Hopeless Romantic (Wiz Khalifa song)

"Hopeless Romantic" is a song by American rapper Wiz Khalifa featuring fellow American rapper 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
Released	June 22, 2018
Recorded	2017
Genre	Trap
Length	3:20
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Cameron Thomaz Tyree Pittman Chris Barnett Khalif Brown
Producer(s)	Young Chop CBMix
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	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8]	Gold	15,000‡
United States (RIAA)[9]	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	Taylor Gang Atlantic
	August 7, 2018	Urban contemporary radio		[10]