# Sucker for Pain

"Sucker for Pain" is a song by American rappers Lil Wayne and Wiz Khalifa and American pop rock band Imagine Dragons with fellow American rapper Logic and American singer Ty Dolla $ign featuring fellow American pop rock band X Ambassadors. The song was released as a single for the motion picture soundtrack for Suicide Squad (2016) on June 24, 2016, by Atlantic Records. On the same day, the official music video was uploaded to Atlantic Records' YouTube channel.

## Critical reception

Elias Leight of Rolling Stone called the song "loopy" and praised Lil Wayne's contribution to the song, saying "Wayne shines during his verse, delivering self-destructive rhymes while skipping nimbly around the plodding beat". Carly Mallenbaum of USA Today felt that the song is "sexy".

## Commercial performance

In the United States, the song reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

## Charts
### Weekly charts

| Chart (2016–2017) | Peak position |
| Australia (ARIA) | 7 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) | 6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) | 35 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) | 35 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) | 19 |
| Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) | 4 |
| Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) | 6 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten) | 9 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) | 5 |
| France (SNEP) | 18 |
| Germany (GfK) | 8 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40) | 26 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 18 |
| Italy (FIMI) | 19 |
| Latvia (Latvijas Top 40) | 6 |
| Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) | 4 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 29 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 30 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) | 5 |
| Norway (VG-lista) | 3 |
| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) | 5 |
| Portugal (AFP) | 5 |
| Russia (Tophit) | 6 |
| Scotland (OCC) | 13 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 9 |
| Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) | 38 |
| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) | 7 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 16 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 11 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 15 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard) | 21 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 3 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) | 3 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard) | 8 |

### Year-end charts

| Chart (2016) | Position |
| Australia (ARIA) | 54 |
| Australia Urban (ARIA) | 6 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) | 37 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) | 64 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten) | 83 |
| Germany (Official German Charts) | 46 |
| Italy (FIMI) | 87 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 94 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 78 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company) | 71 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 68 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 25 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) | 8 |
| Chart (2017) | Position |
| Australia Urban (ARIA) | 41 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) | 8 |

### Decade-end charts

| Chart (2010–2019) | Position |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) | 42 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Platinum | 70,000$^‡$ |
| Belgium (BEA) | Gold | 10,000$^‡$ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Platinum | 90,000$^‡$ |
| France (SNEP) | Platinum | 133,333$^‡$ |
| Germany (BVMI) | Platinum | 400,000$^‡$ |
| Italy (FIMI) | 2× Platinum | 100,000$^‡$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Gold | 15,000$^‡$ |
| Poland (ZPAV) | 2× Platinum | 100,000$^‡$ |
| Portugal (AFP) | Platinum | 10,000$^‡$ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | Platinum | 60,000$^‡$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Gold | 15,000$^‡$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000$^‡$ |
| United States (RIAA) | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000$^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
| Worldwide | June 24, 2016 | Digital downloadstreaming | Atlantic | |