Psycho (Maisie Peters song)

"Psycho" is a song by British singer-songwriter Maisie Peters, released on 2 July 2021 through Gingerbread Man Records as the second single from her debut studio album You Signed Up for This.

"Psycho"
Single by Maisie Peters
from the album You Signed Up for This
Released	2 July 2021 (2021-07-02)
Length	3:05
Label	Gingerbread Man
Songwriter(s)	Ed Sheeran Steve Mac Maisie Peters
Producer(s)	Steve Mac
Maisie Peters singles chronology
"Funeral" (2021) "Psycho" (2021) "You Signed Up for This / Brooklyn" (2021)
Music video
"Psycho" on YouTube

Reception

The song has received praise for its "smarter" and light-hearted approach of the term "psycho"; this is in stark contrast to Ava Max's 2018 song "Sweet but Psycho" which attracted criticism from several mental health advocates for stigmatizing mental illnesses.^[1]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal^[2]

• Maisie Peters – vocals, songwriting
• Steve Mac – songwriting, production, keyboards
• Ed Sheeran – songwriting, additional backing vocals
• Chris Laws – engineering, drums
• Tim Laws – electric guitar
• Dan Pursey – engineering
• Stuart Hawkes – mastering
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
• Matt Wolach – mixing assistance

Charts

Chart performance for "Psycho"

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[3]	81
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)[4]	87
New Zealand Hot Singles (Recorded Music NZ)[5]	20
UK Singles (OCC)[6]	57

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Psycho"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	1 July 2021	Digital download streaming	Gingerbread Man	[8]