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Sad4whattt

2022 single by Ericdoa

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Source revisionJun 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ136530199
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"Sad4whattt" is a song by American musician Ericdoa, released by Interscope Records and Listen to the Kids on January 28, 2022 as the fourth single from Euphoria Season 2 (An HBO Original Series Soundtrack). The track was written by Ericdoa and produced by Glasear, Kimj, Fortune Swan, and Whethan. The record features prominently in "You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can", the fourth episode of the second season of the American teen drama series Euphoria. The compilation album the song was made for was released on March 4.

Background

American musician Ericdoa explained in an interview with NME that "we sent through five or six demos [to the Euphoria team] and they sifted through the pack and picked the one that I was literally not going to release." He thought the song worked in the series "because it's super high energy [...] It's super upbeat, then it takes you right back down, then up again [...] and that's what that entire season was". The song was released on January 28, 2022 by Interscope Records and Listen to the Kids, the former who produced Euphoria Season 2 (An HBO Original Series Soundtrack), which "Sad4whattt" was the fourth single to. Two days later, it was prominently featured in "You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can", the fourth episode of the second season.

Composition

The hyperpop song's lyrics describe not letting external factors bring you down.

Commercial performance

Oliver Cannon would direct a music video for "Sad4whattt", which premiered on January 28, 2022. The video depicts Ericdoa and others doing donuts in an abandoned parking lot.

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