8 Letters (song)

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"8 Letters"
Why Don't We - 8 Letters Acoustic.png
Cover for "8 Letters" (Acoustic)
Single by Why Don't We
from the album 8 Letters
ReleasedAugust 19, 2018
Genre Pop
Length3:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • James Abrahart
  • Jonny Price
  • Jordan K. Johnson
  • Marcus Lomax
  • Stefan Johnson
Producer(s) The Monsters & Strangerz
Why Don't We singles chronology
"Talk"
(2018)
"8 Letters"
(2018)
"Big Plans"
(2019)

"8 Letters" is a song performed by American boy band Why Don't We. The song was released as a digital download on August 19, 2018, by Signature and Atlantic Records as the third single from their eponymous debut studio album 8 Letters . The song peaked at number fourteen on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The track samples the drum break from The Detroit Emeralds' song "You're Getting a Little Too Smart" [1]

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "8 Letters" was first released onto YouTube on August 19, 2018. The video was directed by Éli Sokhn. [2] The video shows the band frozen in time as they reflect on being incapable of opening up their hearts. [3]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardResult
2019 Teen Choice Awards [4] Choice Song: Group Nominated

Track listing

Digital download [5]
No.TitleLength
1."8 Letters" (Acoustic)3:17
Digital download [6]
No.TitleLength
1."8 Letters" (Nora En Pure Remix)3:30
2."8 Letters" (Party Pupils Remix)2:51
3."8 Letters" (Luca Schreiner Remix)3:14
4."8 Letters" (R3HAB Remix)2:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [7]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Malaysia (RIM) [8] 5
Singapore (RIAS) [9] 3
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [1] 14
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 24

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [11] Platinum80,000
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United StatesAugust 19, 2018

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