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| type = single
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| artist = [[The Chainsmokers]]
| artist = [[Arshad and Allwin]]
| released = {{start date|2018|1|17}}
| released = {{start date|2018|1|17}}
| format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
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Revision as of 16:16, 30 January 2018

"Sick Boy"
Single by Arshad and Allwin
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)
Genre
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Chainsmokers singles chronology
"Honest"
(2017) 		"Sick Boy"
(2018)
Music video
"Sick Boy" on YouTube

"Sick Boy" is a song recorded by American production duo The Chainsmokers. It was written by The Chainsmokers, Tony Ann and Emily Warren, with production handled by The Chainsmokers and Shaun Frank. The song was released through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records on January 17, 2018, as the duo's first radio single since "Honest".

Promotion

On the first day of 2018, The Chainsmokers teased new material by revealing their new logo on social media. They captioned the post: "How many likes is my life worth?"[2] On January 16, 2018, the song was promoted on a Spotify-branded billboard in Times Square, which reads: "How many likes is my life worth?"[3] "Sick Boy" was described as "a song about self-identity in today's world and standing tall in the face of what you can and can't control" in press materials.[4]

Critical reception

Kat Bein of Billboard opined that the song "sounds like a big departure from the New York City duo's usual romantic pop flair".[3] Dave Holmes of Esquire called the it the duo's version of Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" with a twist. He continued: "It is the sound of two men coming to terms with having worked at a Hollister for a summer in college. It is the worst of EDM, with all of the fun surgically removed. It is, for me, a baw-eest."[5] Mike Watkins of The Michigan Daily praised the song, calling it "another diatribe against society" with "scathingly sarcastic criticism" expressed throughout the song. He wrote that "the song's chorus is big and somewhat catchy" and expect it to be a radio hit.[6] Matthew Schnipper of Pitchfork described the song as "a turn toward the meaningful" for the duo. "In practice, though, the song comes off more like a parody than a parable," he wrote.[7]

Madeline Roth of MTV News regarded the song as "a catchy but gloomy slice of pure pop that sounds more like Twenty One Pilots than anything on their 2017 debut album, Memories...Do Not Open". She felt the duo has "abandoned the romantic, wistful flair" of previous songs and instead took "a decidedly darker" approach, writing that the song is "basically the opposite of '#Selfie'".[8] Hugh McIntyre of Fuse noted that the song is "pure pop", unlike songs from their beginnings which made them popular. He furthered: "The Chainsmokers are now unabashedly trafficking in the laptop-made pop that most stars churn out, which they've been heading towards for some time." Comparing to party tracks like "Don't Let Me Down", he noticed the song of being "darker in tone", describing it as "downright gloomy", which strays away from their "wistful and melancholy" style.[9] Similarly, Tom Skinner of NME found the song unexpectedly dark.[2] Derrick Rossignol of Uproxx wrote: "Musically, it strays further away from their EDM roots and more towards the successful pop sound they've developed for themselves, albeit with a more aggressive edge this time around."[4]

Music video

The accompanying music video, directed by Brewer, features both members of The Chainsmokers and Matt McGuire performing the song in an empty soundstage. Throughout the video, their internals were exposed by stage lights.[5]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]

  • The Chainsmokers – songwriting, production, record engineering
  • Tony Ann – songwriting, piano
  • Emily Warren – songwriting
  • Shaun Frank – production, mix engineering, programming
  • Chris Gehringer – master engineering

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 42
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 38
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[13] 34
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 29
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 10
France (SNEP)[16] 185
Invalid chart entered Germany2 23
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 33
Italy (FIMI)[18] 61
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 43
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[20] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[21] 7
Scotland (OCC)[22] 65
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 37
UK Singles (OCC)[25] 40
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 65

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various January 17, 2018 Digital download
[10]
United States January 23, 2018 Contemporary hit radio Columbia [27]

References

  1. ^ Wass, Mike (January 17, 2018). "The Chainsmokers' "Sick Boy" Is A Lot To Process". Idolator. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Skinner, Tom (January 17, 2018). "Listen to The Chainsmokers' new single 'Sick Boy'". NME. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Bein, Kat (January 17, 2018). "The Chainsmokers Drop New Brooding Hymn 'Sick Boy': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Rossignol, Derrick (January 17, 2018). "The Chainsmokers' New Single 'Sick Boy' Confronts The 'Narcissism' Of America". Uproxx. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Holmes, Dave (January 18, 2018). "The Chainsmokers Bravely Ask You Not to Hate Them in Their Very Serious New Song". Esquire. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Watkins, Mike (January 17, 2018). "Single Review: Ugh. Another Single From The Chainsmokers". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  7. ^ Schnipper, Matthew (January 17, 2018). ""Sick Boy" by The Chainsmokers Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  8. ^ Roth, Madeline (January 17, 2018). "The Chainsmokers Are Darker Than Ever On Their First New Song Of 2018". MTV News. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  9. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (January 17, 2018). "The Chainsmokers Embrace True Pop with Dark New Single 'Sick Boy': Listen". Fuse. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Sick Boy / The Chainsmokers TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  11. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "The Chainsmokers – Sick Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  13. ^ "The Chainsmokers – Sick Boy" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  14. ^ "The Chainsmokers Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  15. ^ "The Chainsmokers: Sick Boy" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  16. ^ "Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) - Semaine du 26 Janvier" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  17. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  18. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 4" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  19. ^ "The Chainsmokers – Sick Boy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  20. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  21. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 4, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  22. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  23. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  24. ^ "The Chainsmokers – Sick Boy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  25. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  26. ^ "The Chainsmokers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  27. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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