''Cybersex'' is the second commercial

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by American singer Blackbear, released on November 27, 2017, by Beartrap, Alamo Records, and

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. It was preceded by two official singles; "Playboy Shit" featuring

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and "Up In This" with

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Background

Blackbear released his fifth extended play (EP), ''Salt'' on April 2, 2017. He released his third solo studio album ''

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'' on April 20 to critical acclaim, charting at No. 19 on the

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and at No. 14 on the U.S.

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. While touring as a supporting act on American rock band

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's The Mania Tour in

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, Blackbear began writing and recording his next musical project.

Promotion

Blackbear first revealed ''Cybersex'' on his SoundCloud bio during July which many people did not see until his official reveal on August 13, 2017.

Singles

The first single, "Playboy Shit", featuring American rapper

, was released on October 6, 2017 exclusively on

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. "Playboy Shit" was later released for digital download and streaming on October 13. "Up In This", with American singer

was released as the second single on October 26.

Promotional singles

The first promotional single, "Bright Pink Tims", featuring American rapper

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, was released on October 20. On November 13, he released the second promotional single, "Gucci Linen", featuring American rapper

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Track listing

Credits were adapted from

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and

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. Notes * signifies a co-

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* Every song is stylized in lowercase letters. For example, "Playboy Shit" is stylized as "playboy shit".

Personnel

Credits were adapted from Tidal. Performers * Blackbear – primary artist *

– primary artist *

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– primary artist *

– featured artist *

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– featured artist * FRND – featured artist * T-Pain – featured artist *

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– featured artist *

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– featured artist *

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– featured artist *

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– featured artist Technical * Blackbear – engineer * Maddox Chhim – mixing engineer Production * Jesse "Corparal" Wilson – producer * Rad Cat – co-producer , producer * Aaron Zuckerman – producer * Tarro – producer * Judge – producer *

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– co-producer * FRND – producer * Good Intent – producer * Hot Sugar – producer * Ayo – producer *

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– producer * Blackbear – producer * J. Hill – producer

Charts

References

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