"Graduation"
Cover art
Single by Benny Blanco and Juice Wrld
from the album Friends Keep Secrets 2
ReleasedAugust 30, 2019 (2019-08-30)
Length2:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Benny Blanco singles chronology
"I Can't Get Enough"
(2019) 		"Graduation"
(2019) 		"Lonely"
(2020)
Juice Wrld singles chronology
"Ransom (Remix)"
(2019) 		"Graduation"
(2019) 		"Bandit"
(2019)
Music video
"Graduation" on YouTube

"Graduation" is a song by American music producer and DJ Benny Blanco and American rapper and singer Juice Wrld.[1] The song is based on Vitamin C's 2000 hit "Graduation (Friends Forever)".[2]

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] It was later included on the reissue of Blanco's debut studio album Friends Keep Secrets, released in 2021.

Juice Wrld's pose in the song's promotional material was later included on the cover art for his first posthumous album, Legends Never Die.

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 Steinfeld 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):

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
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 90
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 56
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] 12
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 88
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[10] 8
US Rolling Stone Top 100[11] 77

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Findlay, Mitch (August 29, 2019). "Juice WRLD & Benny Blanco Serenade High School Crushes On 'Graduation'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ^ Loo, Kevin (August 31, 2019). "Juice WRLD Interpolates Vitamin C's 2000 Hit On His Benny Blanco Collab 'Graduation'". Genius. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Rettig, James (August 30, 2019). "Watch Benny Blanco & Juice WRLD's 'Graduation' Video Featuring Many Young Hollywood Stars". Stereogum. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d 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.
  5. ^ "Benny Blanco and Juice Wrld – Graduation (Official Vertical Video)". YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Benny Blanco Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "Benny Blanco Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. August 30, 2019. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Benny Blanco, Juice Wrld – Graduation". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
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