Just Keep Watching

"Just Keep Watching"
Single by Tate McRae
from the album F1 the Album
Released	May 30, 2025 (2025-05-30)
Genre	Pop club
Length	2:23
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Amy Allen Ryan Tedder Tate McRae Tyler Spry
Producer(s)	Ryan Tedder Tyler Spry
Tate McRae singles chronology
"What I Want" (2025) "Just Keep Watching" (2025)
F1 the Album singles chronology
"Baja California" (2025) "Just Keep Watching" (2025) "Drive" (2025)
Music video
"Just Keep Watching" on YouTube

"Just Keep Watching" is a song by Canadian singer Tate McRae. It was released on May 30, 2025, through RCA Records, Atlantic Records, and Apple Video Programming as the fourth single from the soundtrack album of the film F1.^[1] It became McRae's third number one song on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart.

Background and composition

McRae was revealed to be part of the soundtrack album on May 1, 2025.^[2] The track marks a collaboration with producers Tyler Spry and Ryan Tedder.^[3]

"Just Keep Watching" is a pop^[4] and "fast-moving" club track,^[5] set to match the "high energy" of the film featuring a "driving beat" during the chorus.^[6] It features a "quick-twitch percussion" predestined for McRae's signature "kinetic choreography".^[5]

Music video

The accompanying music video, directed by Bardia Zeinali, premiered on McRae's YouTube channel on May 30, 2025.^[7] A nod to the 1978 film Grease,^[8] it features McRae strutting down a "wind-blown runway" and posing next to stacks of tires, alternating with dance-heavy sequences with onlookers dressed in racing attires. The visuals include cuts from the film.^[6][9]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Just Keep Watching" Chart (2025) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[10] 5 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 6 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 47 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 16 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[14] 53 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista)[15] 18 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[16] 16 Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[17] 13 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 48 France (SNEP)[19] 69 Germany (GfK)[20] 24 Global 200 (Billboard)[21] 8 Greece International (IFPI)[22] 5 Hungary (Single Top 40)[23] 19 India International (IMI)[24] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[25] 2 Israel International Airplay (Media Forest)[26] 12 Latvia Airplay (LaIPA)[27] 16 Latvia Streaming (LaIPA)[28] 11 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[29] 4 Lithuania (AGATA)[30] 26 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[31] 28 Luxembourg (Billboard)[32] 9 Malaysia (Billboard)[33] 16 Malaysia International (RIM)[34] 16 Malta Airplay (Radiomonitor)[35] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[36] 29 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[37] 5 Norway (VG-lista)[38] 10 Panama Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[39] 11 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[40] 33 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[41] 20 Portugal (AFP)[42] 13 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[43] 81 Singapore (RIAS)[44] 15 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[45] 31 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[46] 20 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[47] 27 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[48] 8 United Arab Emirates (IFPI)[49] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[50] 6 US Billboard Hot 100[51] 33 US Hot Dance/Pop Songs (Billboard)[52] 1

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "Just Keep Watching" Chart (2025) Peak position Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[53] 48 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[54] 30

Certifications

Certifications for "Just Keep Watching"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[55]	Gold	35,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[56]	Gold	15,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[57]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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