Fast (Juice Wrld song)

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"Fast"
Song by Juice Wrld
from the album Death Race for Love
ReleasedMarch 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)
RecordedNovember 2018
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
"Fast" on YouTube

"Fast" is a song by American rapper Juice Wrld, released on March 8, 2019, as the fifth track from his second studio album Death Race for Love . A music video for the song was released on April 9, 2019. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 29, 2021.

Contents

Composition

In "Fast", Juice Wrld delves into introspective themes, contemplating the trappings of fame. The artist also reflects on his meteoric success and the effects-both negative and positive- that it has had on him, while maintaining he is "still the same dude [he] was back then". [1]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Fast" adopts a minimalist narrative approach, prioritizing the use of striking visual effects and themes of psychedelia. The video includes intimate shots of Juice Wrld delivering his verses with imagery featuring race cars, complemented by elements of macrophilia. The vibrant palette and dynamic light trails add to the album's overarching motif of speed and racing. [2] Directed by Alexandre Moors, the video has received over 94 million views as of May 2024.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [3]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 62
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 39
Greece (IFPI) [6] 49
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 33
Lithuania (AGATA) [8] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 88
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [10] 4
Portugal (AFP) [11] 80
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 71
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 85
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 41
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [15] 26
US Billboard Hot 100 [16] 47
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [17] 22

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] Gold35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [20] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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