Tragic (song)

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"Tragic"
Song by The Kid Laroi featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Internet Money
from the album F*ck Love (Savage)
Released6 November 2020
Length2:33
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Songwriter(s)
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Music video
"Tragic" on YouTube

"Tragic" (stylised as "TRAGIC") is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi featuring American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again and American music collective Internet Money, released on 6 November 2020 as the third track from the Savage edition of the former's debut mixtape F*ck Love.

Composition[edit]

"Tragic" is a "sparse soundtrack of looping snares and high piano keys" which's "beat is off-set and drops in and out of the mix." The song is "carefully arranged so as not to interrupt or distract from each of the vocal deliveries."[1] It's noted that the song is the Kid Laroi's "autobiographical account of how he has made something of himself" and that "he's not so much angry as hurting."[1]

Music video[edit]

The accompanying Steve Cannon-directed music video was released on 28 December 2020.[2] Heran Mamo from Billboard compares the Kid Laroi in the video to a modern Robin Hood who steals to give back to his less fortunate family.[2] At the time of the video's release, YoungBoy was incarcerated regarding firearms charges.[3]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Tragic"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 41
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 59
Global 200 (Billboard)[6] 110
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[7] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 76
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 30

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for "Tragic"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The Kid LAROI - TRAGIC (feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Internet Money) Video". www.contactmusic.com. January 7, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Mamo, Heran (December 29, 2020). "The Kid LAROI Is the Robin Hood Who Stole Christmas in 'TRAGIC' Video, Feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Bilstein, Jon (September 29, 2020). "Youngboy Never Broke Again Arrested on Drug, Firearms Charges". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 16, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Billboard – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. ^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 21, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Canadian single certifications – The Kid Laroi – Tragic". Music Canada. 22 November 2022.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – The Kid Laroi – Tragic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 November 2021.