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No Vacancy (OneRepublic song)
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Wikipedia article
"'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.
Background
After the release of OneRepublic's fourth full-length studio album, 'Oh My My', 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. 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.
Lyric video
As of March 20, 2022, the lyric video has reached over 37 million views.
Language versions
Bilingual versions of the song were announced and released.
A bilingual English / Spanish version with Colombian singer Sebastian Yatra was released on 19 May 2017.
A bilingual English / French version of the song was teased on OneRepublic's Vevo and YouTube accounts on 27 May 2017 with French singer Amir.
On 7 July 2017, a new bilingual English / Italian version of the song was released with Italian singer Tiziano Ferro.
Composition
"No Vacancy" is a dancehall/reggae-inspired tropical pop song. It features falsetto vocals from lead vocalist and songwriter Ryan Tedder, ska-inspired guitars, and heavy use of synthesizers. 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. This song was originally intended for Selena Gomez.
Track listing
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
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Weekly charts
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Release history
References
Category:2017 singles
Category:2017 songs
Category:OneRepublic songs
Category:Dancehall songs
Category:Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen
Category:Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen
Category:Songs written by Ryan Tedder
Category:Songs written by Brent Kutzle
Category:Songs written by Zach Filkins
Category:Interscope Records singles
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