Young Dumb & Broke

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"Young Dumb & Broke"
Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke (Remix).png
Remix cover
Single by Khalid
from the album American Teen
ReleasedJune 13, 2017
Recorded2016
Genre R&B
Length3:22
Label
  • Right Hand
  • RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Joel Little
Khalid singles chronology
"Rollin"
(2017)
"Young Dumb & Broke"
(2017)
"Silence"
(2017)
Music video
"Young Dumb & Broke" on YouTube

"Young Dumb & Broke" is a song by American singer Khalid. It was released as a single on June 13, 2017, by Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records as the second single from his debut studio album American Teen . [1] [2]

Contents

"Young Dumb & Broke" reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 18. Furthermore, the song peaked at number one in the Philippines and New Zealand and it has reached the top ten in Australia. As of December 2023, the single has been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, and has been streamed over one billion times on Spotify. [3] The accompanying music video features multiple celebrity cameos, including Normani, Kel Mitchell, Wayne Brady, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Dennis Haskins.

Critical reception

The Guardian's Graeme Virtue says that "More decrepit listeners might detect echoes of The Cure's 'Close to Me' amid 'Young Dumb & Broke''s palliative organ spiral, but that just adds to the bittersweet vibe of taken-for-granted golden years turning to ash." [4]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on August 1, 2017, on Khalid's Vevo account on YouTube. As of October 2024, the music video has over 980 million views. [5]

The music video features cameo appearances from VanJess, Demetrius Harmon, Nathan Zed, Zolee Griggs, Salem Mitchell, Widney Bazile, Quiñ, Will Peltz, Buddy, Normani, Kel Mitchell, Wayne Brady, Rachael Leigh Cook and Dennis Haskins. [6] Young Dumb & Broke was released as a virtual reality video for PlayStation VR on March 29, 2018. [7]

Live performances

American rock band Imagine Dragons performed their song "Thunder" at the 2017 American Music Awards in a mash-up with "Young Dumb & Broke", with Khalid joining them for the performance. [8] A little over a month later, on December 20, a studio version of the mash-up was released. [9]

Chart performance

"Young Dumb & Broke" peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The song topped the charts in New Zealand and the Philippines and reached top 10 in Australia and Belgium. It also peaked at number one for 11 weeks on the Billboard R&B Songs chart.[ citation needed ]

Use in the media

"Young Dumb & Broke" is featured on the soundtrack of the 2021 BBC comedy The Outlaws in episode 4. [10]

Track listing

Digital download [11]
No.TitleLength
1."Young Dumb & Broke"3:22
Digital download – remix [12]
No.TitleLength
1."Young Dumb & Broke" (remix) (featuring Rae Sremmurd and Lil Yachty)4:23
Digital download – medley [9]
No.TitleLength
1."Thunder / Young Dumb & Broke" (medley) (with Imagine Dragons)4:11

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Young Dumb & Broke"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [56] 8× Platinum560,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [57] 2× Platinum120,000
Canada (Music Canada) [58] 9× Platinum720,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [59] 2× Platinum180,000
France (SNEP) [60] Gold100,000
Germany (BVMI) [61] Gold200,000
Italy (FIMI) [62] Gold25,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [63] Platinum+Gold90,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [64] 2× Platinum60,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) [65] Platinum60,000
Poland (ZPAV) [66] Platinum20,000
Portugal (AFP) [67] Gold5,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [68] Gold30,000
Sweden (GLF) [69] Gold20,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [70] Gold10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [71] 2× Platinum1,200,000
United States (RIAA) [72] Diamond10,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
VariousFebruary 2, 2017 Digital download Original
  • Right Hand
  • RCA
[2]
June 7, 2017Remix [12]
United StatesJune 13, 2017 Rhythmic contemporary radio Original [73]
September 26, 2017 Contemporary hit radio [74]
VariousDecember 20, 2017Digital downloadMedley [9]

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