Riptide

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The third single off of The Chainsmokers' fourth album, So Far So Good, “Riptide” is a cheery future bass track about adolescent love which sees the duo return to the… Read More

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Riptide Lyrics

[Intro: Andrew Taggart]
Where will you go when it's over?
Who will you know when it's over?
I know, yeah, I saw you, you know that, right?
Just know that I saw you (I saw you, I saw, I saw)
Where will you go when it's over?
Do you get lost on your own?
I know, yeah, I saw you, you know that, right?
Just know that I saw you (I saw you, I saw, I saw)

[Verse 1: Andrew Taggart]
Late night, zip ties
Make you wanna miss your flight
Flipping through your feelings like a Gemini
I'm staring at your dark side
So far, so gone
Standing with a white dress on
Only say you need me when your friends gone home
You're tryna get your mind right

[Chorus: Andrew Taggart]
But if I only get one life, this is what I wanna do
And if I only get one life, I wanna live it with you
And if I only have one night, yeah, I'd spend it with you
So if I only get one life, I wanna live it with you
I’m gonna live it with you

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[Drop: Andrew Taggart, Emily Warren & Both]
Say something like
(It's only you)
It's only you

[Verse 2: Andrew Taggart, Emily Warren & Both]
New wave, riptide
Hoping I can change your life
If you need a second chance, you can take mine
See you in a new light (See you in a new—)
Skintight, cocaine
You don't wanna feel this way
You know I'd do anything to make you stay
I'm pulling out my best lines

[Chorus: Andrew Taggart]
But if I only get one life, this is what I wanna do
And if I only get one life, I wanna live it with you
And if I only have one night, yeah, I'd spend it with you
So if I only get one life, I wanna live it with you
Say something like

[Drop: Andrew Taggart, Emily Warren & Both]
It's only you
It's only you
Say something like
It’s only you
It’s only you

[Outro: Andrew Taggart]
Where will you go when it's over?
Who will you know when it's over?
I know, yeah, I saw you, you know that, right?
Just know that I saw you (I saw you, I saw, I saw)

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The third single off of The Chainsmokers' fourth album, So Far So Good, “Riptide” is a cheery future bass track about adolescent love which sees the duo return to the future bass sound that first made them popular. The track was first teased via an Instagram post on February 22nd, 2022. With the lyrics that the snippet gave, the track was dubbed as “Live It With You” by fans until a TikTok was posted on March 18th, 2022 confirming the title of the song to be “Riptide.”

Although the majority of the lyrics are sung by The Chainsmokers’ member Drew Taggart, frequent collaborator and songwriter Emily Warren makes a return as a background vocalist and a co-writer for the track. Within The Chainsmokers' discography, Emily Warren was last featured on “Side Effects”, which was released on July 27th, 2018.

Similar to when “High” was performed live at SUMMIT at One Vanderbilt and teased “iPad” at the end, The Chainsmokers did the same again with their live performance of “iPad” at SUMMIT at One Vanderbilt. In this performance however, the intro of “Riptide” was played at the end, which hinted towards that song being the third single before the release of the album.

On April 20th, 2022, The Chainsmokers gave an early announcement in their Discord server that “Riptide” was the next single to be released on April 22th, 2022 before posting the information to Twitter on April 21st, 2022.

On the day before worldwide release day, the duo confirmed via Twitter that Chris Martin of Coldplay helped write the lyrics to the track. This marks the first collaboration between Martin and The Chainsmokers since the 2017 release of their massive hit “Something Just Like This”.