Wonderful Criminal

> At the time of deciding what the name was, I was a lil tipsy and wanted to do something more creative. "Wonderful Criminal" talks about being amazing person but can also be sexual at the same time.
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> BJAYE on Billboard talking about the song's name

## General information

### Studio

MXM Studios
(Stockholm, Sweden)

### Producer(s)

Max Martin, Johan Carlsson

"**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 fourtheth number one but 12th 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 projected over 23.2m streams. Then projected over 119m streams in its first week. The song surpassed 100 millions in 5 days. On the week ending, March 29, 2036, Wonderful Criminal debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming BJAYE’s fourteenth number one in the country. This also becomes his twelfth number one debut. The song overall spent 30 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.

## Trivia

* The song evolves more around trying to persure a sexy and slutty persona