OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder Thanks Miles Teller Abs For Hit ‘I Ain’t Worried’ Single From ‘Top Gun’

Ryan Tedder and OneRepublic saw their single ‘I Ain’t Worried’ explode on the charts after it was included in the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ soundtrack.

As those who have seen the sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise classic will recall, the song is featured in a scene in which « Maverick » star Miles Teller and several other hard-bodied actors play airplane pilots from fighter are playing a beach soccer game while shirtless.

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In fact, a clip of the footage has gone viral on TikTok, specifically when Teller is seen doing a brief impromptu dance that fans have come to dub the « Rooster wiggle » (after his character, Rooster). .

Teller caught up with Tedder backstage at a recent OneRepublic concert, where Tedder thanked the actor for propelling the song to success.

In a TikTok video that Tedder posted (and later deleted), he marveled at how « crazy » it was for the song to « explode » the way it did.

“Well, TikTok had a lot to do with it, but really [it was] Miles Teller abs,” he joked, with a Teller quip, “Rest in peace, Miles Teller abs was a long time ago.

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Tedder then handed Teller a bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne, telling him, “I wanted to get your abs a bottle of champagne. Thank you so much for all you have done for OneRepublic and « I Ain’t Worried ». I appreciate it. »

« As a spokesperson for his abs, we are so grateful, » Teller jokingly replied. « We never thought this moment would come, but we are thrilled to share this moment together. »