What You Waiting For? - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

In the United States, "What You Waiting For?" debuted on October 16, 2004 at number ninety-three on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached a peak of number forty-seven on November 27, 2004 and remained on the chart for a total of twenty weeks. The song topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart, but only had moderate success on the pop charts, reaching number seventeen on the Mainstream Top 40 and number twenty-four on the Adult Top 40. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 25, 2005. Additionally, it was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2005 Grammy Awards, but lost to Norah Jones' "Sunrise".

Elsewhere, the song's reception was stronger. In Canada, it debuted in the top forty on the singles chart before reaching number twenty-four in late January 2005. It debuted at number four in the United Kingdom and remained on the chart for fifteen weeks, unable to reach a higher position. The single performed well across most of Europe, reaching the top ten in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.

In Australia, the single debuted atop the ARIA Singles Chart on November 14, 2004 and stayed there for two weeks. It remained within the top three through January 17, 2005 and dropped off the chart after fifteen weeks. The single was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. On the 2004 end-of-year chart, the song ranked number twenty-six and topped the dance chart. The next year, it was listed at number forty on the singles chart and number four on the dance chart. The single reached number three on New Zealand's RIANZ Singles Chart and remained four months on the chart.