Graduation (Benny Blanco and Juice Wrld song)
"Graduation" is a song by American music producer Benny Blanco and American rapper Juice Wrld.[1] The song is based on Vitamin C's 2000 hit "Graduation (Friends Forever)".[2]
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Single by Benny Blanco and Juice Wrld | ||||
Released | August 30, 2019 | |||
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Length | 2:57 | |||
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The song was released on August 30, 2019, and is the second collaboration between the artists since "Roses" in December 2018, which also featured Brendon Urie.[1]
Music videos
Official video
The music video was released on August 30, 2019, and was directed by Jake Schreier.[3] The video is made up of a montage of students, played by various celebrities, with captions describing how they turned out after high school.[4] Celebrities who make cameos as students in the video include Justice Smith, Hailee Steinfeld, Noah Cyrus, Dove Cameron, Maddie Ziegler, David Dobrik, Madison Beer, and others.[3][4] Juice Wrld appears in the video as a student named "Gary, whose obsession with video games would cost him his sight"[4] while Benny Blanco plays "Mr. Upchuck", a math teacher who claims to have hooked up with a popular clique at a party. Only Hailee appears as herself, and she saves humanity by ending the "Robotic War".[4] Additionally, American comedic rapper Lil Dicky makes an appearance as the principal of the high school.[3]
They are (in order of appearance):
- Hailee (Hailee Steinfeld)
- Jackson (Justice Smith)
- Ashley (Dove Cameron)
- Decker (Kaitlyn Dever)
- Becky (Noah Cyrus)
- Scott Hammer (Ross Butler)
- Danny (Tony Revolori)
- Jill (Gracie Abrams)
- Jasper (Nat Wolff)
- Kristen (Maddie Ziegler)
- Gary (Juice Wrld)
- Greta (Olivia Munn)
- Dom (Austin Abrams)
- Vance (Tommy Dorfman)
- Jenny (Peyton List)
- Ryan (David Dobrik)
- Mr. Upchuck (Benny Blanco)
- Principal Chooke (Lil Dicky)
- The Untouchables are played by Charlotte Lawrence, Madison Beer, Elsie Hewitt and Bianca Finch
Vertical video
A vertical video was released on October 4, 2019, which features the characters from the music video in a form of the school yearbook.[5]
Charts
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] | 90 |
Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 56 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] | 12 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] | 88 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[10] | 8 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100[11] | 77 |
References
- Findlay, Mitch (August 29, 2019). "Juice WRLD & Benny Blanco Serenade High School Crushes On 'Graduation'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- Loo, Kevin (August 31, 2019). "Juice WRLD Interpolates Vitamin C's 2000 Hit On His Benny Blanco Collab 'Graduation'". Genius. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- Rettig, James (August 30, 2019). "Watch Benny Blanco & Juice WRLD's 'Graduation' Video Featuring Many Young Hollywood Stars". Stereogum. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- Aniftos, Rania (August 30, 2019). "Benny Blanco & Juice WRLD's Star-Studded 'Graduation' Video Features Hailee Steinfeld, Lil Dicky, Noah Cyrus & More: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- "Benny Blanco and Juice Wrld – Graduation (Official Vertical Video)". YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- "Benny Blanco Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- "Benny Blanco Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. August 30, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.