Toxic (BoyWithUke song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Toxic
| type = single
| cover = BoyWithUke - Toxic.png
| alt = BoyWithUke outlined in white balancing on train tracks while carrying a ukulele and a pillow, with the song title and a design drawn above his head
| artist = BoyWithUke
| EP = Faded and the album Serotonin Dreams
| released = {{start date|2021|10|29}}
| recorded =
| genre = Alt-pop
| length = 2:48
| label =
| writer = BoyWithUke
| producer = BoyWithUke
| prev_title = Two Moons
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Long Drives
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|header=Lyric video|{{YouTube|Mvaosumc4hU|"Toxic"}}}}
}}
"Toxic" is a song by Korean-American singer BoyWithUke, originally self-released as a single on October 29, 2021. BoyWithUke wrote and produced the song himself. It went viral on TikTok and received over 1.2 billion streams worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://allmusicmagazine.com/boywithuke-set-to-headline-international-tour/|title=BoyWithUke Set to Headline International Tour|website=All Music Magazine|last=Kapur|first=Desh|date=February 10, 2022|access-date=April 20, 2023}}
Composition and lyrics
The song features BoyWithUke singing about how "all [his] friends are toxic", dubbing them "so rude and always negative" and explores ideas of loneliness with his lyrics stating that whilst he may be better off by himself, he feels "kinda empty without somebody else". Unlike some of his prior songs that had been inspired by ideas from TikTok comments, BoyWithUke wrote it "because it was an important thing in [his] life at the time". As with all of his songs, it was produced on his iPad using GarageBand.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/boywithuke-tiktok-toxic-interview-1235033472/|title=Meet BoyWithUke, TikTok's Masked Singer Waking Up to Alt-Pop Stardom|magazine=Billboard|last=Olivier|first=Bobby|date=February 18, 2022|access-date=April 20, 2023}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
=Year-end charts=
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|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for "Toxic" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Global 200 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 22, 2023}}
| 166 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/hot-rock-songs/|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 21, 2023}}
| 19 |
| scope="row"| US Rock Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/rock-airplay-songs/|title=Rock & Alternative Airplay Songs – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 21, 2023}}
| 25 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=BoyWithUke|title=Toxic|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=June 6, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=BoyWithUke|title=Toxic|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=April 2, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|award=Gold|type=single|artist=BoyWithUke|title=Toxic|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=October 3, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|award=Gold|type=single|artist=BoyWithUke|title=Toxic|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=April 28, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=BoyWithUke|title=Toxic|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|id=11306|access-date=September 8, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=BoyWithUke|title=Toxic|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=December 21, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|award=Platinum|type=single|artist=BoyWithUke|title=Toxic|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=April 19, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|award=Gold|type=single|artist=BoyWithUke|title=Toxic|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=April 28, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=BoyWithUke|title=Toxic|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|id=boywithuke-toxic|access-date=January 12, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Silver|type=single|artist=BoyWithUke|title=Toxic|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|id=7730-6077-1|access-date=April 20, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|type=single|artist=BoyWithUke|title=Toxic|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=April 20, 2023}}
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