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Just Keep Watching

"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. It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Global 200 and became McRae's third number one song on the US Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart. The song earned McRae her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Pop Recording. It was later chosen to be the theme song for Sky Sports' new look F1 coverage, beginning with the 2026 season.[1]

"Just Keep Watching"
Single by Tate McRae
from the album F1 the Album
ReleasedMay 30, 2025 (2025-05-30)
Genre
Length2:22
LabelRCA
Songwriters
Producers
  • Ryan Tedder
  • Tyler Spry
Tate McRae singles chronology
"What I Want"
(2025)		 "Just Keep Watching"
(2025)		 "Tit for Tat"
(2025)
F1 the Album singles chronology
"Baja California"
(2025)		 "Just Keep Watching"
(2025)		 "Drive"
(2025)
Music video
"Just Keep Watching" on YouTube

Background and composition

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McRae was revealed to be part of the soundtrack album on May 1, 2025.[2][3] The track marks a collaboration with producers Tyler Spry and Ryan Tedder.[4]

"Just Keep Watching" is a pop[5] and "fast-moving" club track,[6] set to match the "high energy" of the film featuring a "driving beat" during the chorus.[7] It features a "quick-twitch percussion" predestined for McRae's signature "kinetic choreography".[6]

Music video

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The accompanying music video, directed by Bardia Zeinali, premiered on McRae's YouTube channel on May 30, 2025.[8] A nod to the 1978 film Grease,[9] 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.[7][10]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations for "Just Keep Watching"
Organization Year Category Result Ref.
MTV Video Music Awards 2025 Song of Summer Won [11]
Best Editing Won
Best Visual Effects Nominated
Grammy Awards 2026 Best Dance Pop Recording Nominated [12]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Just Keep Watching"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[79] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
France (SNEP)[80] Gold 100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[81] Platinum 30,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[82] Platinum 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[83] Platinum 600,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[84] Platinum 2,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ↑ Sky Sports unveils 2026 coverage plans and new F1 titles featuring Tate McRae's 'Just Keep Watching'. Sky Sports. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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  5. ↑ "The Best New Songs You Might've Missed in May". ELLE. May 31, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
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  7. 1 2 Tate, Sarah (May 30, 2025). "Tate McRae Turns Up the Heat in High-Octane Video 'Just Keep Watching'". iHeart. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
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