"Trust Fund Baby" is a song by American boy band

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. The song was released as a digital download on February 1, 2018 by Signature and

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, and features on the deluxe edition of their debut studio album ''

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''. The song peaked at number twenty on the US

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Background

Talking about the song with ''

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'', Jack Avery said, "The recording process was fun because it was our first time actually stepping into a big studio after recording from our rooms for our other EPs. We went in and connected with Steve Mac, who was really awesome and humble, got some takes done quickly and now we have this amazing song." Discussing the recording process with co-writer

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said, "Seeing how passionate he still is with all of his success. He could right now be like, 'I'm done' and be good for the rest of his life, but it's not about being good for the rest of his life. It's about the music."

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Trust Fund Baby" was first released onto YouTube on March 1, 2018.

Awards and nominations

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Steve Mac – Producer, keyboards, writer * Yates – Producer, keyboards, programmer * Chris Laws – Additional Drums, engineer * Ed Sheeran – Background Vocals, writer * Bill Zimmerman – Engineer * Dann Pursey – Engineer * Chris Gehringer – Mastering Engineer * Phil Tan – Mixing Engineer *

Corbyn Besson Why Don't We, shortened to WDW, was an American boy band consisting of Jack Avery, Corbyn Besson, Zach Herron, Jonah Marais and Daniel Seavey. They formed in 2016 and released two studio albums and six extended plays. Because of a lawsuit, the g ...

– Vocals *

– Vocals * Jack Avery – Vocals *

Jonah Marais Why Don't We, shortened to WDW, was an American boy band consisting of Jack Avery, Corbyn Besson, Zach Herron, Jonah Marais and Daniel Seavey. They formed in 2016 and released two studio albums and six extended plays. Because of a lawsuit, the g ...

– Vocals * Zach Herron – Vocals * Fred – Writer

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Why Don't We 2018 songs 2018 singles Why Don't We songs Songs written by Ed Sheeran Songs written by Fred Again Songs written by Steve Mac Song recordings produced by Steve Mac