Suicide Squad: The Album has made an
explosive No. 1 debut atop the SoundScan/Billboard 200. The album racked up
sales and streams in excess of 182,000 album equivalents, marking the highest
debut for a soundtrack this year, and the largest streaming week for a
soundtrack in history with over 32 million streams. Suicide Squad: The Album is
also the first soundtrack from a Warner Bros.-distributed film to ever debut at
No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
“This is an incredibly special moment
for me, Atlantic Records, our partners at Warner Bros. Pictures, and the
filmmakers, to see an album we all worked so tirelessly on achieve such a huge
first week number,” said President of Film/TV at Atlantic Records, Kevin Weaver
– the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack producer and A&R executive
responsible for Suicide Squad: The Album. “We had a creative vision early on
and remained vigilant to seeing that through to the very end. This is a true
testament that great songs with a unique tone, created with the intent to
become an artistic body of work – and connected to a film as massively and
culturally relevant as Suicide Squad –
can achieve momentous commercial success.”
Suicide Squad: The Album has proven
itself a true global phenomenon, hitting No. 1 on the iTunes Top Overall Albums
chart in 66 countries around the world, including the United States. The album
boasts 14 tracks, 10 of which are brand new and exclusive to the soundtrack.
All 10 new songs simultaneously landed on the iTunes Overall Singles Chart, led
by the No. 1 smash, “Heathens,” from multi-platinum recording duo Twenty One
Pilots; “Sucker For Pain” by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons with
Logic and Ty Dolla $ign (Feat. X Ambassadors); and “Purple Lamborghini” by
Skrillex & Rick Ross. “Heathens” and “Sucker For Pain,” along with Panic!
At The Disco’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” all sat within the Top 10 on the iTunes
chart during the first weekend of the album’s release.
Having hit No. 1 on the iTunes chart,
Twenty One Pilots’ “Heathens” is currently approaching the Top 10 on
Billboard’s Hot 100. The single is also dominating the rock charts, ranking No.
1 on both Billboard’s “Rock Digital Songs” and “Rock Streaming Songs” charts.
Additionally, “Heathens” is currently one of the most streamed tracks on
Spotify, sitting at No. 4 on the U.S. Top 50 and at No. 5 on the Global Top 50.
In addition, the track’s incredible companion video has now earned more than 103million
individual views via YouTube alone.
Meanwhile, “Sucker For Pain” by Lil
Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla $ign (Feat. X
Ambassadors), is proving a crossover blockbuster, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s
“Rock Digital Songs” and “Rap Digital Songs” charts with over 67,000 downloads
in its first week of release. “Sucker For Pain” is also seeing massive
streaming success, currently sitting at No. 10 Spotify’s Global Top 50 chart
and No. 13 on U.S. Top 50. The “Sucker For Pain” companion video is proving
itself to be a massive blockbuster, boasting more than 47 million YouTube views
and counting.
“Purple Lamborghini” by Skrillex &
Rick Ross is currently blowing up the Internet with its masterpiece companion
video, highlighted by a special appearance from Suicide Squad star Jared Leto
as The Joker. The clip – directed by MTV Video Music Award-winner Colin Tilley
(Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper) – has over 31 million individual views at
Skrillex’s official YouTube site alone. The smash single earned immediate
acclaim from a wide range of media outlets upon its Zane Lowe premiere. “As
dope as you could imagine,” exclaimed Billboard. “This track is a monster,”
raved Stereogum.
The newest single from Suicide Squad:
The Album is the Harley Quinn theme song “Gangsta,” performed by powerhouse
R&B songstress Kehlani. Both the “Gangsta” track and video – which stars
Kehlani decked out in full Harley Quinn regalia – arrived to massive critical
acclaim upon their release. VIBE claims “the hard-hitting, yet sensual and
emotional song finds Kehlani singing about needing some bad boys in her life,”
while Paper Magazineapplauds the “sultry, neon backlit video for her gorgeous
Suicide Squad track.” The video has already drawn more than seven million views
via YouTube in just one week.
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