Burn (Juice Wrld song)
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| "Burn" | |
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| Song by Juice Wrld | |
| from the album Fighting Demons | |
| Released | December 10, 2021 |
| Recorded | 2019 |
| Length | 3:37 |
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| Producer | Metro Boomin |
| Music video | |
| "Burn" on YouTube | |
"Burn" is a song by American rapper Juice Wrld from his fourth studio album Fighting Demons (2021). Produced by Metro Boomin, it contains a sample of "The Magic of the Orchid" by Joël Fajerman. The song peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Lyrically, the song finds Juice Wrld discussing his battle with substance abuse, addiction and anxiety, being "cursed since birth", looking for truth in his life, and that his success and wealth cannot solve these problems.[1][2] over production which features "gunshot-punctuated percussion" and 808s.[3]
Critical reception
The song received generally positive reviews from critics. Mackenzie Cummings-Grady of HipHopDX wrote, "The galactic twinkle of Metro Boomin's production on opener 'Burn' serves as the perfect catalyst for Juice musing whether his substance abuse has warped his perception of reality."[4] Writing for Rolling Stone, Will Dukes commented that the song "feels like a modern-day equivalent to psychedelic '90s journeymen P.M. Dawn on a track by DJ Premier. The contrasts, while thrilling, don't seem too shocking today. But Juice WRLD hails from the same family tree as P.M. Dawn, who were denounced decades ago for their emo image, bright harmonies, and the kind of content that made Juice WRLD such a beloved figure. 'Burn' is all ragged feels ('This remind me of hell, sometimes I wonder if that's where God really sent me') made melodic. And it’s a testament, thankfully, to how times have changed—that, in his passing, kids in Juice WRLD's axis have a safe space to vent without having their agency challenged."[3]