Righteous (song)

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"Righteous"
Juice Wrld - Righteous.png
Single by Juice Wrld
from the album Legends Never Die
ReleasedApril 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
Genre
Length4:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nick Mira
  • Charlie Handsome
Juice Wrld singles chronology
"No Me Ame"
(2020)		"Righteous"
(2020)		"Tell Me U Luv Me"
(2020)
Music video
"Righteous" on YouTube

"Righteous" is a song by American rapper Juice Wrld. It is the first posthumous single released with him as the lead artist. It was released on April 24, 2020, via Grade A Productions through exclusive licensing to Interscope Records, as the lead single for his posthumous album, Legends Never Die .

Contents

Background and composition

Juice Wrld's family announced "Righteous" would be releasing hours before it was released at midnight on April 24, 2020. [2] Rolling Stone described the song as "pensive" and that it "addresses anxiety and trying to quell it by self-medicating while also acknowledging the cyclical addiction that ensues." [3]

Lyrically, Juice Wrld dances around the theme of death in the song with the lyrics "Over ice, I'm freezing/Beautiful eyes, deceiving/We may die this evening/Coughing, wheezing, bleeding," and "High, I'm an anxious soul/Blood moons are my eyes, stay low/Red and black, they glow/Under attack, in my soul/When it's my time, I'll know." [2]

Stylistically, Stereogum describes the track as a "melancholy swoon built from arpeggiated guitar riffs and moonbeam melodies; it's all smooth edges, moody textures, breathy vocals." [4]

"Righteous" was produced by Nick Mira and Charlie Handsome. Mira has worked with Juice Wrld in the past on multiple songs, including Juice Wrld's multi-platinum-certified single, "Lucid Dreams". [5] The song was recorded at Juice Wrld's home studio in Los Angeles. [3]

Music video

The official music video for the song was published on the same day the song was released on Juice Wrld's YouTube channel. [6] The video was directed, shot and edited by Steve Cannon. [7]

The first half of the video shows footage of Juice Wrld in his daily life including touring, traveling and recording at various studios. [8] The second half of the video is an animation depicting Juice Wrld fighting his inner demons before changing forms and leaving Earth. [9] The video concludes with him disappearing into space. [8]

Cannon first started working with Juice Wrld in March 2018 as a photographer and videographer. [10]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Spotify. [11]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [40] Platinum70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [41] Gold20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [42] Platinum80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [43] Gold45,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [44] Gold25,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [45] Gold5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [46] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [47] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousApril 24, 2020 Digital download
[2]

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