55, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
I didn't mention it.  MrHyacinth (talk) 23:21, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
@MrHyacinth, @TonyTheTiger, reminder ping. No rush, I'm just checking up on outstanding backlog drive entries. -- asilvering (talk) 21:18, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
Still waiting on a response to my 17:41, 8 April 2024 post.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:27, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
@TonyTheTiger, with no further response from the nominator (or activity elsewhere), this one can probably be closed. —Ganesha811 (talk) 13:53, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
User:Ganesha811, should I fail this over failure to respond to such a simple request?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 15:02, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
Up to you, but that's reasonable. Nominators are supposed to be responsive and available. —Ganesha811 (talk) 15:27, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
User:Ganesha811, I have made the final edit myself. I will promote this.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:51, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
I just passed this.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:15, 6 May 2024 (UTC)