Us Vs. Them (Suicideboys song)

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"Us Vs. Them"
Suicideboys - Us Vs. Them.jpg
Single by Suicideboys
from the album New World Depression
ReleasedMarch 29, 2024
Genre Hip hop
Length3:04
Label G*59
Songwriter(s)
  • Scott Arceneaux Jr.
  • Aristos Petrou
Producer(s)
  • Budd Dwyer
  • Sam Bo Bachrack
Suicideboys singles chronology
"Big Shot Cream Soda"
(2024)
"Us Vs. Them"
(2024)
"Are You Going to See the Rose in the Vase, or the Dust on the Table"
(2024)

"Us Vs. Them" is a song by American hip hop duo Suicideboys, released on March 29, 2024, as the lead single from their fourth studio album New World Depression (2024). It is their first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting and peaking at number 96. [1]

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Composition and critical reception

Tom Breihan of Stereogum described the song as "vintage $uicideboy$: creepy flickering beat, evil singsong nursery-rhyme hooks, lyrics about chewing fentanyl and snorting percocet. It's directly inspired by '90s underground rap, of both the backpack and the Southern mixtape varieties, and it's effective on both fronts." [2] Revolver called it an "eerie, lysergic cut". [3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Us Vs. Them"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 85
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [5] 7
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 96
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 26

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