"Psycho" is a song by British singer-songwriter

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, released on 1 July 2021 through

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as the second single from her debut studio album ''

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Reception

The song has received praise for its "smarter" and light-hearted approach of the term "psycho"; this is in stark contrast to Ava Max's 2018 song " Sweet but Psycho" which attracted criticism from several mental health advocates for stigmatizing mental illnesses.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal *

– vocals, songwriting *

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– songwriting, production, keyboards * Ed Sheeran – songwriting, additional backing vocals *Chris Laws – engineering, drums *Tim Laws – electric guitar * Dan Pursey – engineering *Stuart Hawkes – mastering *

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– mixing *Matt Wolach – mixing assistance

Charts

Release history

References

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