"Sucker for Pain" is a song by American rappers
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman, joining ...
and
Wiz Khalifa
Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He released his debut album, ''Show and Prove'', in 2006 and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 20 ...
and American band
Imagine Dragons, with fellow American rapper
Logic
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and American singer
Ty Dolla $ign
Tyrone William Griffin Jr. (born April 13, 1982), known professionally as Ty Dolla Sign (stylized as Ty Dolla $ign or Ty$), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He first gained major recognition in 2010 for his feature on Ameri ...
featuring fellow American band
X Ambassadors
X Ambassadors (also stylized XA) are an American pop rock band from Ithaca, New York. Its members currently include lead vocalist Sam Harris, keyboardist Casey Harris, and drummer Adam Levin. Russ Flynn is a touring member that plays guitar and ...
. The song was released as a single for the motion picture soundtrack for ''
Suicide Squad
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'' (2016) on June 24, 2016, by
Atlantic Records.
On the same day, the official music video was uploaded Atlantic's
YouTube
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channel.
Critical reception
Elias Leight of ''
Rolling Stone
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'' called the song "loopy" and praised Lil Wayne's contribution to the song, saying "Wayne shines during his verse, delivering self-destructive rhymes while skipping nimbly around the plodding beat". Carly Mallenbaum of ''
USA Today
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'' felt that the song is "sexy".
Commercial performance
In North America, the song reached number 15 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number 3 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...
.
Track listings
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2016 singles
2016 songs
Lil Wayne songs
Wiz Khalifa songs
Imagine Dragons songs
Logic (rapper) songs
Ty Dolla Sign songs
X Ambassadors songs
Songs written for films
Songs written by Lil Wayne
Songs written by Wiz Khalifa
Songs written by Wayne Sermon
Songs written by Dan Reynolds (musician)
Songs written by Daniel Platzman
Songs written by Ben McKee
DC Extended Universe music
Songs written by Logic (rapper)
Rap rock songs
Alternative hip hop songs
Songs written by Alex da Kid
Song recordings produced by Alex da Kid
Songs written by Ty Dolla Sign
Atlantic Records singles