Bandit (Juice Wrld and YoungBoy Never Broke Again song)

"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,^{[lower-alpha 1]} suffering from a seizure at Chicago's Midway Airport on December 8, 2019, a few days after his 21st birthday.^[2][3][4] It was later added to Juice Wrld's second studio album Death Race for Love as a bonus track.

"Bandit"
Single by Juice Wrld and YoungBoy Never Broke Again
from the album Death Race for Love
Released	October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
Genre	Hip hop trap punk rap
Length	3:09
Label	Grade A Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Jarad Higgins Kentrell Gaulden Nick Mira
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
"Slime Mentality" (2019) "Bandit" (2019) "Dirty Iyanna" (2019)
Music video
"Bandit" on YouTube

Written alongside producer Nick Mira, the song 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 and at his residence in Gonzales, Louisiana.^[9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2020)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[10]	45
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11]	70
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under 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
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[34]	82
US Rolling Stone Top 100[35]	87

Chart (2020)	Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[36]	58
US Billboard Hot 100[37]	63
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[38]	31

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[39]	Platinum	70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[40]	Platinum	40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[41]	Gold	45,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[42]	Gold	200,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[43]	Gold	25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[44]	Platinum	10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[45]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[46]	3× Platinum	3,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	October 4, 2019	Digital download streaming	Grade A Interscope	[47]
United States	November 5, 2019	Rhythmic contemporary radio	Grade A Interscope	[48]

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]

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