Graduation (Benny Blanco and Juice Wrld song)

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A vertical video was released on October 4, 2019, which features the characters from the music video in a form of the school yearbook. [5]

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"Graduation"
Benny Blanco and Juice Wrld Graduation.png
Single by Benny Blanco and Juice Wrld
from the album Friends Keep Secrets 2
ReleasedAugust 30, 2019 (2019-08-30)
Length2:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Benny Blanco singles chronology
"I Can't Get Enough"
(2019)
"Graduation"
(2019)
"Lonely"
(2020)
Juice Wrld singles chronology
"Ransom (Remix)"
(2019)
"Graduation"
(2019)
"Bandit"
(2019)
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] 90
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 56
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [8] 12
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 88
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [10] 8
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [11] 77

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [13] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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