No Vacancy (OneRepublic song)

"No Vacancy" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic. It was released as a single via digital download on April 28, 2017. It was written by band members Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Drew Brown, and Zach Filkins, as well as Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Storleer Eriksen from the Norwegian production and songwriting duo Stargate. The song was co-produced by Stargate and Tedder.

"No Vacancy"
Single by OneRepublic
Released	April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
Recorded	January 2017
Genre	Tropical pop
Length	3:43
Label	Interscope Mosley
Songwriter(s)	Ryan Tedder Tor Erik Hermansen Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Brent Kutzle Drew Brown Zach Filkins
Producer(s)	Ryan Tedder Stargate
OneRepublic singles chronology
"Let's Hurt Tonight" (2016) "No Vacancy" (2017) "Rich Love" (2017)

Background

After the release of OneRepublic's fourth full-length studio album, Oh My My(2016), the band halted all plans for touring and promoting the album following its release. Ryan Tedder described in a lengthy post on the band's official Facebook page that they suffered from "crippling anxiety" due to the band's constant touring, recording, and promoting methods.^[1][2] Tedder revealed that the band was to begin releasing a new song "monthly, weekly sometimes", departing from their typical album cycle process. He went on to describe the band's future releases by stating “the songs” will be varied and with collaborations and may feel bonkers at first. Some will be remixes, others will be just me on piano or guitar. Some will sound super trendy and new, some will sound classic and old school or very OneRepublic." In the same post, Tedder confirmed that the band were to release "new music scheduled 2 weeks" after "No Vacancy". The song is the first of a string of singles to be released by OneRepublic. This song was originally intended for Selena Gomez.

As of March 20, 2022, the song's lyric video has reached over 37 million views.^[3]

Composition

"No Vacancy" is a reggae-inspired tropical pop song. It features falsetto vocals from lead vocalist and songwriter Ryan Tedder, ska-inspired guitars, and heavy use of synthesizers.^[4] It was written by Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Drew Brown, Zach Filkins, as well as Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Storleer Eriksen from the Norwegian production and songwriting duo Stargate. The song was co-produced by Tedder and Stargate and recorded during a string of sessions in January 2017.^[2]

Track listing

Digital download^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"No Vacancy"	3:43

Credits and personnel

OneRepublic

• Ryan Tedder – lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, songwriting, production
• Zach Filkins – guitar, viola, drums, percussion, backing vocals, songwriting
• Drew Brown – guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, backing vocals, songwriting
• Eddie Fisher – drums, percussion
• Brent Kutzle – bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, percussion, songwriting, production

Additional personnel

• Stargate – production, songwriting

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 61 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 33 Bulgaria (PROPHON)[9] 8 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 74 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[11] 24 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12] 27 France (SNEP)[13] 108 Germany (GfK)[14] 52 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[15] 35 Ireland (IRMA)[16] 74 Italy (FIMI)[17] 11 Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[18] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 82 Portugal (AFP)[20] 53 Scotland (OCC)[21] 40 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[22] 55 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[23] 32 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 70 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 52 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 34 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[27] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Italy (FIMI)[28] 38

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[29]	Gold	30,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[30]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[31]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[32]	Gold	20,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[33]	Gold	20,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Format	Label
Worldwide	28 April 2017	Digital download	Audio streaming	Mosley Music Group Interscope Records

References

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15. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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25. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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28. "Classifiche annuali dei dischi più venduti e dei singoli più scaricati nel 2017" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original (Click on "Scarica allegato" and open the "Classifica annuale 2017 Singoli digital" file) on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
29. "Brazilian single certifications – OneRepublic – No Vacancy" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
30. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (OneRepublic; 'No Vacancy')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
31. "Italian single certifications – OneRepublic – No Vacancy" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
32. "Spanish single certifications – OneRepublic – No Vacancy". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
33. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 32, 2017 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 18, 2017. Scroll to position 82 to view certification.