Toxic (BoyWithUke song)

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"Toxic"
BoyWithUke - Toxic.png
Single by BoyWithUke
from the EP Faded and the album Serotonin Dreams
ReleasedOctober 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
Genre Alt-pop [1]
Length2:48
Label
Songwriter(s) BoyWithUke
Producer(s) BoyWithUke
BoyWithUke singles chronology
"Two Moons"
(2021)		"Toxic"
(2021)		"Long Drives"
(2022)
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]

Contents

Composition and lyrics

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 his songs, it was produced on his iPad using GarageBand. [1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Toxic"
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

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Toxic"
Chart (2022)Position
Global 200 (Billboard) [20] 166
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [21] 19
US Rock Airplay (Billboard) [22] 25

Certifications

Certifications for "Toxic"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [23] Gold100,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [24] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [25] Gold50,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [26] Platinum50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [27] Gold5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [29] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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