I Wait (Day6 song)

"I Wait"
"I Wait"
Single by Day6
from the album Sunrise
Language	Korean
B-side	"Goodbye Winter"
Released	January 6, 2017
Length	3:38
Label	JYP;
Composers	Young K; Wonpil; Jae; Hong Ji-sang; Lee Woo Min;
Lyricist	Young K;
Day6 singles chronology
Music video
	"I Wait" on YouTube

"I Wait" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Day6 for their first studio album Sunrise. It is the first single released as part of the Every Day6 project, in which the band would release two songs every month on the sixth.

Background and release

On December 29, 2016, Day6 announced their upcoming monthly project in 2017 titled Every Day6, in which the band would release two songs every month on the sixth and hold concerts over the weekend prior to the song's release.^[1] On January 6, 2017, they released the single "I Wait" and the song "Beautiful Winter".^[2]

Composition

"I Wait" Is written by Young K and composed by Young K, Wonpil, Jae, Lee Woo Min and Homg Ji-sang.^[3] The song is composed in the key B Minor and has 175 beats per minute and a running time of 3 minutes and 38 seconds.^[4] "I Wait" is a song about a man who is struggling because of a woman, who has an ambiguous attitude compared to his love. ^[5]

Track listing

Digital download / streaming ^[6]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"I Wait" (아 왜)	Young K	Hong Ji-sang Lee Woo-min Jae Young K Wonpil	Hong Ji-sang Lee Woo-min	03:38
2.	"Goodbye Winter" (겨울이 간다)	Sungjin Jae Young K YUE Cha Il-hoon	Sungjin Jae Young K YUE Cha Il-hoon	YUE Cha Il-hoon Yoon Eun-suk	03:07
Total length:					6:46

Charts

Weekly chart performance
Chart (2017)	Peak position
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[7]	3

Publication lists

Publication lists for "I Wait"
Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s	81	^[8]

Release history

Release history
Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	January 6, 2017	Digital download streaming	JYP

References

^ Lee, Eun-jung (January 3, 2017). 밴드 데이식스, 내년 매월 신곡 내고 공연한다. Yonhap News.
^ Day6, 2017 JYP 첫 컴백주자…오는 6일 신곡발표 [Day6, 2017 JYP's first comeback runner... New song released on the 6th] (in Korean). joy news. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
^ "I Wait" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. May 1, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via Melon.
^ "Key & BPM for I Wait by Day6 | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^ DAY6, the return of the band you want to listen to every day beyond every month (in Korean). Naver. May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Naver.
^ "I Wait" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. May 1, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via Melon.
^ "Day6 Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

[1] Lee, Eun-jung (January 3, 2017). 밴드 데이식스, 내년 매월 신곡 내고 공연한다. Yonhap News.

[2] Day6, 2017 JYP 첫 컴백주자…오는 6일 신곡발표 [Day6, 2017 JYP's first comeback runner... New song released on the 6th] (in Korean). joy news. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

[3] "I Wait" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. May 1, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via Melon.

[4] "Key & BPM for I Wait by Day6 | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

[5] DAY6, the return of the band you want to listen to every day beyond every month (in Korean). Naver. May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Naver.

[6] "I Wait" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. May 1, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via Melon.

[7] "Day6 Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[8] "The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

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