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
ReleasedApril 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
RecordedJanuary 2017
GenreDancehall
Length3:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
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, 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.

Lyric video

As of January 15, 2021, the lyric video has reached over 34 million views.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5][6]

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.[7] 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] This song was originally intended for Selena Gomez.

Track listing
Digital download[8]
No.TitleLength
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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[32] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[33] 3× Platinum 150,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[34] Gold 20,000
Sweden (GLF)[35] Gold 20,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 28 April 2017 Digital download

References
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  4. OneRepublicVEVO (18 May 2017). "OneRepublic, Sebastián Yatra - No Vacancy (Audio)". Retrieved 13 June 2017 – via YouTube.
  5. OneRepublicVEVO (25 May 2017). "OneRepublic - No Vacancy (The Recording Session) ft. Amir". Retrieved 13 June 2017 – via YouTube.
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