"Papercuts" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American musician Machine Gun Kelly, released on August 11, 2021, as the first single from his sixth studio album Mainstream Sellout (2022).

[1][2][3] Much like Kelly's prior album, Tickets to My Downfall, the song features Travis Barker on drums and as a music producer.

[6] Both Kelly and Bennett were very happy with the process and end product, despite that fact the shooting had initially been shut down by the police due the bizarre imagery catching the attention of the police, who in turn shut it down due to the traffic violations involved, including driving a motorcycle without a helmet, and driving cars without seatbelts.

[8][9] Loudwire noted that the song had more of a grunge sound to it, mixed with the material that Green Day and Weezer released in the 1990s.

[10] Lyrically, publications interpreted it to be about Kelly exploring his personal struggles with fame[2][11] and bad habits such as drug use.