2017 single by Logic
"1-800-273-8255 " (also known simply as "1-800 ") is a song by American rapperLogic featuring Canadian singer-songwriterAlessia Cara and American singer-songwriterKhalid . It was released on April 27, 2017, throughVisionary Music Group andDef Jam Recordings , as the third single from Logic's third studio album,Everybody [ 3] National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL), now known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.[ 4] [ 5] Dylan Wiggins ,Drew Taggart ofThe Chainsmokers , and6ix , the latter of whom produced the track with Logic.[ 2] Billboard Hot 100 and received nominations forSong of the Year andBest Music Video at the60th Annual Grammy Awards .[ 6]
In an interview withGenius , Logic said:
...The first hook and verse is from the perspective of someone who is calling the hotline and they want to commit suicide. They want to kill themselves. They want to end their life. When I jumped on a tour bus that started inLos Angeles, California and I ended inNew York City and did a fan tour where I went to fans' houses and shared meals with them, hung out with them, played them myalbum before it came out. Them along with other people on tour, just fans that I met randomly, they've said things like, "Your music has saved my life. You've saved my life." And I was always like, "Aw so nice of you. Thanks." And I give them a hug and shit but in my mind, I'm like, "What the fuck?" And they're really serious. And theytat shit on their arms and get shit like lyrics that save their life and in my mind, I was like, "Man I wasn't even trying to save nobody's life." And then it hit me, the power that I have as an artist with a voice. I wasn't even trying to save your life. Now what can happen if I actually did?[ 7]
The song's accompanying music video premiered on August 17, 2017, on Logic'sVevo channel onYouTube .[ 8] Andy Hines and centers around a young man who struggles with feeling accepted due to hissexuality .[ 9] Coy Stewart ,Nolan Gould ,Don Cheadle ,Luis Guzmán andMatthew Modine .[ 10]
Commercial performance [ edit ] "1-800-273-8255" debuted at number 61 on the USBillboard Hot 100Canadian Hot 100 for the chart dated May 20, 2017.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] quintuple platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over five million units in the United States. Following the song's performance at the2017 MTV Video Music Awards , the song jumped to number nine, becoming Logic and Khalid's first top 10 single, and Alessia Cara's fourth. It later reached the top three on theBillboard Hot 100, becoming all three's highest-charting single; it performed well at radio, especiallycontemporary hit radio , where it reached number three on the Mainstream Top 40.
According to theNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL), in the three weeks following the single's release, calls directed to the NSPL rose by 27%, while visits to their website increased from 300,000 to 400,000 over the following months.[ 15] Billboard , the hotline received the second-highest daily call volume ever with over 4,573 calls on the day that the song was released.[ 16]
Lifeline's Director of Communications Frances Gonzalez reported that, following the night of the2017 MTV Video Music Awards , the NSPL experienced a 50% surge in the number of calls to their hotline. This was reportedly as a result of the performance of the song by Logic, Cara, and Khalid during the show as well as the speech given by recording artist and activistKesha , who was tasked with presenting the performers.[ 17]
During the60th Annual Grammy Awards , Logic performed the song alongside Alessia Cara and Khalid, as a tribute toSoundgarden lead vocalistChris Cornell andLinkin Park lead vocalistChester Bennington , who both died by suicide in 2017. It was performed after the annual in memoriam tribute, which ended with Bennington. Logic concluded his performance by making an extended statement, proclaiming his support forgender equality andracial equality while saying "black is beautiful " compared to how "hate is ugly".[ 18]
A December 2021 article in theBritish Medical Journal found that each of these events — the release of "1-800-273-8255", the performance during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, and the 2018 Grammys performance — was correlated with increases in calls to the helpline, and with a reduction in suicides overall.[ 19] [ 20]
A Spanish remix featuring Colombian singerJuanes was released on October 13, 2017. RapperLil Durk has also remixed the hit single on his mixtapeJust Cause Y'all Waited [ 21]
Chart (2017) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 58] 35 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 59] 47 Denmark (Tracklisten)[ 60] 29 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[ 61] 100 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 62] 35 Portugal (AFP)[ 63] 30 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 64] 43 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[ 65] 84 USBillboard Hot 100[ 66] 31 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[ 67] 16 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard )[ 68] 32 US Rhythmic Songs (Billboard )[ 69] 7 Chart (2018) Position Portugal (AFP)[ 70] 121 USBillboard Hot 100[ 71] 84 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[ 72] 89
Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 73] 3× Platinum 210,000‡ Belgium (BRMA )[ 74] Gold 10,000‡ Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil )[ 75] 2× Platinum 120,000‡ Canada (Music Canada )[ 76] 5× Platinum 400,000‡ Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 77] 2× Platinum 180,000‡ France (SNEP )[ 78] Platinum 200,000‡ Germany (BVMI )[ 79] Gold 200,000‡ Italy (FIMI )[ 80] Platinum 50,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 81] 5× Platinum 150,000‡ Poland (ZPAV )[ 82] Platinum 50,000‡ Portugal (AFP )[ 83] Platinum 10,000‡ Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 84] Gold 30,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 85] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 86] 8× Platinum 8,000,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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