"Toxic" | ||||
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Single by BoyWithUke | ||||
from the EP Faded and the album Serotonin Dreams | ||||
Released | October 29, 2021 | |||
Genre | Alt-pop [1] | |||
Length | 2:48 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | BoyWithUke | |||
Producer(s) | BoyWithUke | |||
BoyWithUke singles chronology | ||||
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Lyric video | ||||
"Toxic" on YouTube |
"Toxic" is a song by Korean-American singer BoyWithUke, originally self-released as a single on October 29, 2021. BoyWithUke wrote and produced the song himself. It went viral on TikTok [1] and received over 500 million streams worldwide. [2]
The song features BoyWithUke singing about how "all [his] friends are toxic", as they are "so rude and always negative" and although he thinks he may be "better off" by himself, he feels "kinda empty without somebody else". Unlike some of his prior songs that had been inspired by ideas from TikTok comments, BoyWithUke wrote it "because it was an important thing in [his] life at the time". As with all of his songs, it was produced on his iPad using GarageBand. [1]
Chart (2021–2022) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australia (ARIA) [3] | 98 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] | 20 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] | 71 |
France (SNEP) [6] | 177 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] | 29 |
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [8] | 60 |
Ireland (IRMA) [9] | 72 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] | 82 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [11] | 32 |
Norway (VG-lista) [12] | 32 |
Portugal (AFP) [13] | 42 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [14] | 51 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] | 25 |
UK Singles (OCC) [16] | 62 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [17] | 18 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [18] | 12 |
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [19] | 10 |
Chart (2022) | Position |
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Global 200 (Billboard) [20] | 166 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [21] | 19 |
US Rock Airplay (Billboard) [22] | 25 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [23] | Diamond | 160,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [24] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [25] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [26] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [27] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [28] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [29] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [31] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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