OneRepublic – West Coast (Audio, Lyrics, Video)

American pop-rock band, OneRepublic premieres the music video for the “West Coast” track co-produced by Noel Zancanella, Mattman & Robin, John Nathaniel, Brent Kutzle & Ryan Tedder. Listen, stream, buy, read the lyrics, mp3 download.

Onerepublic West Coast

“West Coast” is the second single from OneRepublic’s upcoming sixth studio album. The song is an ode to the American state of California and evokes classic 1960s California sounds, stemming from groups such as The Beach Boys and The Mamas and the Papas, along with inspiration from Gorillaz. It has been both a band-favourite and a fan-favourite for a long time, and it ultimately became a tone-setter for their sixth studio effort.

OneRepublic first started working on “West Coast” during the production process of their 2016 album, Oh My My, but ended up shelving it for later. An earlier version of the song was used for U2’s 2017 hit, “Summer of Love,” which actually turned the original demo into an anti-war track.

On March 17, 2020, bassist Brent Kutzle provided the first small preview of “West Coast” during Ryan’s Instagram Livestream, as the song was expected to be on their fifth studio album, Human. Three days later, Ryan and producer Tyler Spry played snippets of various new songs off Human during another IG stream, including “West Coast” itself.

On April 27, 2021, Ryan did a promotional IG Livestream, launching his first NFT collection: towards the end of the stream, he previewed “West Coast” once again, along with the single “Run.” When Human was eventually released, Ryan spoke on the status of “West Coast” during their YouTube Premium Afterparty for the music video of the song “Someday:”

The reason it hasn’t come out yet is because it’s such a unique sound, it’s so different than all the normal OneRepublic stuff… we decided to make a whole album that made sense for “West Coast” and that’s the album that we’ve been working on for the last four months… “West Coast” is one of the key singles on that album and the sound of that album we’re slightly switching up to match with “West Coast,” because we think the song is so good.

In the end, after years of anticipation and re-tooling, the final version of “West Coast” was officially made public on February 25, 2022.

OneRepublic – West Coast (prod. Noel Zancanella, Mattman & Robin, John Nathaniel, Brent Kutzle & Ryan Tedder)

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Lyrics

[Intro]
I’ve been dreamin’ about the West Coast (I’ve been dreamin’)
Found some faces that I don’t know (I’ve been dreamin’ about it)
Give me the sun for just a year
I’ll kiss the sky and disappear

[Verse 1]
I’ve been starin’ up at the greyest skies
Tryna find myself some luck but it’s runnin’ dry
It’s like the weather makes the worst of my cloudy mind
I could really use a dose of some paradise
Sometimes you gotta run from a broken heart
Before I turn into a ghost, need a brand new start
Get myself headed to the coast, man, it ain’t that far
Yeah, they got sun in LA and some shinin’ stars

[Chorus]
I’ve been dreamin’ about the West Coast (I’ve been dreamin’)
Found some faces that I don’t know (I’ve been dreamin’ about it)
Seein’ signs for California
Trade the shade for somethin’ warmer
I’ve been dreamin’ about the West Coast (I’ve been dreamin’)
Where the people take it real slow (I’ve been dreamin’ about it)
I need the sun for just a year
I’ll kiss the sky and disappear

[Verse 2]
Ain’t felt a drop now for forty days
But still they’re washing cars and they don’t show any age
Ain’t nothin’ that you want’ll cost you more than time
If you’re tryna find yourself, better get in line
I’m countin’ up my money and spendin’ to get it right
Got the future in my pocket, I’m spendin’ it all tonight
Like a prophet with the vision, I finally see the light
And you know

[Chorus]
I’ve been dreamin’ about the West Coast (I’ve been dreamin’)
Found some faces that I don’t know (I’ve been dreamin’ about it)
Seein’ signs for California
Trade the shade for somethin’ warmer
I’ve been dreamin’ about the West Coast (I’ve been dreamin’)
Where the people take it real slow (I’ve been dreamin’ about it)
I need the sun for just a year
I’ll kiss the sky and disappear

[Post-Chorus]
The West Coast
Glitter nights under starry skies
All I wanna do is fly
Take me where the sun shines
I’ll be there

[Bridge]
I’ve been dreamin’ about the West Coast
Time to find myself a new glow
I need the sun for just a year
I’ll kiss the sky and disappear

[Chorus]
I’ve been dreamin’ about the West Coast (I’ve been dreamin’)
Found some faces that I don’t know (I’ve been dreamin’ about it)
Seein’ signs for California
Trade the shade for somethin’ warmer
I’ve been dreamin’ about the West Coast (I’ve been dreamin’)
Where the people take it real slow (I’ve been dreamin’ about it)
I need the sun for just a year
I’ll kiss the sky and disappear