Speed Demon (Justin Bieber song)

"Speed Demon"
Song by Justin Bieber
from the album Swag II
Released	September 5, 2025 (2025-09-05)
Length	3:31
Label	Def Jam ILH
Songwriter(s)	Justin Bieber Eddie Benjamin Carter Lang Dylan Wiggins Daniel Chetrit
Producer(s)	Benjamin Lang Wiggins Chetrit

"Speed Demon" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released through Def Jam Recordings and ILH Productions as the opening track from his reissued studio album, Swag II , on September 5, 2025. Bieber wrote the song with producers Eddie Benjamin, Carter Lang, Dylan Wiggins, and Daniel Chetrit.

Composition and critical reception

"Speed Demon" is a song with a hip-hop-influenced instrumental and a groovy guitar melody. It is a bright and funky song with a humorous chorus about "checking these chickens", with Bieber also saying his viral "is it clocking to you?" meme, which came from a paparazzi altercation he had a few months before the release of the song and its parent album. ^[1] Katie Hawthorne of The Guardian opined: "But for a song bragging about ambition, it lacks adrenaline – like many of Swag II's safe, repetitive tracks". ^[2] Andrew Unterberger of Billboard ranked it third among the album's tracks, saying that the song "works because he's so firmly in lockstep with the groove, which evokes summery early-'90s nostalgia in the absolute best way". ^[3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Speed Demon"

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [4]	86
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5]	44
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [6]	71
Ireland (IRMA) [7]	78
Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard Japan ) [8]	7
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9]	2
Norway (IFPI Norge) [10]	83
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [11]	1
UK Singles (OCC) [12]	51
US Billboard Hot 100 [13]	66

References

1. Hunt, El (September 5, 2025). "Justin Bieber – Swag II: a lighter and more tender but still bloated sequel". NME . Retrieved September 7, 2025.
2. Hawthorne, Katie (September 8, 2025). "Justin Bieber: Swag II review – more filler with an occasional pop killer". The Guardian . Retrieved September 8, 2025.
3. Unterberger, Andrew (September 5, 2025). "Justin Bieber's Swag II: All 23 Tracks Ranked". Billboard . Retrieved September 5, 2025.
4. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 15 September 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1854. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 15, 2025. p. 4.
5. "Justin Bieber Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
6. "Justin Bieber Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
7. "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 38, 2025)". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved September 20, 2025.
8. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of September 17, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2025.
9. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 12, 2025. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
10. "Singel 2025 uke 38". IFPI Norge . Retrieved September 20, 2025.
11. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 38, 2025" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved September 20, 2025.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
13. "Justin Bieber Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2025.