Psycho (Maisie Peters song)

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"Psycho"
Maisie Peters - Psycho.png
Single by Maisie Peters
from the album You Signed Up for This
Released2 July 2021 (2021-07-02)
Length3:05
Label Gingerbread Man
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Mac
Maisie Peters singles chronology
"Funeral"
(2021)
"Psycho"
(2021)
"You Signed Up for This / Brooklyn"
(2021)
Music video
"Psycho" on YouTube

"Psycho" is a song by British singer-songwriter Maisie Peters, released on 2 July 2021 through Gingerbread Man Records as the second single from her debut studio album You Signed Up for This .

Contents

Reception

The song has received praise for its "smarter" and light-hearted approach of the term "psycho"; this is in stark contrast to Ava Max's 2018 song "Sweet but Psycho" which attracted criticism from several mental health advocates for stigmatizing mental illnesses. [1]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal [2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Psycho"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [3] 81
Japan Hot 100 ( Billboard Japan ) [4] 87
New Zealand Hot Singles (Recorded Music NZ) [5] 20
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 57

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Psycho"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various1 July 2021 Gingerbread Man [8]

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References

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