Just Keep Watching
{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Just Keep Watching
| cover = Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Tate McRae
| album = F1 the Album
| released = {{start date|2025|05|30}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 2:22
| label = RCA
| writer =
- Amy Allen
- Ryan Tedder
- Tate McRae
- Tyler Spry
| producer =
- Ryan Tedder
- Tyler Spry
| prev_title = What I Want
| prev_year = 2025
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = F1 the Album
| type = single
| prev_title = Baja California
| prev_year = 2025
| title = Just Keep Watching
| year = 2025
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|dpvQqmX6SUI|"Just Keep Watching"}}|type=single}}
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"Just Keep Watching" is a song by Canadian singer Tate McRae. It was released on May 30, 2025, through RCA and Atlantic Records, and Apple Video Programming as the fourth single from the soundtrack album of the film F1.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/tate-mcrae-shares-just-keep-watching-taken-from-f1-the-album|title=Tate McRae shares 'Just Keep Watching' taken from F1 the Album|last=Kelly|first=Tyler Damara|website=The Line of Best Fit|date=May 30, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}}
Background and composition
McRae was revealed to be part of the soundtrack album on May 1, 2025.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/f1-movie-soundtrack-ed-sheeran-doja-cat-rose-tate-mcrae-1235328802/|title='F1' Movie Soundtrack to Feature Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, The Rose, and Tate McRae|last=McCann Ramirez|first=Nikki|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 30, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}} The track marks a collaboration with producers Tyler Spry and Ryan Tedder.{{cite magazine|url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2025/05/30/tate-mcrae-releases-just-keep-watching-from-f1-the-album/|title=Tate McRae releases 'Just Keep Watching' from F1 the Album|last=Ellwood-Hughes|first=Pip|magazine=Entertainment Focus|date=May 30, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}}
"Just Keep Watching" is a "fast-moving club track" set to match the "high energy" of the film featuring a "driving beat" during the chorus.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2025-05-30-tate-mcrae-turns-up-the-heat-in-high-octane-video-just-keep-watching/|title=Tate McRae Turns Up the Heat in High-Octane Video 'Just Keep Watching'|last=Tate|first=Sarah|magazine=iHeart|date=May 30, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}} It features a "quick-twitch percussion" predestined for McRae's signature "kinetic choreography".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/friday-music-guide-miley-cyrus-lorde-tate-mcrae-1235985798/|title=Friday Music Guide: New Music From Miley Cyrus, Lorde & Tate McRae|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|magazine=Billboard|date=May 30, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}}
Music video
The accompanying music video, directed by Bardia Zeinali, premiered on McRae's YouTube channel on May 30, 2025.{{cite magazine|url=https://readdork.com/news/tate-mcrae-f1-soundtrack/|title=Tate McRae shares explosive new single 'Just Keep Watching' for F1 soundtrack|last=Taylor|first=Sam|magazine=Dork|date=May 30, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}} A nod to the 1978 film Grease,{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/tate-mcrae-just-keep-watching-f1-movie/|title=Tate McRae's 'Just Keep Watching' Soundtracks The High-Octane 'F1' Movie|last=Williams|first=Aaron|website=Uproxx|date=May 30, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}} 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 upcoming film.{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2025/05/30/tate-mcrae-just-keep-watching-music-video-f1/7171748610845/|title=Tate McRae drops 'Just Keep Watching' music video for 'F1' soundtrack|last=Inman|first=Jessica|agency=United Press International|date=May 30, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}}
Charts
Release history
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| June 5, 2025 | rowspan="2"| Atlantic | align="center"| {{Cite web|url=https://newmusicweekly.com/new-top40-releases/|title=New Top 40 Releases - New Music Weely|website=New Music Weekly|date=June 5, 2025|access-date=June 8, 2025|archive-date=June 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250605213410/https://newmusicweekly.com/new-top40-releases/|url-status=dead}} |
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