Bezos I

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"Bezos I"
Song by Bo Burnham
from the album Inside (The Songs)
ReleasedJune 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)
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Length0:58
Label
Songwriter(s) Bo Burnham
Producer(s) Bo Burnham
Audio
"Bezos I" on YouTube

"Bezos I" is a song by American musical comedian Bo Burnham, appearing as the seventh song in his 2021 special Bo Burnham: Inside and its soundtrack of the same name. The song satirically describes Jeff Bezos, and later became a viral song on TikTok.

Contents

Composition

"Bezos I" lyrically contains a single chorus and verse. The former repeats the occupation, birth year, and name of Jeff Bezos, and the latter disingenuously praises Bezos' efforts and wealth. [1] A synthesizer solo and a scream follow this, [2] ending the song in under a minute. [3]

Reception

The song garnered widespread usage on the video-based social media TikTok, [4] being used to soundtrack various poor working conditions of Amazon employees. [3] The song saw its highest popularity on July 20, 2021, the day of Bezos' space flight. Through the day and July 21, "Bezos I" and its sequel "Bezos II" were collectively streamed 1.7 million times, a rise of 21%. [5] This led to the song appearing on several charts globally. [6]

Sequels

Burnham has released several sequels to "Bezos I". "Bezos II" is featured later in Bo Burnham: Inside, while "Bezos III" and "Bezos IV" each appear in the special's outtakes and album's deluxe version. [7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [8]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Bezos I"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 87
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [10] 141
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 51
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 79
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 44
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [14] 21

Certifications

Certifications for "Bezos I"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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