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'{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox song | name = Numb Little Bug | cover = Em Beihold - Numb Little Bug.png | alt = Cover art depicting Em Beihold wearing butterfly wings sitting on the floor against a large pink pill bottle against a blue background | type = single | artist = [[Em Beihold]] | EP = Egg in the Backseat | released = {{start date|2022|01|28|mf=y}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]<ref name="MM">{{cite web|url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2022/01/28/em-beihold-releases-pensive-and-powerful-pop-anthem-numb-little-bug/|title=Em Beihold releases pensive and powerful pop anthem 'Numb Little Bug'|website=Melodic Magazine|last=Storlie|first=Ann|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> | length = 2:49 | label = * Moon Projects * [[Republic Records|Republic]] | writer = * Em Beihold * Nick Lopez * [[Dru DeCaro]] | producer = * [[Dru DeCaro|Falconry]] * Elijah Hill * Dallas Caton | prev_title = Groundhog Day | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = Too Precious | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{External music video|header=Music video|{{YouTube|1fwJ8H5wWCU|"Numb Little Bug"}}}} }} "'''Numb Little Bug'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Em Beihold]], released as her major-label debut single<ref name="MM"/> on January 28, 2022, through [[Republic Records]] and Moon Projects. It was written by Beihold with Nick Lopez and [[Dru DeCaro]], and produced by DeCaro, Elijah Hill and Dallas Caton. The song went viral on [[TikTok]] in early 2022, where it had been used in more than 60,000 videos by late February 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/midnight-oil-no-1-australia-resist-1235035553/|title=Midnight Oil Blasts to No. 1 in Australia With 'Resist'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=February 25, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> ==Background and release== Beihold wrote the song about being "numb" while on [[antidepressants]] due to her [[Social anxiety|anxiety]], saying they "sucked the soul and energy" out of her. She shared a portion of the song on [[TikTok]] in mid-2021, after which she signed with Moon Projects and released the song through Republic Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/em-beihold-moon-projects-republic-records-1235166134/|title=Em Beihold Signs With Moon Projects-Republic Records (Exclusive)|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> A press release called the song a "pensive and powerful [[Pop music|pop]] anthem" with "airy piano" and "bouncy verses".<ref name="MM">{{cite web|url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2022/01/28/em-beihold-releases-pensive-and-powerful-pop-anthem-numb-little-bug/|title=Em Beihold releases pensive and powerful pop anthem 'Numb Little Bug'|website=Melodic Magazine|last=Storlie|first=Ann|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> This is an amazing song!!! ==Music video== The song's animated lyric video was released alongside the song on January 28, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mVXPLlnSu4|title=Em Beihold – Numb Little Bug (Official Lyric Video)|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> The song's official music video was released on March 10, 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/em-beihold-viral-numb-little-bug-hit-1235201297/|title=How Em Beihold Is Extending the Life of a Viral Hit With 'Numb Little Bug'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=March 10, 2022|access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref> ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "Numb Little Bug" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2022-03-21|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=March 21, 2022|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref> | 31 |- ! scope="row"| Canada ([[Canadian Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2022-04-30/|title=Canadian Hot 100: Week of April 30, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 26, 2022}}</ref> | 44 |- ! scope="row"| [[Billboard Global 200|Global 200]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2022-03-26/|title=Billboard Global 200: Week of March 26, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 22, 2022}}</ref> | 40 |- {{single chart|Ireland4|35|date=20220311|rowheader=true|access-date=March 11, 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands ([[Dutch Single Top 100|Single Tip]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=st&year=2022&date=20220312|title=Dutch Single Tip 12/03/2022|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref> | 6 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand ([[Recorded Music NZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5303|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=March 21, 2022|access-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref> | 31 |- ! scope="row"| Singapore ([[Recording Industry Association Singapore|RIAS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS Top Charts Week 12|publisher=Recording Industry Association Singapore|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329072306/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|archive-date=March 29, 2022}}</ref> | 11 |- {{single chart|UK|25|date=20220318|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2022-07-16/|title=The Hot 100: Week of July 16, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref> | 18 |- ! scope="row"| US [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/2022-07-16/|title=Adult Pop Airplay: Week of July 16, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 12, 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> | 12 |- ! scope="row"| US [[Adult Top 40]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-pop-songs/2022-08-06/|title=Adult Pop Airplay: Week of August 6, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 2, 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> | 1 |- ! scope="row"| US [[Mainstream Top 40]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/2022-06-18/|title=Pop Airplay: Week of June 18, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 14, 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> | 6 |} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Numb Little Bug"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Em Beihold|title=Numb Little Bug|award=Platinum|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|access-date=June 8, 2022}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Em Beihold|title=Numb Little Bug|award=Silver|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|id=18202-6015-1|access-date=July 12, 2022}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Em Beihold|title=Numb Little Bug|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|access-date=May 15, 2022}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:2022 singles]] [[Category:2022 songs]] [[Category:Em Beihold songs]] [[Category:Republic Records singles]] [[Category:Songs about anxiety]] [[Category:Songs written by Em Beihold]] {{2020s-single-stub}}'