"Waste It on Me" is a song by American musician and DJ

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featuring South Korean boy band

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, released on October 25, 2018. It follows Aoki and BTS' collaborations on the remix of "

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" and "The Truth Untold". The song features on his fifth studio album ''

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'', released on November 9, 2018. In December 2018, it was announced a

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remix and a

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remix would be released in the same month.

Composition

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'' stated that the song is an "ambient

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track" with lyrics in English, while EDM.com felt the track was "vaguely

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-reminiscent". Kyle Shokeye of ''

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'' wrote that because it is BTS's first fully English-language song, it "deviates from their usual formula to create songs". It was composed by Jeff Halavacs,

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, Michael Gazzo, Nate Cyphert,

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, and RM, featuring the vocals of RM and Jungkook. The song has a moderate tempo and is 96BPM. It is in E Minor with the vocals ranging from D4-B5.

Promotion

Along with Aoki announcing the track on

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, he stated that fans could tweet the hashtag "#WasteItOnMe" to unlock a 40-second preview.

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shared a

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tribute video featuring “Waste It on Me” on November 29, 2018.

Accolades

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and released on November 19, 2018. Compared to the music video of the

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song " Wherever I Go", which was directed by

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, but set in a nightclub, it features an all Asian-American cast which includes

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, Ross Butler,

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and Ben Baller. Cameos include

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, Jared Eng, and Tiffany Ma.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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