"Helicopter" (stylized in physical copies as "Helicopter$") is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky, released on January 12, 2026 as the second single for his fourth studio album, Don't Be Dumb. The song was written and produced by Rocky himself, along with Kelvin Krash and Soufien 3000.
Promotion and release On January 10, 2026, Rocky released the cover art for the single on his social media pages. He captioned it: The cover art for the single is heavily inspired by PS1-era Grand Theft Auto games, specifically Grand Theft Auto (which the "3D ASAP ROCKY" logo is based on the logo of), and Grand Theft Auto 2 (which the "Helicopter 2" logo is based on the logo of).
Initially, Playboi Carti was supposed to be featured on the song, as he appeared on a version that was leaked online on late 2025.
Live performances Rocky performed "Punk Rocky" and a medley of "Don't Be Dumb/Trip Baby" and "Helicopter", alongside Danny Elfman and Thundercat playing drums and bass, respectively, during Rocky's first performance and appeared in the background during his second, on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest of the show on January 17.
Music video The song was released on January 12, simultaneously with a music video directed by Dan Streit.
Personnel Credits adapted from Apple Music.
Kelvin Krash – recording Soufien Rhouat – recording Mike Dean – mixing Tatsuya Sato – mastering Ray Bergin – assistant mastering Dre Moon – reconstruction
Charts + Chart performance for "Helicopter" Chart (2026) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 54 Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA) 8 France (SNEP) 196 Greece International (IFPI) 6 Iceland (Billboard) 20 Latvia Streaming (LaIPA) 1 Lithuania (AGATA) 7 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 4 Norway (IFPI Norge) 49 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) 30 Portugal (AFP) 64 Romania (Billboard) 7 South Africa Streaming (TOSAC) 72 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 11
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