"Rescue Me" is a song by American band

OneRepublic OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado, formed in 2002. The lineup currently consists of Ryan Tedder (lead vocals, piano), Zach Filkins (guitar, viola), Drew Brown (musician), Drew Brown (guitar), Brent Kutzle ( ...

, released as the lead single from their fifth studio album ''

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'' (2021) through

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and

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on May 17, 2019.

Promotion

The band announced the single on May 14, sharing a clip of a boy looking at a large waterfall before "eerie" music plays as the release date is shown.

Music video

The music video shows a young boy, the protagonist, being chased by a group of bullies older than him. When he seems to have no escape, he begins to dance and discovers that he has powers, which he will use to overcome them. It was directed by Christian Lamb and choreographed by Sherri Silver and was shot in

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. It features Cody Bingham from '' Dancing with the Stars: Juniors'' as the young boy. The music video was released on May 17, 2019, the same day as the song itself and currently has almost 140 million views (as of December 2022).

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{{OneRepublic 2019 singles 2019 songs OneRepublic songs Songs written by Ryan Tedder Songs written by Brent Kutzle Song recordings produced by Ryan Tedder Mosley Music Group singles Interscope Records singles