"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, Sean Foreman, and RM (rapper), 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 Twitter, he stated that fans could tweet the hashtag "#WasteItOnMe" to unlock a 40-second preview. Madonna (entertainer), Madonna shared a Michael Jackson tribute video featuring “Waste It on Me” on November 29, 2018.

Accolades

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 (OneRepublic song), Wherever I Go", which was directed by Joseph Kahn (director), Joseph Kahn, but set in a nightclub, it features an all Asian-American cast which includes Ken Jeong, Jamie Chung, Ross Butler (actor), Ross Butler, Devon Aoki and Ben Baller. Cameos include Leonardo Nam, Vincent Rodriguez III, Jimmy O. Yang, Jessica Lu, Jared Eng, and Tiffany Ma.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{BTS 2018 singles 2018 songs BTS songs Number-one singles in Malaysia Steve Aoki songs Songs written by Steve Aoki Songs written by Ryan Ogren Songs written by Sean Foreman Future bass songs