Mood Swings (A Boogie wit da Hoodie song)

"Mood Swings"
Single by A Boogie wit da Hoodie
from the album Artist 2.0
Released	September 13, 2019
Length	2:37
Label	Highbridge Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Artist Dubose Wesley Glass
Producer(s)	Wheezy
A Boogie wit da Hoodie singles chronology
"Ooh Girl" (2019) "Mood Swings" (2019) "Stack It Up" (2019)
Music video
"Mood Swings" on YouTube

"Mood Swings" is a song by American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie, released on September 13, 2019 by Highbridge and Atlantic Records. It is the lead single from his third studio album Artist 2.0 (2020), and was produced by Wheezy.

Composition

The song focuses on A Boogie's "journey as an artist and the rollercoaster of emotions that comes with fame."^[1] Boogie sings and raps about his mood swings while dealing with fame^[2] and his sexual conquest.^[3] The chorus is built around him not using the last syllable of a word, replaced with a humming sound instead.^[4] The instrumental was produced by Wheezy, and features an "over-the-top base-filled trap beat with smooth guitar play".^[2]

Music video

The music video was released on September 17, 2019, and was directed by A Boogie wit da Hoodie and Elf Rivera. It begins with A Boogie relaxing and walking through a thunderstorm in the night. He shows his eyes under his hooded raincoat to be lit neon blue.^[5] Boogie enters a place where he is joined by several people wearing hoodies obscuring their faces. He then recreates the cover of his mixtape Artist, where he is playing piano with a woman controlling his movements using strings, which are then cut by his camouflage-dressed alter ego. He later deals with paparazzi^[6] and goes to a strip club, before the video ends with him rapping and dancing while surrounded by female friends on quads.^[5]

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	61
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8]	30
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	76
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10]	32
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[11]	36

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12]	Platinum	80,000^‡
United States (RIAA)[13]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Mahadevan, Tara C. "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Shares Video for New Song "Mood Swings"". Complex. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
2. Kellem, Joshua (2019-09-13). "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Goes Thru 'Mood Swings' On His New Song". UPROXX. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
3. Marie, Erika (September 13, 2019). "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Goes Through "Mood Swings" On Latest Single". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
4. Holmes, Charles (2019-09-13). "50% of A Boogie Wit da Hoodie's New Song Is Just Humming. It Sounds Amazing". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
5. Saponara, Michael (2019-09-17). "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Perseveres Through His 'Mood Swings' in Dark Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
6. Legaspi, Althea (2019-09-18). "Watch A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Weather Storm in New 'Mood Swings' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
7. "A Boogie wit da Hoodie Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
8. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
9. "A Boogie wit da Hoodie Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
10. "A Boogie wit da Hoodie Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
11. "A Boogie wit da Hoodie Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
12. "Canadian single certifications – A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Mood Swings". Music Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
13. "American single certifications – A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Mood Swings". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 22, 2022.