CBS News

Rapper Logic's "1-800-273-8255" song may have saved hundreds of lives, study finds

Four years ago, rapper Logic released his hit song "1-800-273-8255" — a reference to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — in hopes of helping others. A new study released this week found it did ...
BBC

Logic's 1-800-273-8255 led to call surge to suicide line, study suggests

The song was performed at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards A 2017 song by US rapper Logic - named after the phone number of the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - led to a large increase in ...
NBC News

Rapper Logic's '1-800-273-8255' song may have helped prevent hundreds of deaths, study says

Rapper Logic's song "1-800-273-8255" may have helped prevent a significant number of suicides around the time of its release, according to a study published Monday. The song's title is the phone ...
Billboard

Logic’s ‘1-800-273-8255’ Is Now Highest-Charting Phone Number in Hot 100 History

At No. 3, the song passes Tommy Tutone's No. 4-peaking '80s classic "867-5309/Jenny." By Gary Trust Logic connects with history on this week’s Billboard Hot 100. On the chart dated Sept. 30, the ...
Rolling Stone

Watch ‘South Park’ Spoof Logic’s ‘1-800-273-8255’

South Park flipped Logic‘s suicide prevention anthem, “1-800-273-8255,” into an Eric Cartman attention-getting anthem Wednesday. The second episode of the show’s 21st season found Cartman donning a ...
CNN

Logic’s song ‘1-800-273-8255’ saved lives from suicide, study finds

“I’ve been praying for somebody to save me, no one’s heroic … And my life don’t even matter, I know it, I know it … They say every life precious but nobody care about mine …” Now, a new study finds ...
The Washington Post

Rapper Logic wrote the song ‘1-800-273-8255’ to save lives. He may have saved hundreds, study finds.

Before rapper Logic recorded his 2017 album, “Everybody,” which would eventually go platinum, he traveled in a bus from Los Angeles to New York City, stopping at fans’ homes to share meals. The artist ...
NPR

Logic's song '1-800-273-8255' may have led to hundreds of fewer suicides, study finds

In 2017, the rapper Logic named a song after the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number: "1-800-273-8255." The song was a hit, detailing a conversation between its subject and an operator ...
BBC

Logic's 1-800-273-8255 led to call surge to suicide line, study suggests

The song was performed at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards A 2017 song by US rapper Logic - named after the phone number of the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - led to a large increase in ...
CNN

Logic’s song ‘1-800-273-8255’ saved lives from suicide, study finds

“I’ve been praying for somebody to save me, no one’s heroic … And my life don’t even matter, I know it, I know it … They say every life precious but nobody care about mine …” Now, a new study finds ...