Hopeless Romantic (Wiz Khalifa song)

"Hopeless Romantic" is a song by American rapper Wiz Khalifa featuring fellow American rapper and singer Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd, from the former's sixth studio album Rolling Papers 2 (2018).[1] It was released to urban contemporary radio on August 7, 2018, by Atlantic Records as the album's second radio single (third single overall). It was produced by Young Chop & CBMix.

"Hopeless Romantic"
Single by Wiz Khalifa featuring Swae Lee
from the album Rolling Papers 2
ReleasedJune 21, 2018
Recorded2017
GenreTrap
Length3:20
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Wiz Khalifa singles chronology
"Real Rich"
(2018)		 "Hopeless Romantic"
(2018)		 "Gin & Drugs"
(2018)
Swae Lee singles chronology
"Guatemala"
(2018)		 "Hopeless Romantic"
(2018)		 "Real Friends"
(2018)
Music video
"Hopeless Romantic feat. Swae Lee on YouTube

Music video

The official music video debuted on August 13, 2018, and received 3 million views its first week of availability.[2] As of April 2023, the video has over 86 million views.

Live performances

The rappers performed "Hopeless Romantic" on The Tonight Show on July 19, 2018.[3]

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 83
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 72
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 30
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7] 33

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States June 21, 2018 Digital download
August 7, 2018 Urban contemporary radio [9]

References
  1. "Wiz Khalifa enlists Swae Lee for "Hopeless Romantic"". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Wiz Khalifa - Hopeless Romantic feat. Swae Lee [Official Music Video]". YouTube.
  3. "Wiz Khalifa and Swae Lee perform Hopeless Romantic". XXL Magazine. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  4. "Wiz Khalifa Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  5. "Wiz Khalifa Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  6. "Wiz Khalifa Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  7. "Wiz Khalifa Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  8. "American single certifications – Wiz Khalifa – Hopeless Romantic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  9. "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
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