Paralyzed (Sueco song) explained

Paralyzed
Cover:	Paralyzed Sueco.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Sueco
Album:	"It Was Fun While It Lasted"
Genre:	Pop-punk emo rap^[1]
Length:	2:42
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Colin Brittain John Feldmann No Love For The Middle Child Dwilly
Prev Title:	SOS
Prev Year:	2021
Next Title:	Sober / Hungover
Next Year:	2021

"Paralyzed" is a song by American rapper and singer Sueco. It was released on August 13, 2021, via Atlantic Records.^[2] Due to Internet memes on TikTok, the song has garnered over 30 million streams, and reached number one on the Spotify US 50 Viral chart.^[3] The song appears on Sueco's studio album It Was Fun While It Lasted.^[4]

Music video

The music video was released on September 10, 2021, and directed by Alex Bittan, who also shoots for Panic! at the Disco, Paramore and Twenty One Pilots. It describes a story about a girl "goes to a Sueco show", it holds a "drag race scene from Grease", and the girl "runs into someone who has supposedly emotionally abused her, and she eventually gives in to the music, getting over this person by crowd-surfing at the Sueco show."^[5]

Chart performance

It reached number 65 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, becoming Sueco's first and highest entry.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[6]

• Colin Brittain – producer, mixer, writer
• Dwilly – producer
• John Feldmann – producer, writer
• No Love For The Middle Child – producer
• Emerson Mancini – Mastering
• Andrew Migliore – writer
• David Wilson – writer
• William Henry Schultz – writer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"

Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[7]	79
Global 200 (Billboard)^[8]	109
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)^[9]	14
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	65
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[11]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"

Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[12]	38

Release history

Region! scope="col"

Date	Format	Label
Various	August 13, 2021		Atlantic	^[13]
United States	September 14, 2021	Alternative radio		^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sueco Embraces His Punk Truth On 'Paralyzed': I Want To 'Help People Through My Music'. Hollywood Life. Brow. Jason. September 3, 2021. November 4, 2021.
2. Web site: In seinem emotionalen neuen Song ist Sueco "Paralyzed" vor Liebeskummer. Warner Music Germany. de. August 17, 2021. November 4, 2021.
3. Web site: Watch now: Sueco Shares Official Video For "Paralyzed". Out Now Magazine. September 12, 2021 . November 4, 2021.
4. News: Wilson-Taylor . James . Sueco On 'Paralyzed', 'Loser' & New Album 'It Was Fun While It Lasted' . March 1, 2022 . Rock Sound . February 14, 2022.
5. Web site: Sueco Releases Music Video For "Paralyzed". Glasse Factory. Gardner. Andrew. September 18, 2021. November 4, 2021.
6. Web site: Credits / Paralyzed / Sueco. Tidal. August 13, 2021. November 4, 2021.
7. Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of September 4, 2021. Billboard. November 4, 2021. subscription.
8. Billboard Global 200 Chart: week of August 28, 2021. Billboard. November 4, 2021. subscription.
9. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. August 23, 2021. December 14, 2021.
10. Hot 100 Chart: Week of August 28, 2021. Billboard. November 4, 2021.
11. Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of August 28, 2021. Billboard. November 4, 2021. subscription.
12. Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.
13. Web site: Paralyzed - Single by Sueco. Apple Music. November 4, 2021.
14. Web site: Alternative Radio Future Releases. All Access. November 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830221012/https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases. August 30, 2021.