"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] It was later added to Juice Wrld's second studio album Death Race for Love as a bonus track.
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]
^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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ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201950 into search. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201943 into search. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
"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] It was later added to Juice Wrld's second studio album Death Race for Love as a bonus track.
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]
^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]
^"
ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201950 into search. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
^"
ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201943 into search. Retrieved October 30, 2019.