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

Album: Artificial Paradise (2024)
Charted: 19 95
Play Video

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.

Comments: 1

  • Dave Blwland from United KingdonRegimented, regular, dead on the beat, drum machine, accurate, sampled, sequencered, constant, on time, 4/,4, repeats, linear, straight forward, crochets, no triplets, backbeat, midi, computer based, laptop, recorded, loud, sampled, digital, mp3, USB stick, software, programming, digital drums, VST plugins, effects boxes.
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Andrew Farriss of INXS

Andrew Farriss of INXSSongwriter Interviews

Andrew Farriss on writing with Michael Hutchence, the stories behind "Mystify" and other INXS hits, and his country-flavored debut solo album.

Jethro Tull

Jethro TullFact or Fiction

Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.

Songs in Famous Movie Scenes: Tarantino Edition

Songs in Famous Movie Scenes: Tarantino EditionMusic Quiz

Whether he's splitting ears or burning Nazis, Quentin Tarantino uses memorable music in his films. See if you can match the song to the scene.

Mike Rutherford (Genesis, Mike + The Mechanics)

Mike Rutherford (Genesis, Mike + The Mechanics)Songwriter Interviews

Mike Rutherford talks about the "Silent Running" storyline and "Land Of Confusion" in the age of Trump.

Donald Fagen

Donald FagenSongwriter Interviews

Fagen talks about how the Steely Dan songwriting strategy has changed over the years, and explains why you don't hear many covers of their songs.

Soul Train Stories with Stephen McMillian

Soul Train Stories with Stephen McMillianSong Writing

A Soul Train dancer takes us through a day on the show, and explains what you had to do to get camera time.