Psycho (Hardy song)

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"Psycho"
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Single by Hardy
from the album Quit!!
ReleasedMay 17, 2024
Genre
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Hardy singles chronology
"Zombieland"
(2024)
"Psycho"
(2024)
"Jim Bob"
(2024)
Music video
"Psycho" on YouTube

"Psycho" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American country music singer Hardy. It was released on May 17, 2024 as the third single from his third studio album Quit!! . The song was written by Hardy, Zach Abend, Tyler Hubbard and Jax, and produced by Joey Moi, Hardy and Zach Abend.

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Background

Hardy announced a "Psycho" release date on May 13, 2024. [2] On the day of the song's release, revealed Quit!! would be released at Jule 12, 2024. [3] [4]

Music video

The music video directed by Justin Clough and produced by Christen Pinskton and Wesley Stebbins-Perry was released on May 17, 2024. It features Hardy as a heartbroken lunatic lamenting his post-breakup woes in a straitjacket. [5]

Live performances

Five days after the release of "Psycho", Hardy performed the song and some other songs on Jimmy Kimmel Live. [6]

Hardy performed "Psycho" wearing a straitjacket at the Tonight Show in July 2024. [7] [8]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Psycho"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 27
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [10] 12

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