Bleed (The Kid Laroi song)

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"Bleed"
Single by the Kid Laroi
from the album The First Time
Released3 November 2023 (2023-11-03)
Genre Pop rock
Length2:51
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Omer Fedi
  • Blake Slatkin
The Kid Laroi singles chronology
"What Just Happened"
(2023)
"Bleed"
(2023)
"What's the Move?"
(2023)
Music video
"Bleed" on YouTube

"Bleed" (stylised in all caps) is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi, released on 3 November 2023 through Columbia Records as the sixth single from his debut studio album The First Time (2023). It was produced by Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin.

Contents

Composition and lyrics

"Bleed" is a pop rock ballad that adopts a waltzing tempo and finds Laroi singing over a guitar instrumental about his difficulty in letting go of an ended relationship, while his former lover has already moved on. [1] [2] [3]

Music video

The music video for "Bleed" was directed by Ramez Silyan and premiered alongside the single. In it, Laroi rides his bike and flies off the road. He dreams that he is drowning but revived by his past lover, who is played by Ryley Ladd, before waking up. [3]

Live performances

Laroi performed "Bleed" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 29 February 2024, which coincided with the release of the Amazon Prime Video documentary Kids Are Growing Up: A Story About a Kid Named Laroi. [4]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Bleed"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 47
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA) [7] 8
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [8] 86
Ireland (IRMA) [9] 65
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [10] 4
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 41
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 97

Certifications

Certifications for "Bleed"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Gold40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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