Moonlight (XXXTentacion song)

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"Moonlight"
Single by XXXTentacion
from the album ?
ReleasedMarch 16, 2018 (album release)
August 14, 2018 (single release)
Genre
Length2:15
Label
Songwriter(s) XXXTentacion
Producer(s) John Cunningham
XXXTentacion singles chronology
"Changes"
(2018)		"Moonlight"
(2018)		"Falling Down"
(2018)
Music video
"Moonlight" on YouTube

"Moonlight" is a song written and performed by American rapper XXXTentacion from his second studio album ? (2018). Produced by John Cunningham, it was originally released as the third track of the album on March 16, 2018, before being posthumously sent to rhythmic radio as the album's third single on August 14, 2018. [1] [2] The song reached many chart positions globally, including a #13 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as a platinum certification following his death. It's therefore tied with "Falling Down" (with Lil Peep) as his third-highest-charting song in the United States, with both songs falling behind "Sad!" and Lil Wayne's "Don't Cry".

Contents

Music video

The official music video for "Moonlight" was released on the early night of October 1, 2018. [3] The video was written and creative directed by Onfroy himself, and was also directed by JMP. The video features Onfroy and a large group of people at a get-together taking place in the woods after dark, lit by the light of a full moon. Onfroy is seen sitting by himself listening to headphones and observing the party, as well as walking through the crowd of people who are all dressed in black attire. He laughs as he watches people dance, and also exchanges stares with a mysterious curly-haired girl who is shown several times during the video (based on her appearance she has been theorized to represent Geneva Ayala, Onfroy's ex-girlfriend). Having been released after the rapper's passing, the video ends with the phrases "ENERGY NEVER DIES", "HE IS AMONGST US" and "LONG LIVE JAH" in tribute to Onfroy, similarly to the end of his "SAD!" music video, which features the phrase "LONG LIVE PRINCE X". The official music video has over 1.1 billion views on YouTube as of March 2024.

Credits and personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [40] Platinum80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [41] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [42] Diamond333,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [43] Platinum400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [44] Platinum50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [45] Platinum30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [46] 2× Platinum40,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [47] 2× Platinum20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [48] Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [49] 2× Platinum1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [50] 8× Platinum8,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [51] Platinum2,000,000†
Sweden (GLF) [52] Platinum8,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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