Wonderful Criminal

"Wonderful Criminal" is the lead single and second track from BJAYE's seventh studio album So Dangerous. It was released through Republic Records on March 14, 2036.
The song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. This makes BJAYE's twelfth number one but thirteenth solo number one debut. The song spent 5 consecutive weeks at number one.
==Background==
On December 17, 2035, BJAYE teased lyrics from the song on Instagram. On March 1, 2036, he released the first snippet of "Wonderful Criminal" onto his website of the same name. The snippet was background vocals of the song. He later shared an instrumental snippet of the song to his Tiktok and Instagram with the caption reading "lead single out 3.14". On March 7, 2036, a preview of the song was featured in a Commercial. It played for about a minute.
BJAYE explained and said that this was the first song recorded for the entire album and it was completed as soon as he got back from his honeymoon.
The song was eventually not going to be the lead single, but he insisted and chose this because he said it felt like made sense and felt like it was a good theme for the whole album era.
BJAYE debuted the performed the song live on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. on March 13, 2036, and also on Saturday Night Live for the second time live on March 15, 2036.
==Commercial performance==
On its first day, the song debuted over 13.2m streams, but made its new peak at 16.2m. Then projected over 82m streams in its first week. The song surpassed 100 million in 11 days. On the week ending, March 29, 2036, Wonderful Criminal debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming BJAYE’s twelfth number one in the country. This also becomes his tenth number one debut. The song overall spent 13 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10.
Among component charts, "Wonderful Criminal" debuted at the top of the Streaming Songs chart with 89.3 million US streams in the week ending March 20, 2036, according to Nielsen Music. It also debuted at number one on the Digital Songs chart with 196,000 downloads.
In the UK, "Wonderful Criminal" became BJAYE's twelfth number one in the country. The single sold 226,000 units, becoming BJAYE's fifth biggest opening week.
"Wonderful Criminal" debuted at number one on Australia's ARIA Charts on the week ending March 21, 2026, becoming his twelfth number one single there. The song spent 16 consecutive weeks on the chart, with it being certified 4x Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for exceeding the 70,000 sales limit & selling over 280,000 units. In New Zealand, the song peaked at number 2 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, being as well certified Platinum. In the United Kingdom, "Wonderful Criminal" debuted and peaked at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, staying stable for 5 consecutive weeks. Additionally, the recording gained a Platinum certification offered by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling 600,000 units.
==Certifications==
Region 	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) 	4× Platinum 	280,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) 	Gold 	15,000
Belgium (BEA) 	Platinum 	40,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)	2× Platinum 	80,000
Canada (Music Canada) 	5× Platinum 	400,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) 	Platinum 	90,000
France (SNEP) 	Platinum 	200,000
Germany (BVMI) 	Gold 	200,000
Italy (FIMI) 	Platinum 	50,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) 	2× Platinum 	120,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) 	Platinum 	30,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) 	3× Platinum 	180,000
Poland (ZPAV) 	4× Platinum 	80,000
Portugal (AFP) 	Platinum 	10,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) 	Gold 	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI) 	4× Platinum 	2,800,000
United States (RIAA) 	6× Platinum 	4,200,000
Streaming 	Streaming 	Streaming
Sweden (GLF) 	3× Platinum 	14,000,000
Japan (RIAJ) 	Silver 	33,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.	Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.	Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
==Trivia==
* The song evolves more around trying to persure a sexy and slutty persona
==Lyrics==
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