Waste It on Me

"Waste It on Me" is a song by American musician and DJ Steve Aoki featuring South Korean boy band 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]

"Waste It on Me"
Single by Steve Aoki featuring BTS
from the album Neon Future III
Released	October 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)
Genre	Future bass[1] dance-pop[2]
Length	3:12
Label	Ultra
Songwriter(s)	Michael Gazzo Nate Cyphert Ryan Ogren Sean Foreman Steve Aoki RM Jeff Halavacs
Producer(s)	Steve Aoki
Steve Aoki singles chronology
"Hoovela" (2018) "Waste It on Me" (2018) "Are You Lonely" (2019)
BTS singles chronology
"Idol" (2018) "Waste It on Me" (2018) "Boy With Luv" (2019)
Music video
"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 Jungkook.^[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

Along with Aoki announcing the track on Twitter, he stated that fans could tweet the hashtag "#WasteItOnMe" to unlock a 40-second preview.^[4][1] Madonna shared a Michael Jackson tribute video featuring “Waste It on Me” on November 29, 2018.^[10]

Accolades

Year-end lists

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 Chart (2018) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[14] 61 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 57 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 64 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 41 Finland Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[18] 4 Germany (Official German Charts)[19] 98 Greece (IFPI)[20] 12 Hungary (Single Top 40)[21] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[22] 63 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[23] 19 Malaysia (RIM)[24] 1 Mexico (Mexico Airplay)[25] 48 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[26] 20 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[27] 6 Scotland (OCC)[28] 28 Singapore (RIAS)[29] 2 South Korea (Gaon)[30] 80 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 81 UK Singles (OCC)[33] 57 US Billboard Hot 100[34] 89 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[35] 6 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[36] 38

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[37] 68 Chart (2019) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[38] 33

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[39]	Platinum	80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[40]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
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]

See also

• List of number-one songs of 2018 (Malaysia)

References

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   • "Waste It On Me (feat. BTS)". Tidal. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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