Paranoid (Post Malone song) explained

Paranoid
Type:	song
Artist:	Post Malone
Album:	Beerbongs & Bentleys
Released:	April 27, 2018
Length:	3:41
Label:	Republic

"Paranoid" is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone and the opening track of his second studio album Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018). It was produced by Cashio, with co-production from Blueysport and additional production from Louis Bell.

Background

During his performance at the Rolling Loud festival in 2021, Post Malone revealed that his inspiration for writing the song was from losing trust in his best friend in the music industry.^[1]

Composition

In the song, Post Malone sings about being convinced that his enemies are following him, sleeping with a gun beside him, family and friends turning against him, and the overall feeling that he cannot trust anyone.^{[2] [3]} He also compares himself to whistleblower Edward Snowden at one point. Evan Rytlewski of Pitchfork described Malone's singing in the song as 'guttural, belted delivery".^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rolling Loud Miami 2021 - Post Malone - Full Performance . . October 11, 2022 . July 26, 2021.
2. Web site: Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone. AllMusic. Yeung. Neil Z.. May 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507091427/https://www.allmusic.com/album/beerbongs-bentleys-mw0003172552. May 7, 2018. live.
3. Web site: Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys. Exclaim!. Campos. Daniela. April 27, 2018. April 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428180842/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/post_malone-beerbongs_and_bentleys. April 28, 2018. live.
4. Web site: Post Malone: Beerbongs & Bentleys Album Review. Pitchfork. Rytlewski. Evan. April 3, 2018. April 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180503103022/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/post-malone-beerbongs-and-bentleys/. May 3, 2018. live.