"Graduation" is a song by American music producer and DJ

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and American rapper

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. The song is based on

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's 2000 hit " Graduation (Friends Forever)". The song was released on August 30, 2019, and is the second collaboration between the artists since "

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" in December 2018, which also featured

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. It was later included on the reissue of Blanco's debut studio album '' Friends Keep Secrets'', released in 2021. Juice Wrld's pose in the song's promotional material was later included on the cover art for his first posthumous album, '' Legends Never Die''.

Music videos

Official video

The music video was released on August 30, 2019, and was directed by

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. The video is made up of a montage of students, played by various celebrities, with captions describing how they turned out after high school. Celebrities who make cameos as students in the video include

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, and others. Juice Wrld appears in the video as a student named "Gary, whose obsession with video games would cost him his sight" while Benny Blanco plays "Mr. Upchuck", a math teacher who claims to have hooked up with a popular clique at a party. Only Steinfeld appears as herself, and she saves humanity by ending the "Robotic War". Additionally, American comedic rapper

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makes an appearance as the principal of the high school. They are (in order of appearance): * Hailee (

) * Jackson (

) * Ashley (

) * Decker (

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) * Becky (

) * Scott Hammer ( Ross Butler) * Danny ( Tony Revolori) * Jill (

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) * Jasper (

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) * Kristen (

) * Gary (

) * Greta (

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) * Dom (

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) * Vance ( Tommy Dorfman) * Jenny ( Peyton List) * Ryan (

) * Mr. Upchuck (

) * Principal Chooke (

) * The Untouchables are played by

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, Elsie Hewitt and Bianca Finch

Vertical video

A vertical video was released on October 4, 2019, which features the characters from the music video in a form of the school yearbook.

Charts

Certifications

References

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