Mechanical Bull (Expanded Edition) cover art

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Wait for Me Spotify streams & play count

Kings of LeonMechanical Bull (Expanded Edition)20133:30

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Spotify streams

267,728,829

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 3 Nov 2026, 11:20 UTC.

Last day
+577,212
since 2 Nov 2026
Popularity
85 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score
Charting today
5 markets

History

Play count history

3 readings from 1 Nov 2026 to 3 Nov 2026: +1,198,360 plays over 2 days. Each bar is the difference between two readings a day apart; a gap is a day without such a pair.

2 Nov 2026: +621,148 plays3 Nov 2026: +577,212 plays
Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
267,728,829+577,212
267,151,617+621,148
266,530,469First reading

Spotify Charts

On the charts today

5 positions across 5 markets, from each market's latest chart in the store. Streams are the chart's own count for its day.

ChartRankStreams that day
New Zealand Top 200#2115,767
Ireland Top 200#3416,325
Australia Top 200#4073,949
United Kingdom Top 200#10377,206
Canada Top 200#18240,116

Track details

Released
Track number
6
Duration
3:30
Explicit
No
Tempo
116.7 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Modern Rock
  • Pop Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Indie Rock
  • Soft Rock
  • Indie
  • Rock
  • Garage Rock
  • Easy Listening
  • Rock and Roll

Moods

  • Chill
  • Relaxing
  • Calm
  • Tranquil
  • Cozy
  • Moody
  • Mellow
  • Peaceful
  • Soft
  • Love

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Kings of Leon
Producer
Angelo Petraglia
Composer
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Nathan Followill, Matthew Followill
Lyricist
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Nathan Followill, Matthew Followill

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For developers

Get Wait for Me's play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=2nO1DYEg1X5GHi8SSuNJQj&include=playcount. Read its reference.

For many tracks, GET /tracks takes up to 50 ids in one call.

No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.

Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Wait for Me have on Spotify?

Wait for Me by Kings of Leon had 267,728,829 streams on Spotify as of 3 Nov 2026 (UTC), 577,212 more than at the reading a day earlier. The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Wait for Me released?

24 Sep 2013, on the album Mechanical Bull (Expanded Edition).

Who wrote and produced Wait for Me?

Producer: Angelo Petraglia. Composers: Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Nathan Followill and Matthew Followill. Lyricists: Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Nathan Followill and Matthew Followill.

What genre is Wait for Me?

The API's track insights tag it Modern Rock, Pop Rock and Alternative Rock, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Wait for Me?

116.7 BPM, from the API's track insights.