"I Don't Wanna Wait" is a song by French DJ David Guetta and American pop rock band OneRepublic, released on 5 April 2024 through What a DJ and Warner Music UK. Guetta and OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder built the song based on the melody of "Dragostea Din Tei" by the Moldovan Eurodance group O-Zone, along with Michael Pollack, Aldae, Brent Kutzle, Jakke Erixson, Josh Varnadore, Tyler Spry and Timofey Reznikov, while Guetta, Kutzle, Spry, Erixson and Renizkov produced it. It is included on the deluxe edition of OneRepublic's sixth studio album Artificial Paradise.
Background "I Don't Wanna Wait" was debuted during Guetta's set at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami on 23 March 2024, with Tedder joining him on stage to sing the song.
Music video The music video was released on 25 April 2024 and includes footage of Guetta's performance of the song at the Ultra Music Festival intercut with a story showing a couple on a night out.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "I Don't Wanna Wait" Chart (2024–2025) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 57 Australia Dance (ARIA) 6 Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 15 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) 4 Denmark (Tracklisten) 19 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen radiolista) 5 France (SNEP) 13 Greece International (IFPI) 93 Italy (FIMI) 70 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan) 8 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 10 Latvia Airplay (LAIPA) 14 Lithuania (AGATA) 53 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 7 Luxembourg (Billboard) 5 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 11 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 10 Norway (VG-lista) 19 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 10 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) 41 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 6 Serbia Airplay (Radiomonitor) 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 12 Turkey International Airplay (Radiomonitor Türkiye) 1 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 45
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "I Don't Wanna Wait" Chart (2024) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 20 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 7 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100) 22 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) 20 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 8 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 19 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 8 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 7 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 37 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 24 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 12 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) 9 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) 24 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 84
Year-end charts + 2024 year-end chart performance for "I Don't Wanna Wait" Chart (2024) Position Australia Dance (ARIA) 17 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 21 Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 48 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 22 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 17 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 48 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 39 Denmark (Tracklisten) 45 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 10 France (SNEP) 50 Germany (GfK) 22 Global 200 (Billboard) 127 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 26 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 16 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 120 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 23 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 31 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 56 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 83 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 37 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 20 UK Singles (OCC) 59 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 10
+ 2025 year-end chart performance for "I Don't Wanna Wait" Chart (2025) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 85 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 138 Canada AC (Billboard) 59 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 134 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 124 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 21 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 100
Certifications
See also List of Billboard number-one dance songs of 2024
References