"Psycho" | ||||
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Single by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign | ||||
from the album Beerbongs & Bentleys | ||||
Released | February 23, 2018 | |||
Genre | Hip hop [1] | |||
Length | 3:41
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Label | Republic | |||
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"Psycho" on YouTube |
"Psycho" is a song by American rapper Post Malone featuring American singer Ty Dolla $ign. It was released through Republic Records on February 23,2018,as the third single from Malone's second studio album, Beerbongs &Bentleys (2018). [2] [3] [4] The artists wrote the song with Louis Bell,who produced it with Malone. Lyrically,the song discusses the artists' lifestyle and explores the theme of excessive fame and trust issues. [5] [6] The song entered at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 behind Drake's "God's Plan", [7] and reached number one in June 2018,becoming Malone's second and Ty's first chart-topper. [8]
Malone first teased the song on January 4,2017,with a video of him playing the song in a studio. [9] Over a year later on February 21,2018,he previewed the song on Twitter with a 30-second snippet, [10] which highlights his verse. [11] The accompanying artwork features a wolf and a bulldozer,the latter of which has the words "Posty Co." scribed on it. [12] The song comes with its own merch line,featuring three different long sleeve T-shirts. [13]
According to Billboard and Spin ,the song has a slow-moving trap beat and melodically bears a resemblance to Post Malone's 2015 song "White Iverson". [14] [15] The lyrics contain a reference to Leon DeChino,a musical alias Malone used in high school. [16]
Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork deemed the song a combination of "some of the least interesting raps you could possibly imagine" and "a downer that won't quit",writing that it "uses concepts that have been played out in hip-hop for years". [17] Patrick Hosken of MTV News opined that the song "finds a late-night vibe that,away from the madness of crunching guitars,unfolds like a chill celebration of luxury". [18] Mitch Findlay of HotNewHipHop wrote that it "continues the formula set by" Post Malone's previous single "Rockstar",and that they share "a few melodic similarities",describing "Psycho" as "more subdued" in comparison. [19] The track was named the worst song of 2018 by Time . [20]
The official music video for "Psycho" was released on March 22,2018,on Post Malone's Vevo YouTube channel. It was directed by James DeFina. [21] It features Malone riding on a FV103 Spartan armored personnel carrier,fighting a wolf with a flamethrower,and Malone with Sign amidst the wreckage of ruined aircraft. As of May 2023,the video has received more than 1 billion views on YouTube.
Credits adapted from Tidal. [22]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [86] | 9× Platinum | 630,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [87] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [88] | 2× Diamond | 320,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [89] | Diamond | 800,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [90] | 2× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [91] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [92] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [93] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [94] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [95] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [96] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [97] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [98] | 2× Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [99] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [100] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [101] | Diamond | 10,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Sweden (GLF) [102] | Platinum | 8,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | February 23, 2018 | Republic | [22] | |
United States | February 27, 2018 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | [103] |
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