▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁M endes ' ▁self ▁titled ▁album ▁and ▁contains ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁climate ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁M endes ▁and ▁K hal id ▁performed ▁" Y outh " ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Billboard ▁Music ▁Awards ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁gun ▁violence . ▁The ▁performance ▁featured ▁the ▁show ▁cho ir ▁from ▁Mar j ory ▁St on eman ▁Douglas ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁He ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Bill ie ▁E il ish ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁" L ov ely ", ▁which ▁was ▁sample d ▁multiple ▁times ▁on ▁Good bye ▁& ▁Good ▁R idd ance , ▁the ▁debut ▁album ▁of ▁ra pper ▁Ju ice ▁W r ld . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁featured ▁alongside ▁H alse y ▁on ▁Ben ny ▁Blan co ' s ▁debut ▁single ▁" E ast side ". ▁The ▁song ▁chart ed ▁in ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ' s ▁top ▁ten ▁and ▁reached ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Pop ▁Songs ▁chart , ▁after ▁a ▁record ▁ 3 0 - week ▁clim b . ▁He ▁also ▁released ▁a ▁song ▁called ▁" B etter " ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁two ▁h omet own ▁shows . ▁The ▁song ▁to pped ▁the ▁Rh yth mic ▁Songs ▁air play ▁ranking ▁and ▁chart ed ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁at ▁pop ▁radio . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1