While We Wait

While We Wait is the third commercial mixtape by American singer and songwriter Kehlani.[4] The album was released on February 22, 2019, by Atlantic Records.[5] While We Wait features guest appearances from Musiq Soulchild, Dom Kennedy, Ty Dolla $ign, and 6lack.[6]

While We Wait
Mixtape by Kehlani
Released	February 22, 2019
Length	31:19
Label	Atlantic TSNMI
Producer	Kehlani Sir Nolan DannyBoyStyles The Rascals SuperDuperBrick J Young White Young Fyre Stan Greene Hit-Boy G-Dav Oak Felder Jahaan Sweet Boi-1da Big White NOVA WAV daedaePIVOT letmode Triangle Park M-Phazes
Kehlani chronology
SweetSexySavage (2017) While We Wait (2019) It Was Good Until It Wasn't (2020)
Singles from While We Wait
"Nights Like This" Released: January 10, 2019 "Butterfly" Released: February 12, 2019 "Nunya" Released: February 19, 2019 "RPG" Released: April 17, 2019

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Spin	(positive)[2]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[3]

Commercial performance

While We Wait opened at number nine on the US Billboard 200, earning 34,000 album-equivalent units, including 6,000 pure album sales in its first week. While We Wait is Kehlani's second US top 10 album.[7]

Singles

Kehlani released the first single "Nights Like This" featuring American rapper Ty Dolla Sign on January 10, 2019. The music video was released on the same day.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Footsteps" (featuring Musiq Soulchild)	Kehlani Parrish Justin Howze	SuperDuperBrick J Young White	4:33
2.	"Too Deep"	Parrish Nicholas James Williams Tramaine Winfrey	Young Fyre Stan Greene	2:47
3.	"Nunya" (featuring Dom Kennedy)	Parrish Greg Allen Davis Dominic Ross Hunn Chauncey Hollis Jr Teddy Walton	Hit-Boy G-Dav Teddy Walton	4:05
4.	"Morning Glory"	Parrish Warren Felder Roy Hammond William Zaire Simmons	Oak Felder	2:59
5.	"Feels"	Parrish Matthew Jehu Samuels Brittany Coney Denisia Andrews Jahaan Sweet Andrew Joseph Gradwohl Jr.	Jahaan Sweet Boi-1da Big White NOVA WAV	3:01
6.	"Nights Like This" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	Parrish Tyrone Griffin Jr. Brandon Hollemon Danny Schofield Nolan Lambroza	Sir Nolan DannyBoyStyles	3:22
7.	"RPG" (featuring 6LACK)	Parrish Ricardo Valdez Valentine Cory Osborn Grindberg Dylan Christopher Frank	daedaePIVOT letmode	3:56
8.	"Butterfly"	Parrish Leon Thomas III Khristopher Riddick-Tynes Aliandro Prawl Amber Perkins Scott Carter	The Rascals Triangle Park	2:44
9.	"Love Language"	Parrish Mark Landon Howze	SuperDuperBrick M-Phazes	3:52
Total length:				31:19

Japan bonus track[9]

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Nights Like This" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) (Snakehips & B. Lewis Remix)	3:10
Total length:		34:13

Sample credits

• "Footsteps" contains an interpolation of "Ice Box", as performed by Omarion.[10]
• ”Morning Glory” samples “Impeach The President” by The Honeydrippers.[11]

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12]	29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	146
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14]	17
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15]	34
French Albums (SNEP)[16]	200
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[17]	34
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18]	17
UK Albums (OCC)[19]	47
US Billboard 200[7]	9

References

1. "While We Wait [Mixtape] by Kehlani". Metacritic.
2. "Kehlani's 'While We Wait' Is Worth It". March 6, 2019.
3. "Kehlani: While We Wait". Pitchfork.
4. Billboard Staff (February 22, 2019). "Kehlani's New Mixtape 'While We Wait' Is Here: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
5. "While We Wait by Kehlani on Apple Music". Retrieved February 22, 2019.
6. Goddard, Kevin (February 22, 2019). "Stream Kehlani's "While We Wait" Mixtape". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
7. Caulfield, Keith (March 3, 2019). "Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper's 'A Star Is Born' Soundtrack Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Post-Oscars". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
8. "While We Wait / Kehlani". Tidal. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
9. "CDJapan : While We Wait [Japan Bonus Track] Kehlani CD" (in Japanese). CDJapan.
10. "Footsteps by Kehlani feat. Musiq Soulchild on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
11. "Morning Glory by Kehlani on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
12. "Australiancharts.com – Kehlani – While We Wait". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
13. "Ultratop.be – Kehlani – While We Wait" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
14. "Kehlani Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Kehlani – While We Wait" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
16. "Lescharts.com – Kehlani – While We Wait". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
17. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. February 28, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
18. "Charts.nz – Kehlani – While We Wait". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
19. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 2, 2019.