Bad Habits (Ed Sheeran song)

"Bad Habits"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album =
Released25 June 2021 (2021-06-25)
RecordedJanuary 2021
GenreDance-pop[1][2]
Length3:51
LabelAsylum UK
Songwriter(s)
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Johnny McDaid
  • Fred Gibson
Producer(s)
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Johnny McDaid
  • Fred Gibson
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Afterglow"
(2020) 		"Bad Habits"
(2021) 		"Visiting Hours"
(2021)
Music video
"Bad Habits" on YouTube

"Bad Habits" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on June 24, 2021, as the lead single from his fifth studio album, = (2021). The song is a dance-pop song and is the first of this genre released by Sheeran. It is in B minor. It was written by Sheeran, Fred Gibson, and Johnny McDaid, with production by the three along with Parisi and Graham Archer.[3]

The song reached number one in Australia, Canada, and the UK and the top two in the U.S.[4][5][6][7]

Charts

Chart performance for "Bad Habits"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 1
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[10] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 2
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 4

References

  1. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (25 June 2021). "Ed Sheeran: Bad Habits review – a certain smash that's ready for the Weeknd". The Guardian . Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Mamo, Heran (8 July 2021). "Ed Sheeran Sweats It Out While Explaining How 'Bad Habits' Became the Lead Single Off His New LP". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits (2021, CD), retrieved 2021-08-24
  4. ↑ Connery, Tess (2021-07-04). "ARIA Charts: Ed Sheeran takes #1, three Aussie albums debut in top 10". Mediaweek. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  5. ↑ "Ed Sheeran". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  6. ↑ "Ed Sheeran". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  7. ↑ "Ed Sheeran". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  8. ↑ "Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  9. ↑ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard.
  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ↑ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.