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"Trust Fund Baby" is a song by American boy band Why Don't We. The song was released as a digital download on February 1, 2018 by Signature and Atlantic Records, and features on the deluxe edition of their debut studio album 8 Letters.[1] The song peaked at number twenty on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[2]

"Trust Fund Baby"
Single by Why Don't We
from the album 8 Letters
Released	February 1, 2018
Genre	Pop
Length	3:04
Label	Signature Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Ed Sheeran Fred Steve Mac
Producer(s)	Steve Mac Yates
Why Don't We singles chronology
"These Girls" (2017) "Trust Fund Baby" (2018) "Hooked" (2018)

Background

Talking about the song with BuzzFeed, Jack Avery said, "The recording process was fun because it was our first time actually stepping into a big studio after recording from our rooms for our other EPs. We went in and connected with Steve Mac, who was really awesome and humble, got some takes done quickly and now we have this amazing song."[3] After recording their previously released EPs in a home studio, the band upgraded to a professional studio for the song "Trust Fund Baby". The song was co-written by Ed Sheeran, describing what they learned from Sheeran, Daniel Seavey said, "Seeing how passionate he still is with all of his success. He could right now be like, 'I'm done' and be good for the rest of his life, but it's not about being good for the rest of his life. It's about the music."[4]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Trust Fund Baby" was first released onto YouTube on March 1, 2018.[5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result
2018	Teen Choice Awards[6]	Choice Song: Group	Nominated

Track listing

Digital download[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Trust Fund Baby"	3:04

Digital download[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Trust Fund Baby" (Acoustic)	3:09
2.	"Trust Fund Baby" (The White Panda Remix)	3:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

• Steve Mac – Producer, keyboards, writer
• Yates – Producer, keyboards, programmer
• Chris Laws – Additional Drums, engineer
• Ed Sheeran – Background Vocals, writer
• Bill Zimmerman – Engineer
• Dann Pursey – Engineer
• Chris Gehringer – Mastering Engineer
• Phil Tan – Mixing Engineer
• Corbyn Besson – Vocals
• Daniel Seavey – Vocals
• Jack Avery – Vocals
• Jonah Marais – Vocals
• Zach Herron – Vocals
• Fred – Writer

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[2]	20
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[9]	30

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10]	Gold	40,000
United States (RIAA)[11]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	February 1, 2018[1]	Digital download streaming	Signature Atlantic Records

References

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