{{About|the song by Mumford & Sons}} {{Distinguish|I Will Wait for You}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox song | name = I Will Wait | cover = I Will Wait single cover.jpg | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = Mumford & Sons | album = Babel | released = 7 August 2012 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = {{hlist|Indie folk|folk rock|bluegrass}} | length = * {{Duration|m=4|s=36}} (main/album version) * {{Duration|m=3|s=32}} (single version) | label = {{hlist|Gentlemen of the Road|Island}} | writer = Marcus Mumford | producer = Markus Dravs | chronology = Mumford & Sons | prev_title = Roll Away Your Stone | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Lover of the Light | next_year = 2012 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = Single | cover = I Will Wait 2.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = Promotional artwork }} }} "'''I Will Wait'''" is a song by British rock band Mumford & Sons. The track was first released in the United States on 7 August 2012 as the lead single from the band's second studio album, ''Babel'' (2012).<ref name="release"/> The song sold 153,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/on-the-charts-mumford-sons-fans-cant-wait-for-babel-20120815|title=On the charts: Mumford & Sons' fans can't wait for Babel|work=Rolling Stone|date=15 August 2012|access-date=9 September 2012}}</ref> and became their highest-charting song in the US to date, peaking at number 12. It also reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Irish, Canadian and Scottish national charts and was voted into fifth place in Australian radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2012. The song is playable in the video game ''Guitar Hero Live'', and was featured in The Book of Life covered by Diego Luna.

==Music video== The music video was directed by Fred & Nick.<ref>{{cite web | title=I Will Wait {{!}} Mumford & Sons {{!}} Music Video | url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/mumford-sons/834083/i-will-wait.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209052720/http://www.mtv.com/videos/mumford-sons/834083/i-will-wait.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 December 2012 | work=MTV Music | publisher=MTV Networks | access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref> It was filmed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.

==Critical reception== The song has received generally favourable reviews. Grady Smith of ''Entertainment Weekly'' gave the song a positive review, saying how the song "hearkens back to their Grammy-nomination-festooned single "The Cave" with its shouted refrain, triumphant horns, a driving kick drum, and an earnest lyric about a relationship so perfect it has Marcus Mumford kneeling down in reverence, raising his hands, and wishing for his mind to be "freed from the lies.""<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/08/07/mumford-sons-single-i-will-wait|title=Mumford & Sons release new single, 'I Will Wait'|work=Entertainment Weekly|date=7 August 2012|access-date=9 September 2012|archive-date=11 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811052737/http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/08/07/mumford-sons-single-i-will-wait/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Stephanie Middleton of ''The Celebrity Cafe'' said, "With untouched vocals and harmonies, the boys manage to create yet another genuine Mumford & Sons track."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/reviews/2012/08/mumford-sons-i-will-wait-review|title=Mumford & Sons - "I Will Wait" - Review|publisher=The Celebrity Cafe|date=8 August 2012|access-date=9 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813002546/http://thecelebritycafe.com/reviews/2012/08/mumford-sons-i-will-wait-review|archive-date=13 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Katie Hasty of ''HitFix'' gave the song a B+, saying "Marcus is a softie, but he's got a problem with repetition," but also said "they bring it home when they jump up an octave and beat the hell out of the chorus." She concluded with, "This song could be really huge."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/immaculate-noise/mumford-sons-promise-i-will-wait-in-first-official-song-from-babel-listen|title=Mumford & Sons promise 'I Will Wait' in first official song from 'Babel'|work=HitFix|date=8 August 2012|access-date=9 September 2012|archive-date=12 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812081909/http://www.hitfix.com/immaculate-noise/mumford-sons-promise-i-will-wait-in-first-official-song-from-babel-listen|url-status=dead}}</ref> Liv Carter of ''Urban Country News'' awarded the song a 'thumbs-up'. Reviewing the song after it started receiving airplay at country radio, she called it "a perfect piece of folk-rock that more than deserves to be introduced to the wider country radio audience."<ref>{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Liv|title=Single Review: 'I Will Wait'&nbsp;– Mumford & Sons|url=http://www.urbancountrynews.com/single-review-i-will-wait-mumford-sons/|access-date=27 December 2012|newspaper=Urban Country News|archive-date=11 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111190627/http://www.urbancountrynews.com/single-review-i-will-wait-mumford-sons/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' magazine named the song the 13th best song of 2012.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2012-20121205/mumford-sons-i-will-wait-19691231 50 Best Songs of 2012: Mumford Sons, 'I Will Wait' | Rolling Stone<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Digital download<ref name="release"/> | title1 = I Will Wait | length1 = 4:36 }} {{Track listing | headline = 2013 Brit Awards | title1 = I Will Wait (Live from the BRITs) | length1 = 4:48 }}

==Awards== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Organization !! Award !! Result |- | rowspan="3" | 2013 || rowspan="2" | Grammy Award || Best Rock Performance || {{Nominated}} |- | Best Rock Song || {{Nominated}} |- | MTV Video Music Award || Best Rock Video || {{Nominated}} |}

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===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! Chart (2012–2013) ! Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Australia|23|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Austria|27|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|14|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia Tip|11|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Canada|9|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait||access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- ! scope="row"| Europe (Euro Digital Songs)<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14124057 | work = Billboard.biz | access-date = 27 September 2012 | title = Chart Search Results&nbsp;– Euro Digital Songs 2012-10-06 | archive-date = 24 November 2012 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121124104253/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14124057 | url-status = dead }}</ref> |style="text-align:center;"|18 |- {{single chart|France|93|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Germany|53|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait|songid=1053601|access-date=3 April 2020|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Ireland|7|year=2012|week=40|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardjapanhot100|25|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait||access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|34|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Norway|20|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|9|date=2012-10-06|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Spain|48|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Sweden|50|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|39|artist=Mumford & Sons|song=I Will Wait|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UK|12|date=2012-10-06|access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|12|artist=Mumford Sons|song=I Will Wait||access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|11|artist=Mumford Sons|song=I Will Wait||access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|1|artist=Mumford Sons|song=I Will Wait||access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|37|artist=Mumford Sons|song=I Will Wait||access-date=13 April 2013|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|16|artist=Mumford Sons|song=I Will Wait||access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|1|artist=Mumford Sons|song=I Will Wait||access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|1|artist=Mumford Sons|song=I Will Wait||access-date=22 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Chart (2012) !Position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2012/singles-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Singles 2012|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref> | 90 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2012.pdf|title=End of Year 2012|publisher=UKChartsPlus|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> | 116 |- ! scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-rock-songs|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> | 19 |} {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Chart (2013) !Position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2013/singles-chart|title=2013 Annual ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref> | 95 |- ! scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2013|magazine=Billboard|access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref> | 26 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20130106/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2013|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref> | 89 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/hot-100-songs?page=6 |title=Hot 100 Songs: Year End 2013 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=13 December 2013}}</ref> | 52 |- ! scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/adult-contemporary-songs|title=Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2013|magazine=Billboard|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref> | 29 |- ! scope="row"| US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/hot-adult-pop-songs |title=Adult Pop Songs: Year End 2013 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=9 December 2014}}</ref> | 6 |- ! scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/hot-rock-songs |title=Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2013 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=13 December 2013}}</ref> | 12 |- ! scope="row"| US Rock Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/rock-airplay-songs |title=Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2013 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 December 2014}}</ref> | 7 |}

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==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "I Will Wait"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2012|artist=Mumford & Sons|title=I Will Wait|certyear=2013|access-date=5 March 2013}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2024|artist=Mumford & Sons|access-date=July 9, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Platinum|number=5|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2015|artist=Mumford & Sons|title=I Will Wait|digital=true}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2023|artist=Mumford & Sons|title=I Will Wait|id=12909|access-date=4 October 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2018|artist=Mumford & Sons|title=I Will Wait|access-date=1 May 2018}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2016|artist=Mumford & Sons|title=I Will Wait|id=3729|access-date=12 October 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2012|certyear=2024|artist=Mumford and Sons|title=I Will Wait|source=radioscope|access-date=7 June 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2012|artist=Mumford & Sons|title=I Will Wait|certyear=2013|digital=true}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Mumford & Sons|title=I Will Wait|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2012|certyear=2024|id=mumford-sons-i-will-wait|access-date=5 March 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2025|artist=Mumford & Sons|title=I Will Wait|id=10283-2307-1|access-date=21 June 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2014|artist=Mumford & Sons|title=I Will Wait}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}

==Release history== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format |- | United States | 7 August 2012<ref name="release">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-will-wait-single/id550301661|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912021611/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-will-wait-single/id550301661|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 September 2012|title=Mumford & Sons - 'I Will Wait' - Single|publisher=iTunes (US)|access-date=9 September 2012}}</ref> | rowspan="2" | Digital download |- | United Kingdom | 9 September 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/i-will-wait-single/id556006772|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912042904/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/i-will-wait-single/id556006772|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 September 2012|title=Mumford & Sons - 'I Will Wait' - Single|publisher=iTunes (UK)|access-date=9 September 2012}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== *{{Discogs master|master=504627|name=I Will Wait|type=single}}

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