Murder on My Mind

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"Murder on My Mind"
Murder on My Mind cover.jpg
Single by YNW Melly
from the album I Am You
ReleasedJune 1, 2018 (2018-06-01)
Length4:29
Label300
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)SMKEXCLSV
YNW Melly singles chronology
"Whodie"
(2018) 		"Murder on My Mind"
(2018) 		"For Real"
(2018)
Music video
"Murder on My Mind" on YouTube

"Murder on My Mind" (censored as "Mischief on My Mind"[2]) is the lead single by American rapper YNW Melly from his debut mixtape I Am You. The song was originally uploaded onto SoundCloud on March 4, 2017, and later released as a single by 300 Entertainment on June 1, 2018. "Murder on My Mind" is considered YNW Melly's breakout hit, and garnered even further attention after the rapper turned himself in for double murder charges on February 13, 2019.[3]

Background[]

YNW Melly first thought up the chorus of "Murder on My Mind" when he was first incarcerated at the age of 16.[4] The song is not written as a confession of his alleged double murder, as the song was released in March 2017, while the alleged murders occurred in October 2018.[5]

A music video for "Murder on My Mind", directed by Gabriel Hart, was released on August 3, 2018.

Commercial performance[]

After news broke of YNW Melly's murder charges on February 13, 2019, "Murder on My Mind" garnered major public interest.[6] Days later, the song reached number one on the US Apple Music chart.[6] On national charts, it peaked inside the top 20 in the US, the UK and New Zealand, as well as reaching the top 10 in both Canada and Belgium.

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 57
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 9
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 9
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 66
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 18
Norway (VG-lista)[13] 30
Portugal (AFP)[14] 58
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 39
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 14
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 7
US Rolling Stone Top 100[19] 86

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2019) Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[20] 57
Portugal (AFP)[21] 200
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 66
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23] 30
US Rolling Stone Top 100[24] 25

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25] Platinum 70,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 400,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[27] 5× Platinum 5,000,000double-dagger

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

Mind on My Murder[]

A sequel to the song, "Mind on My Murder", was included on YNW Melly's debut mixtape I Am You and is written from the murder victim's perspective.

References[]

  1. ^ "BMI Repertoire Search". repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "YNW Melly – Mischief on My Mind". Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via genius.com.
  3. ^ "YNW Melly's "Murder On My Mind" Nabs No. 1 Spot On Apple Music Amid Murder Charges". HipHopDX. February 16, 2019. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Charles Holmes (June 21, 2018). "YNW Melly on Breakout Mixtape 'I Am You,' Interpolating Chris Brown Throwbacks & His Favorite 'Lion King' Solos". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "YNW Melly's "Murder On My Mind" Isn't A Confession". Genius. February 14, 2019. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Price, Joe (February 16, 2019). "YNW Melly's "Murder on My Mind" Hits No. 1 on Apple Music Amid Double Murder Charges". Complex. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #519". auspOp. April 6, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – YNW Melly – Murder on My Mind" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: March 16, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – YNW Melly – Murder on My Mind" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  12. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 18, 2019. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  13. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 12, 2019". VG-lista. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  14. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – YNW Melly – Murder on My Mind". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – YNW Melly – Murder on My Mind". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  17. ^ "YNW Melly". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  18. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: March 2, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. July 2, 2019. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  20. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  21. ^ "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  22. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  23. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone. January 10, 2020. Archived from the original on January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2020 Singles". ARIA. 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  26. ^ "British single certifications – YNW Melly – Murder On My Mind". British Phonographic Industry. May 29, 2020.
  27. ^ "American single certifications – YNW Melly – Murder on My Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
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