I Don't Wanna Wait

Album

Artificial Paradise

Label

Warner Music United Kingdom

Genre

Dance-pop

Composer(s)

David Guetta;Ryan Tedder;Michael Pollack;AldaeBrent Kutzl;Jakke ErixsonJosh Varnadore;Tyler Spry;Timofey Reznikov

Entered Chart

Jul 13, 2024

Peak Date

Jul 13, 2024

Released

5 April 2024

"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.

Let's make tonight the weekend
I don't wanna wai-ait
I don't wanna wai-ait
I don't wanna wait
Got no reason not to celebra-ate
Baby, I just don't wanna wait

Swimmin' in the deep blue
Got me thinkin' 'bout you
I'm just tryin' to dive right in
Wanna spend tonight like
The last night of our lives
Chasin' all the love we can

And now, oh, I'm in a sea of lights
And all that I can see is you
And now I'm dyin' to feel alive
So baby, let's try somethin' new

Let's make tonight the weekend
I don't wanna wai-ait
I don't wanna wai-ait
I don't wanna wait
Got no reason not to celebra-ate
Baby, I just don't wanna wait
Tonight's the weekend
I don't wanna wai-ait
I don't wanna wai-ait
I don't wanna wait
Got no reason not to celebra-ate
Baby, I just don't wanna wait

I've been chasin' so long
Every right that feels wrong
Rather be with you instead
There's somethin' 'bout it right here
Got me seein' so clear
Rainbow-coloured skies ahead

And now, oh, I'm in a sea of lights
And all that I can see is you
And now I'm dyin' to feel alive
So baby, let's try somethin' new

Let's make tonight the weekend
I don't wanna wai-ait
I don't wanna wai-ait
I don't wanna wait
Got no reason not to celebra-ate
Baby, I just don't wanna wait
Tonight's the weekend
I don't wanna wai-ait
I don't wanna wai-ait
I don't wanna wait
Got no reason not to celebra-ate
Baby, I just don't wanna wait

Let's make tonight the weekend
I don't wanna wai-ait
I don't wanna wai-ait
I don't wanna wait
Got no reason not to celebra-ate
Baby, I just don't wanna wait