I Don't Wanna Wait
by David Guetta (featuring OneRepublic)

Album: Artificial Paradise (2024)
Charted: 19 95
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Songfacts®:

  • "I Don't Wanna Wait" by David Guetta and OneRepublic is a high-energy dance track released on April 5, 2024. It blends the electronic production style of Guetta with the melodic vocals and pop-rock-influenced sound of OneRepublic.
  • Ryan Tedder's vocals pulsate with the urge to seize the moment. Lyrics like "Let's make tonight the weekend" and "I don't wanna wait" portray living life to the fullest and soaking up every drop of fun.
  • This marks the second collaboration between David Guetta and Ryan Tedder. They previously collaborated on "S.T.O.P" from Guetta's 2021 album Listen.
  • Guetta and OneRepublic first performed the song at Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida, on March 23, 2024.
  • Guetta and Tedder collaborated on the song with Tedder's OneRepublic bandmate Brent Kutzie, along with songwriters Gregory "Aldae" Heinn, Michael Pollack, and Josh Varnadore, plus producers Jakke Erixson, Timofey Reznikov, and Tyler Spry.

    Aldae and Pollack previously worked together to write several of Miley Cyrus's songs, including "Flowers" and "Used To Be Young."
  • "I Don't Wanna Wait" samples the melody from the 2003 European pop smash "Dragostea din Tei" by the Moldavian trio, O-Zone. You might recognize it as the source material for the YouTube clip the "Numa Numa Dance," where vlogger Gary Brolsma dances to it in front of his webcam.
  • "I Don't Wanna Wait" is included on the deluxe edition of OneRepublic's 2024 album Artificial Paradise.
  • Ryan Tedder revealed to Variety that when he was recording "I Don't Wanna Wait" with David Guetta, he initially resisted the song's direction because he felt it was too "cheesy." However, both he and Guetta worked tirelessly to "cool it up" by blending live instruments with Guetta's signature dance elements. Despite his initial reluctance, Tedder spent over six months refining the song until it struck the right balance between OneRepublic's style and Guetta's Euro dance vibe.

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