Hot Girl Bummer

Blackbear would announce the song's release, which was met with mixed reactions.^[2] The title was considered to be a play on Megan Thee Stallion's "Hot Girl Summer".^[3][4] Musto later had claimed that the song was not a parody, but instead a reference to social media hashtag trend "#hotgirlsummer".^[2][5] Goldstein would speak on the recording and production of the song, saying “We go into the session at his studio at his house, and I played him a voice note of something and I was like ‘I have this really dumb idea but you might be able to make it good.’” He would also confirm that "Hot Girl Bummer" was recorded in three days.^[6] On December 12, 2019, the song's remix was released along with Argentine rapper and singer Khea.^[7]

Blackbear would release the low budget music video alongside the song on August 23, 2019.^[8] The music video consists of Blackbear surrounded by people at a party while sitting on a white couch, as well as being attached to strings and being moved in a puppet like manner by a man in a suit, which was called a "comment on people who are fake on social media".^[5] Musto would later release the high budget music video on November 21, 2019, with Blackbear instead appearing to be sitting on a skyscraper, on a couch, and dancing in a cage.^[8]

Chris DeVille writing for Stereogum felt the hook/chorus of the song was "undeniably catchy" and repurposes "Guillermo Díaz's job-quitting Half Baked energy for some post-breakup catharsis."^[8]

"Hot Girl Bummer" is Blackbear's second top 40 hit (as well as his third certified single). The song would debut at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 11,^[8][9] keeping its position on the chart for 42 consecutive weeks.^[10] It is also his highest-charting record to date, surpassing the number 40 peak of "Do Re Mi".^[10]

The song contains a spoken line by Will Forte in Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie.^[11] Stereogum's Chris DeVille would comment on Blackbear's vocals saying that they "are backed by extremely on-trend production: steadily strummed barebones power chords, a minimal trap beat, ominously surging synths."^[8]

Credits adapted from Qobuz.^[12]

• Blackbear – producer, guitar, keyboards, programming
• Andrew Goldstein – producer, guitar, keyboards, programming
• Alex Ghenea – mixer
• Dave Kutch – mastering engineer