Already Dead (song)

"Already Dead"
Single by Juice Wrld
from the album Fighting Demons
ReleasedNovember 12, 2021
RecordedMarch 20, 2018
GenreEmo rap
Length3:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nick Mira
  • DT
Juice Wrld singles chronology
"Life's a Mess II"
(2021) 		"Already Dead"
(2021) 		"Wandered to LA"
(2021)
Music Video
"Already Dead" on YouTube
Visualizer
"Already Dead (Visualizer)" on YouTube

"Already Dead" is a song by American rapper Juice Wrld. It was released via Grade A Productions through exclusive licensing to Interscope Records as the lead single from his fourth studio album, Fighting Demons, on November 12, 2021. Juice Wrld wrote the song with producers Nick Mira and DT.

Background

On March 1, 2018, Juice Wrld tweeted "I've been dead for years", which was the first reference to the song.[1] The song was recorded on March 20, 2018, with the beat having been made 2 days prior on March 18, 2018. The song was soon accompanied with two snippets that Juice previewed. Two years later, on December 9, 2020, Juice WRLD's manager Lil Bibby would tweet out to confirm he was looking for the song. 8 months later, in July 2021, other manager Peter Jideonwo would confirm that Bibby has found the song. Three months later, on October 26, 2021, Lil Bibby tweeted that the song would be released on November 12, 2021.[2] The song would go on to leak 3 hours later along with the entire studio session from the night Juice recorded the song. The music video and visualizer was heavily inspired by the anime and manga series, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Composition

On the track, Juice Wrld talks about overcoming mental health struggles, over a minor-key piano melody.[3] The song was produced by Nick Mira and DT, producers who have worked with Juice several times in the past.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Spotify.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Already Dead"
Chart (2021-2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 29
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[6] 7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 24
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 14
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[9] 50
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 37
Germany (GfK)[11] 21
Global 200 (Billboard)[12] 17
Greece (IFPI)[13] 49
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 23
Lithuania (AGATA)[15] 38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 46
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 30
Norway (VG-lista)[18] 38
Portugal (AFP)[19] 59
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[20] 37
South Africa (RISA)[21] 34
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 26
UK Singles (OCC)[24] 25
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[25] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 20
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[27] 6

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Already Dead"
Chart (2022) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[28] 81

References

  1. ^ @juiceworlddd (March 21, 2018). "I've been dead for years" (Tweet). Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "New Juice WRLD single 'Already Dead' reportedly set to arrive next month". NME. October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Gil (November 12, 2021). "Emotional Juice WRLD Posthumous Track 'Already Dead' Drops Ahead of 'Fighting Demons' Album". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Already Dead by Juice WRLD on Spotify". Grade A Productions/Interscope Records. 2021.
  5. ^ "Juice Wrld – Already Dead". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles for week of 22 November 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 22, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "Juice Wrld – Already Dead" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Juice Wrld Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 46. týden 2021 in the date selector. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 46, 2021". Hitlisten. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "Juice Wrld – Already Dead" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  12. ^ "Juice Wrld Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International) Week 45 2021". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "2021 46-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  16. ^ "Juice Wrld – Already Dead" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  18. ^ "Juice Wrld – Already Dead". VG-lista. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "Juice Wrld – Already Dead". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  20. ^ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202146 into search. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  21. ^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100: Week 46". The Official South African Charts. Recording Industry of South Africa. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  22. ^ "Juice Wrld – Already Dead". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  23. ^ "Juice Wrld – Already Dead". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  24. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  25. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  26. ^ "Juice Wrld Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  27. ^ "Juice Wrld Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  28. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.