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"Psycho"
Single by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign
from the album Beerbongs & Bentleys
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2018 (2018-02-23)
Genre Pop rap [1]
Length3:41
  • 3:27 (radio edit)
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Post Malone
  • Louis Bell
Post Malone singles chronology
" Candy Paint"
(2017) 		"Psycho"
(2018) 		" Ball for Me"
(2018)
Ty Dolla Sign singles chronology
"What You Think"
(2018) 		"Psycho"
(2018) 		" Me So Bad"
(2018)
Music video
"Psycho" on YouTube

"Psycho" is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone featuring fellow American singer Ty Dolla $ign. It was released through Republic Records on February 23, 2018, as the third single from Malone's second studio album, Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018). [2] [3] [4] The artists wrote the song with Louis Bell, who produced it with Malone. Lyrically, the song discusses the artists' lifestyle and explores the theme of excessive fame and trust issues. [5] [6] The song entered at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 behind Drake's " God's Plan", [7] and reached number one in June 2018, becoming Malone's second and Ty's first chart-topper. [8]

Release and promotion

Malone first teased the song on January 4, 2017, with a video of him playing the song in a studio. [9] Over a year later on February 21, 2018, he previewed the song on Twitter with a 30-second snippet, [10] which highlights his verse. [11] The accompanying artwork features a wolf and a bulldozer, the latter of which has the words "Posty Co." scribed on it. [12] The song comes with its own merch line, featuring three different long sleeve T-shirts. [13]

Composition

According to Billboard and Spin, the song has a slow-moving trap beat and melodically bears a resemblance to Post Malone's 2015 song " White Iverson". [14] [15] The lyrics contain a reference to Leon DeChino, a musical alias Malone used in high school. [16]

Critical reception

Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork deemed the song a combination of "some of the least interesting raps you could possibly imagine" and "a downer that won't quit", writing that it "uses concepts that have been played out in hip-hop for years". [17] Patrick Hosken of MTV News opined that the song "finds a late-night vibe that, away from the madness of crunching guitars, unfolds like a chill celebration of luxury". [18] Mitch Findlay of HotNewHipHop wrote that it "continues the formula set by" Post Malone's previous single " Rockstar", and that they share "a few melodic similarities", describing "Psycho" as "more subdued" in comparison. [19] The track was named the worst song of 2018 by Time. [20]

Music video

The official music video for "Psycho" was released on March 22, 2018, on Post Malone's Vevo YouTube channel. It was directed by James DeFina. [21] It features Malone riding on a FV103 Spartan armored personnel carrier, fighting a wolf with a flamethrower, and Malone with Sign amidst the wreckage of ruined aircraft. As of May 2023, the video has received more than 1 billion views on YouTube.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [22]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia ( ARIA) [86] 9× Platinum 630,000‡
Belgium ( BEA) [87] Gold 10,000‡
Brazil ( Pro-Música Brasil) [88] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Canada ( Music Canada) [89] Diamond 800,000‡
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark) [90] 2× Platinum 180,000‡
Germany ( BVMI) [91] Gold 200,000‡
Italy ( FIMI) [92] Platinum 50,000‡
Mexico ( AMPROFON) [93] 2× Platinum 120,000‡
Netherlands ( NVPI) [94] Platinum 80,000‡
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [95] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
Norway ( IFPI Norway) [96] Platinum 60,000‡
Poland ( ZPAV) [97] Gold 25,000‡
Portugal ( AFP) [98] 2× Platinum 20,000‡
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [99] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom ( BPI) [100] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States ( RIAA) [101] Diamond 10,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden ( GLF) [102] Platinum 8,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various February 23, 2018
Republic [22]
United States February 27, 2018 Rhythmic contemporary radio [103]

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