"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.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.
Background and composition McRae was revealed to be part of the soundtrack album on May 1, 2025. The track marks a collaboration with producers Tyler Spry and Ryan Tedder.
"Just Keep Watching" is a pop and "fast-moving" club track, set to match the "high energy" of the film featuring a "driving beat" during the chorus. It features a "quick-twitch percussion" predestined for McRae's signature "kinetic choreography".
Music video The accompanying music video, directed by Bardia Zeinali, premiered on McRae's YouTube channel on May 30, 2025. A nod to the 1978 film Grease, 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.
Accolades +Awards and nominations for "Just Keep Watching" Organization Year Category Result MTV Video Music Awards 2025 Song of Summer Best Editing Best Visual EffectsGrammy Awards 2026 Best Dance Pop Recording
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Just Keep Watching" Chart (2025) Peakposition Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 18 Greece International (IFPI) 5 India International (IMI) 3 Latvia Airplay (LaIPA) 16 Latvia Streaming (LaIPA) 11 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) 4 Lithuania (AGATA) 26 Luxembourg (Billboard) 9 Malaysia (Billboard) 16 Malaysia International (RIM) 16 Malta Airplay (Radiomonitor) 2New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)5 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 23 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) 20 Serbia Airplay (Radiomonitor) 10 Singapore (RIAS) 15 United Arab Emirates (IFPI) 3 Venezuela Airplay (Record Report) 61
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Just Keep Watching" Chart (2025) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 54 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 7 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 30 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 90
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Just Keep Watching" Chart (2025) Position Australia (ARIA) 54 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 41 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 135 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 55 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 11 Germany (GfK) 60 Global 200 (Billboard) 134 Hungary (Single Top 40) 82 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 46 UK Singles (OCC) 96 US Hot Dance/Pop Songs (Billboard) 6
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