"Young Dumb & Broke" is a song by American singer Khalid. It was released as a single on June 13, 2017, by Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records as the second single from his debut studio album American Teen.
"Young Dumb & Broke" reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 18. Furthermore, the song peaked at number one in the Philippines and New Zealand and it has reached the top ten in Australia. As of December 2023, the single has been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, and has been streamed over one billion times on Spotify. The accompanying music video features multiple celebrity cameos, including Normani, Kel Mitchell, Wayne Brady, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Dennis Haskins.
Critical reception The Guardian'''s Graeme Virtue says that "More decrepit listeners might detect echoes of the Cure's 'Close to Me' amid 'Young Dumb & Broke's palliative organ spiral, but that just adds to the bittersweet vibe of taken-for-granted golden years turning to ash."
Music video The song's accompanying music video premiered on August 1, 2017, on Khalid's Vevo account on YouTube. , the music video has over 980 million views.
The music video features cameo appearances from VanJess, Demetrius Harmon, Nathan Zed, Zolee Griggs, Salem Mitchell, Widney Bazile, Quiñ, Will Peltz, Buddy, Normani, Kel Mitchell, Wayne Brady, Rachael Leigh Cook and Dennis Haskins. Young Dumb & Broke was released as a virtual reality video for PlayStation VR on March 29, 2018.
Live performances American rock band Imagine Dragons performed their song "Thunder" at the 2017 American Music Awards in a mash-up with "Young Dumb & Broke", with Khalid joining them for the performance. A little over a month later, on December 20, a studio version of the mash-up was released.
Chart performance "Young Dumb & Broke" peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The song topped the charts in New Zealand and the Philippines and reached the top 10 in Australia. It also peaked at number one for 11 weeks on the Billboard R&B Songs chart.
Use in the media "Young Dumb & Broke" is featured on the soundtrack of the 2021 BBC comedy The Outlaws'' in episode 4.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2017–2018) Peakposition Australia Urban (ARIA) 2 Latvia (DigiTop100) 18 Malaysia Streaming (RIM) 9 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard) 2 Philippines (BillboardPH Hot 100) 1
Medley version Chart (2018) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Australia (ARIA) 38 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 85 Denmark (Tracklisten) 85 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 16 Portugal Streaming Songs (AFP) 99 US Billboard Hot 100 78 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 41 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 38 Chart (2018) Position Australia (ARIA) 55 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 81 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 48 Portugal (AFP) 156 US Billboard Hot 100 67 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 66
Medley version Chart (2018) Position US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) 43
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Version Label Various February 2, 2017 Digital download Original June 7, 2017 Remix United States June 13, 2017 Rhythmic contemporary radio Original September 26, 2017 Contemporary hit radio Various December 20, 2017 Digital download Medley
See also List of 2010s number-one singles in New Zealand Location (Khalid song) Better (Khalid song)
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