Wanted (OneRepublic song)

"Wanted" is a song by American band OneRepublic, released as the second single from their fifth studio album Human (2021) through Interscope Records on September 6, 2019. It was co-written by frontman Ryan Tedder with bassist Brent Kutzle, and Casey Smith, Tyler Spry and Zach Skelton.^[1] On December 20, 2019, a new version titled "Wanted (String Mix)", was released, which features more string instruments.^[2]

"Wanted"
Single by OneRepublic
from the album Human
Released	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
Genre	Pop
Length	2:16
Label	Interscope Mosley
Songwriter(s)	Ryan Tedder Brent Kutzle Casey Smith Tyler Spry Zach Skelton
Producer(s)	Ryan Tedder Brent Kutzle Tyler Spry Steve Wilmot
OneRepublic singles chronology
"Rescue Me" (2019) "Wanted" (2019) "Didn't I" (2020)
Music video
"Wanted" on YouTube

Music video

The music video was shown to Universal Music Group executives in Berlin in September 2019; it was noted for Tedder's dance performance.^[3] On December 23, 2019, a performance video was released for the "String Mix", showing Ryan Tedder singing while the Colorado Symphony played.^[4]

Track listing

• Digital download^[5]

1. "Wanted" – 2:16

• Digital download – TT Spry Remix^[6]

1. "Wanted" (TT Spry Remix) – 2:54

• Digital download – String Mix^[7]

1. "Wanted" (String Mix) – 2:15

Charts

Chart (2019–2020)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	78
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[9]	57
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10]	76
Ireland (IRMA)[11]	75
Lithuania (AGATA)[12]	36
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[13]	17
Scotland (OCC)[14]	86
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[15]	44
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[16]	82
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	37
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[19]	99
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[20]	9
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[21]	14
US Rolling Stone Top 100[22]	95

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23]	Gold	35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[24]	Gold	20,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	September 6, 2019	Digital download streaming	Original	Interscope	[25]
Italy	September 13, 2019	Contemporary hit radio		Universal	[26]
Various	December 19, 2019	Digital download streaming	TT Spry Remix	Interscope	[27]
	December 20, 2019		String Mix		[28]