Waste It on Me
2018 single by Steve Aoki featuring BTS
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"Waste It on Me" is a song by American musician and DJ Steve Aoki featuring RM and Jungkook of BTS, released on October 25, 2018.[3] It follows Aoki and BTS' collaborations on the remix of "Mic Drop" and "The Truth Untold".[3] The song features on his fifth studio album Neon Future III, released on November 9, 2018.[4]
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| Single by Steve Aoki featuring BTS | ||||
| from the album Neon Future III | ||||
| Released | October 25, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Ultra | |||
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| Producer | Steve Aoki | |||
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| "Waste It on Me" on YouTube | ||||
In December 2018, it was announced a Slushii remix and a Cheat Codes remix would be released in the same month.[5]
Composition
Billboard stated that the song is an "ambient EDM track" with lyrics in English,[4] while EDM.com felt the track was "vaguely future bass-reminiscent".[1] Kyle Shokeye of Complex wrote that because it is BTS's first fully English-language song, it "deviates from their usual formula to create songs".[6]
It was composed by Jeff Halavacs, Ryan Ogren, Michael Gazzo, Nate Cyphert, Sean Foreman, and RM, featuring the vocals of RM and Jung Kook.[7][8] The song has a moderate tempo and is 96BPM. It is in E Minor with the vocals ranging from D4-B5.[9]
Promotion
Accolades
| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| TNT Latin America | The Best Songs of 2018 | 3 | [11] |
Music video
The music video was directed by Joe Hahn of Linkin Park and released on November 19, 2018. Compared to the music video of the OneRepublic song "Wherever I Go", which was directed by Joseph Kahn, but set in a nightclub, it features an all Asian-American cast which includes Ken Jeong, Jamie Chung, Ross Butler, Devon Aoki and Ben Baller. Cameos include Leonardo Nam, Vincent Rodriguez III, Jimmy O. Yang, Jessica Lu, Jared Eng, and Tiffany Ma.[12][13]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[39] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[40] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | October 25, 2018 | Digital download | Original | Ultra Music | [3] |
| United States | December 14, 2018 | Cheat Codes Remix | [5] | ||
| Various | December 21, 2018 | ||||
| December 25, 2018 | Slushii remix | ||||
| W&W Remix | [41] |