"Bandit" | ||||
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Single by Juice Wrld and YoungBoy Never Broke Again | ||||
from the album Death Race for Love | ||||
Released | October 4, 2019 | |||
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Length | 3:09 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Nick Mira | |||
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"Bandit" on YouTube |
"Bandit" is a song by American rappers Juice Wrld and YoungBoy Never Broke Again,released as a single on October 4,2019. It served as the final single released by Juice Wrld as a lead artist before his death, [lower-alpha 1] suffering from a seizure at Chicago's Midway Airport on December 8,2019,a few days after his 21st birthday. [2] [3] [4] It was later added to Juice Wrld's second studio album Death Race for Love as a bonus track.
Written alongside producer Nick Mira,the song peaked at number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100,becoming NBA YoungBoy's highest-charting single on the chart and Juice Wrld's second top ten single following "Lucid Dreams",which peaked at number two on the Hot 100 in 2018. The artwork,featuring a crossover of Juice Wrld and NBA YoungBoy's likeness beneath a bandana, [5] [6] was created by Max Cohen and Robert Gotham. [7]
The song's lyrics feature Juice Wrld rapping about stealing a girl's heart,calling himself "the definition of a bandit". [8]
The music video,released on October 4,2019,was directed by Cole Bennett and features Juice Wrld on a bayou boat ride,during which he holds baby alligators,as well as YoungBoy performing wheelies on a quad bike. [8] It was filmed in YoungBoy's hometown of Baton Rouge,Louisiana and at his residence in Gonzales,Louisiana. [9]
Chart (2019–2020) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [10] | 45 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [11] | 70 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [12] | 22 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [13] | 11 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [14] | 85 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [15] | 16 |
Greece (IFPI) [16] | 14 |
Hungary (Stream Top 40) [17] | 29 |
Ireland (IRMA) [18] | 30 |
Latvia (LAIPA) [19] | 17 |
Lithuania (AGATA) [20] | 30 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [21] | 62 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [22] | 40 |
Norway (VG-lista) [23] | 16 |
Portugal (AFP) [24] | 71 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [25] | 72 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [26] | 57 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] | 58 |
UK Singles (OCC) [28] | 42 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [29] | 10 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [30] | 5 |
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [31] | 4 |
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [32] | 19 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [33] | 2 |
Chart (2019) | Position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [34] | 82 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [35] | 87 |
Chart (2020) | Position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [36] | 58 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [37] | 63 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [38] | 31 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [39] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [40] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [41] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [42] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [43] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [44] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [45] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [46] | 3×Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | October 4,2019 |
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United States | November 5,2019 | Rhythmic contemporary radio |
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