"Robbery" is a song by American rapper and singer

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. It was released on February 13, 2019, via Grade A Productions through exclusive licensing to

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, as the lead single for his second studio album, ''

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''. "Robbery" has over a billion streams on

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Background

An emotional separation-themed song, "Robbery" was described as being about "a woman stealing Juice's heart", by ''

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'' and how Juice takes revenge against her while consuming liquor. It was produced by Nick Mira, who also produced Juice's multi-platinum-certified single "

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'' described the song as "dark and melodramatic" while calling it "a clunky metaphor about a woman demanding love" from Juice. Lyrically, the first verse discusses the comparison of Juice's father advising him about not revealing his insecurities to women and his heart's stance of the contrary. '' XXL'' noted the song as a "heartfelt track about a love that has left Juice broken and confused," while '' Highsnobiety'' identified it as a "melancholic lamenting about a past love."

Music video

The official music video for the song was published on

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to Lyrical Lemonade, a YouTube channel owned by

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, who directed the video along with several of Juice's other music videos. Bennett was noted for "bringing his after-effects-addled eye" to the video of "Robbery" and "providing it with the same bugged out visual energy" of "Lucid Dreams". Artistically, the video was described as having "splashes of flames" in many scenes while lacking Bennett's signature neon and warping effects. ''

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'' described the plot as an emo-crooning of Juice while being "surrounded by a background of fire". Plot-wise, Juice is shown drinking a bottle of

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while walking through the wedding of his ex-lover with another person, to "numb the pain" and "deal with the agony". Shortly after, while leaving, he throws his burning cigarette onto a flower held by a guest, eventually causing the venue's destruction. The video performance was officially uploaded to the Lyrical Lemonade

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channel (as many other Juice songs) on February 14, 2019, a day after the single's release. As of May 2023, the music video as reached more than 469 million views.

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal. * Jarad Higgins – vocals, composition *Nick Mira – producer, composition * Brandon Dickinson Jr. – mixing, studio person

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{Juice Wrld 2019 singles 2019 songs Juice Wrld songs Interscope Records singles Songs written by Juice Wrld Songs written by Nick Mira