Bandit (song)

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"Bandit"
Juice Wrld and YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Bandit.png
Single by Juice Wrld and YoungBoy Never Broke Again
ReleasedOctober 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
Recorded2019
Length3:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nick Mira
Juice Wrld singles chronology
"Graduation"
(2019) 		"Bandit"
(2019) 		"Let Me Know (I Wonder Why Freestyle)"
(2019)
YoungBoy Never Broke Again singles chronology
"House Arrest Tingz"
(2019) 		"Bandit"
(2019) 		"Lost Motives"
(2019)
Music video
"Bandit" on YouTube

"Bandit" is a song by American rappers Juice Wrld and YoungBoy Never Broke Again, released as a single on October 4, 2019. It served as the final single released by Juice Wrld as a lead artist before his death[a] suffering from a seizure at Chicago's Midway Airport on December 8, 2019, a few days after his 21st birthday.[2][3][4]

The single was produced by Nick Mira and peaked at number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming NBA Youngboy's highest charting single on the chart and Juice Wrld's second top ten single following "Lucid Dreams", which peaked at number two on the Hot 100 in 2018. The artwork, featuring a crossover of Juice Wrld and NBA YoungBoy's likeness beneath a bandana,[5][6] was created by Max Cohen and Robert Gotham.[7]

Lyrics[]

The song's lyrics feature Juice Wrld rapping about stealing a girl's heart, calling himself "the definition of a bandit".[8]

Music video[]

The music video, released on October 4, 2019, was directed by Cole Bennett and features Juice Wrld on a bayou boat ride, during which he holds baby alligators, as well as YoungBoy performing wheelies on a quad bike.[8] It was filmed in YoungBoy's hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[9]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2019-2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 45
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 70
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[12] 22
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 11
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 85
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 16
Greece (IFPI)[16] 14
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[17] 29
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 30
Latvia (LAIPA)[19] 17
Lithuania (AGATA)[20] 30
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 62
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 40
Norway (VG-lista)[23] 16
Portugal (AFP)[24] 71
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[25] 72
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 57
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 58
UK Singles (OCC)[28] 42
US Billboard Hot 100[29] 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[30] 5
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[31] 4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[32] 19
US Rolling Stone Top 100[33] 2

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2019) Position
Portugal (AFP)[34] 729
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[35] 82
US Rolling Stone Top 100[36] 87
Chart (2020) Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[37] 58
US Billboard Hot 100[38] 63
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[39] 31

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[40] Platinum 70,000double-dagger
Portugal (AFP)[41] Gold 5,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Silver 200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[43] Gold 500,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various October 4, 2019
[44]
United States November 5, 2019 Rhythmic contemporary radio
  • Grade A
  • Interscope
 [45]

Notes[]

  1. ^ While "Bandit" was Juice Wrld's final release of new material before his death, Interscope Records had given "Let Me Know (I Wonder Why Freestyle)", a song originally released in 2017 on Juice Wrld's SoundCloud, an official release hours before his death.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Kot, Greg (December 9, 2019). "Chicago rapper Juice Wrld and his musical legacy of vulnerability and heartache". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ D'Souza, Shaad (October 3, 2019). "Listen to Juice WRLD and NBA YoungBoy's new track "Bandit"". The Fader. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Rapper Juice Wrld dies aged 21 after seizure". Metro. 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  4. ^ "Juice Wrld Dead at 21 After Seizure in Chicago's Midway Airport". TMZ. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  5. ^ Juice WRLD - Bandit ft. NBA Youngboy (Dir. by @_ColeBennett_), retrieved 2019-12-21
  6. ^ Imgur. "Bandit Cover". Imgur. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  7. ^ Cohen, Max [@mxxchn] (October 2, 2019). "Artwork for 'Bandit' by @JuiceWorlddd @GGYOUNGBOY designed by me typography by @robertgotham