Juna (song)

"Juna"
Single by Clairo
from the album Charm
Released	July 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
Genre	Rhythm and blues
Songwriter(s)	Marco Benevento Claire Elizabeth Cottrill Leon Michels
Producer(s)	Cottrill Michels
Clairo singles chronology
"Nomad" (2024) "Juna" (2024) "Add Up My Love" (2024)
Music video
"Juna" on YouTube

"Juna" is a song by American singer-songwriter Clairo from her third studio album Charm (2024). Clairo performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote the album, to positive reviews. In August 2024, a music video for the song was released, marking her first professional music video and first music video overall in over six years. The video followed Clairo at an independent wrestling event. In 2025, the song was used in an internet meme where performative males made videos to the song.

Composition

The song was written by Clairo, Marco Benevento, and Leon Michels, ^[1] and produced by Clairo and Michels. ^[2] It has been described as a rhythm and blues song by Rolling Stone . ^[3]

Release and promotion

On July 17, 2024, Clairo performed the song live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote the album. ^{[4] [5]} The Guardian praised the intimate and light-hearted feel of the performance. ^[6] In its review, Clash described Clairo's performance of "Juna" as a cohesive and delicate rendition, likening the arrangement to "a gossamer spider's web of soulful pop". ^[7]

Music video

On August 4, Clairo released a music video for the song, her first professional music video and first music video in six years. The music video, directed by Bradley J. Calder, features Clairo attending an independent wrestling event held at a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall. She initially watches a battle royal–style match alone before being joined by a crowd. In subsequent scenes, Clairo poses with the wrestlers backstage, while both the audience and the ring announcer lip-sync the song's closing melody. ^{[8] [9]}

Reception

In a review for The Guardian, "Juna" was described as the R&B-influenced centrepiece of the album, with lyrics expressing desire and instrumentation incorporating keys and vintage synthesizers. ^[10] In July 2025, the song was used in a viral internet meme where performative males, men who pretended to like stereotypically feminine media and fashion to attract female attention, made videos to the song. ^[11]

Charts

Chart performance for "Juna"

Chart (2024)	Peak position
TikTok Billboard Top 50 [12]	1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [13]	3 [14]
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [15]	15 [16]
Tukutahi Arotini 40 [17]	19

Certifications

Certifications for "Juna"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [18]	Gold	15,000‡
United States (RIAA) [19]	Gold	500,000‡
Australia (ARIA) [20]	Gold	35,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Juna". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Archived from the original on July 30, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
2. "Juna". Apple Music. Archived from the original on June 10, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
3. Kaplan, Ilana (July 11, 2024). "Clairo Finds Liberation in Lush Seventies Melodies on 'Charm'" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
4. Skinner, Tom (July 18, 2024). "Clairo performs 'Juna' on 'Fallon' and announces 2024 North American 'Charm' tour". NME . Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
5. Zemler, Emily (July 18, 2024). "Watch Clairo Showcase Intimate Song 'Juna' on 'Fallon'" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
6. Hawthorne, Katie (December 17, 2024). "The 50 best albums of 2024: No 4 – Clairo: Charm". The Guardian . Archived from the original on March 10, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
7. Murray, Robert (July 18, 2024). "Clairo Takes 'Juna' To The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". Clash . Archived from the original on August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
8. Saulog, Gabriel (August 5, 2024). "Clairo Drops Visualizer To "Juna" — Marking Her First Music Video In Five Years". Billboard Philippines . Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
9. Kreps, Daniel (August 4, 2024). "Clairo Makes 'Juna' Her First-Ever Music Video" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
10. Hawthorne, Katie (July 12, 2024). "Clairo: Charm review – deeply human songs of desire and distance". The Guardian . Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
11. Wee, Jared (August 6, 2025). "Inside the viral trend: matcha-latte-loving 'performative men'". Lifestyle Asia. Archived from the original on August 23, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
12. Rutherford, Kevin (August 1, 2024). "Clairo Rules TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart With 'Juna'". Billboard . Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
13. "Clairo Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
14. "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of September 28, 2024". Billboard . Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
15. "Clairo Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
16. "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of September 7, 2024". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
17. "Hot 40 Singles: 19-25 July 2024". Official Aotearoa Music Charts. Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
18. "New Zealand single certifications – Clairo – Juna". Radioscope. Retrieved August 23, 2025.Type Juna in the "Search:" field.
19. "American single certifications – Clairo – Juna". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 23, 2025.
20. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2025 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved August 23, 2025.