In My Head (Juice Wrld song)

"In My Head"
Single by Juice Wrld
ReleasedOctober 28, 2022
Length3:12
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tre Pounds
  • Max Lord
  • Sheldon Ferguson
Juice Wrld singles chronology
"Bye Bye"
(2022) 		"In My Head"
(2022) 		"Face 2 Face"
(2022)
Music video
"In My Head" on YouTube

"In My Head" is a posthumous song by American rapper Juice Wrld. It was released as a single on October 28, 2022, by Grade A Productions and Interscope Records. The song was produced by Tre Pounds, Max Lord, and Sheldon Ferguson, and was teased prior to its release under the title "Rush Hour."

Background

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"In My Head" was first previewed by Juice Wrld on August 30, 2019, and would remain unreleased for nearly three years after his passing. On October 22, 2022, Lil Bibby, owner of Grade A Productions, began teasing the track's release under the title "Rush Hour"; on October 24, a 30-second snippet of the song was uploaded to streaming services. Lil Bibby would later reveal the track's official title in a post to Instagram, while also revealing that the title "Rush Hour" was used as a "code name ... to prevent hackers from leaking the song early".[1][2]

Composition

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Over a guitar-heavy, trap-infused production Juice Wrld sings about his struggles with substance abuse and the various mental health issues he deals with on a day-to-day basis. The song's chorus consists of Juice Wrld singing that he gets "stuck" in his head "trying to see where [he] fell from", or alternately that he "get[s] high as fuck" because he's "trapped" in his head. Throughout the song, Juice Wrld also sings that his constant use of substances "don't work" and "it's gon' hurt"; still, he manages to express hope that something will change and that in the end, everything will "all [work] out".[3]

Music video

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The official music video was directed by Steve Cannon and Chris Long and released on October 28, 2022. The video makes use of archival footage of Juice Wrld that depicts him recording music and touring at various points throughout his career; the video also features brief animated sequences of human lungs and a brain to visually depict various lyrics found throughout the song.[4]

Charts

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Chart performance for "In My Head"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 78
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 63
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 45
Germany (GfK)[8] 58
Global 200 (Billboard)[9] 55
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 49
Netherlands (Single Tip)[11] 1
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 4
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 92
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 40
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[16] 14
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 23
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 6

References

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  1. ^ Cowen, Trace (October 28, 2022). "Juice WRLD's "In My Head" Released to Streaming Services". Complex. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Saponara, Michael (October 28, 2022). "Lil Bibby Tricked Hackers With Juice WRLD's New Song 'In My Head'". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Partridge, Ken (October 28, 2022). "Juice WRLD Tries To Escape His Own Mind In New Posthumous Song "In My Head"". Genius. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  4. ^ Caraan, Sophie (October 28, 2022). "Juice WRLD Posthumously Releases "In My Head"". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 7 November 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1705. Australian Recording Industry Association. November 7, 2022. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Juice Wrld – In My Head" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Juice Wrld Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "Juice Wrld – In My Head" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Juice Wrld Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  10. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 05/11/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 44". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "Juice Wrld – In My Head". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  16. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  17. ^ "Juice Wrld Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  18. ^ "Juice Wrld Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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