On the chart dated 28 August 2021, the song reached a new peak at number two behind ' Stay' by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber. The song became Sheeran's eighth top 10 in the US and first since 2019. It opened at number two on Digital Song Sales and number six on Streaming Songs, and surged 36вЂ“11 on Radio Songs. In the United States, 'Bad Habits' debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, with 38.8 million airplay audience impressions, 17.7 million streams and 33,200 copies sold. Accolades Awards and nominations for 'Bad Habits' The Independent 's Adam White was less impressed, giving 'the stilted comeback' two out of five stars and saying Sheeran was 'letting the toplines do the work and rummaging through Abel Tesfaye's leftovers.' Quinn Moreland of Pitchfork derided the song as 'painfully predictable', writing that it 'aspires for Abel but settles for anonymity'. Nick Levine of NME gave the track three out of five stars, calling it 'neither a misfire nor a surefire winner,' and compared the sound style to Bronski Beat works, especially ' Smalltown Boy'. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian gave the song four out of five stars, describing it as 'a certain smash that's ready for the Weeknd'. 'Bad Habits' was met with mixed reviews from critics. 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 dressed as a zombie or vampire on a music video set in London, leading to speculations about upcoming music. вЂњBad HabitsвЂќ is a dance-pop, synth-pop track. Problems playing this file? See media help. 'Bad Habits' itвЂ™s an dance-pop, synth-pop songвЂќ in which critics compare the song to the works of The Weekend He wrote the song in January 2021 to 'surprise people' and 'make something that was totally different' to what is expected of him. 'I was like, 'I don't know if the world needs a depressing sad, slow acoustic song when opening up'', Sheeran said. 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. ДЄ 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.ДЄ 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. 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 of his fifth studio album, =. ' Bad Habits' is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.

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