Sheeran's vocals range from the note of G 3 to the note of B 4. Sheet music for this song is in the key of D major with a tempo of 126 beats per minute. 'Bad Habits' is a dance-pop and synth-pop track.

Problems playing this file? See media help. A promotional image of the single cover appeared on the Tate Modern in London. On 4 June, he began teasing the single release on his social media accounts, as well as announcing a performance at TikTok's UEFA Euro 2020 show with David Beckham on 25 June. On 25 May, he uploaded a picture of himself sitting next to a giant Snorlax pillow, with a caption on the picture above him saying '6/25', hinting at a release on that date. Sheeran himself confirmed the pictures to be genuine by posting outtakes of the video shoot on his social media pages in June 2021. On 23 April 2021, Sheeran was spotted in costume as what appeared to be a zombie or vampire on a music video set in London, leading to widespread speculation about an upcoming music release. He finally realized it was time to get his drinking issues under control when his wife Cherry was pregnant with their first daughter, and she expressed her concern that he might be too intoxicated to safely drive her to the hospital when it was time to give birth. Sheeran declined to elaborate upon his own bad habits, except for hard liquor. He pointed out: 'If you sing that on a piano really slowly, it’s like a confessional song about addiction'. Sheeran later explained in a Rolling Stone cover story that the song is about 'addiction issues'. He wrote the song in January 2021 to 'surprise people' and 'make something that was totally different' to what is expected of him. However, when the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were announced in England in early 2021, Sheeran chose to record 'Bad Habits' and release it instead 'I don't know if the world needs a depressing sad, slow acoustic song when opening up ', Sheeran said. Background Ī slower acoustic song was planned to be released as the lead single from Sheeran's upcoming fifth studio album =. This version of the song was later featured on the Tour deluxe edition of =. Following his performance with Bring Me the Horizon at the 2022 BRIT Awards, the pair announced they were releasing a heavy metal studio version of the track on 17 February 2022. The song also topped the Global 200.Ī UK drill remix made by Fumez the Engineer featuring British rappers Tion Wayne and Central Cee was released on 12 August 2021. In the United States, the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song proved to be particularly successful in both the United Kingdom and Ireland, as it spent eleven consecutive weeks at the top of both the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart and also became the best-selling single of the year in both countries. 'Bad Habits' was a commercial success, peaking at number one in 28 countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, New Zealand, Switzerland and South Africa, becoming the official first number-one hit on the newly launched South African music charts. The song received mixed reviews from music critics, who compared its sound and style to the works of the Weeknd, as well as Bronski Beat. A limited edition CD and cassette single were also released. The song marked his first solo release from an album in over four years. It was released on 25 June 2021, through Asylum and Atlantic Records, as the lead single from his fourth studio album, = ('Equals'). ' Bad Habits' is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.

Bad habits by ed sheeran