Ed Sheeran - "Bad Habits"

[Hurricane Lee]

Jun 25, 2021 13:25:27 GMT -5 hitmakaontharise said:

Jun 25, 2021 13:18:06 GMT -5 Glove Slap said:

Love this. Better than anything on Divide.

Sing is still my favorite lead from him, but this would be second.

your delusional

...and your grammar is below a 3rd grader's. Pobrecito.

Anyway, 3rd listen in and the song actually manages to get worse for me. Totally inert (look it up hitmakaontharise) and not where Ed should be going at this point in his career. Also, I'm glad someone mentioned Bronski Beat because, at first listen, I was like...why does this sound like I Can Change by Brandon Flowers, which samples Smalltown Boy. Glad to know it wasn't just me! Also, the video is TERRIBLE. Who signed off on this??

[SPRΞΞ]

I really like this. It's restrained, not in your face, and I think that bodes well for longevity.

[Ryan]

This is good. My only issue is that the production could have been slicker and better.

[fearlessarrow]

POP:
-- 30 ED SHEERAN Bad Habits 1932 0 1932 8.157

HOT AC:
-- 27 ED SHEERAN Bad Habits 648 0 648 2.952

AC:
-- 46 ED SHEERAN Bad Habits 26 0 26 0.154

[NeRD]

Uh...

#16 US
#2 UK

[Enigma.]

In comparison IDC debuted with 10.977 million. That had Bieber on it, but still, the drop is 57%

[leonagwen]

Jun 26, 2021 7:11:00 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

In comparison IDC debuted with 10.977 million. That had Bieber on it, but still, the drop is 57%

If it wasn't for Tyler the Creator, this song would be #4 on Spotify.

[No Brake$]

This accurately sounds like a late 90s-early 00’s Enrique Iglesias song, written for The Weeknd….or….dare I say Rob Thomas mid 00’s. Is that a good thing?

This is a good pop/summer song. My favorite of any of his album leads since the first album.

HOWEVER

Yeah, I’m not sure in a longevity perspective this is where Ed Sheeran should be heading but what does it matter. In all honesty, sigh, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but this sounds like it would be a Hot AC song written for Rob Thomas, who I think is one of the most underrated artists of the past 20 years, and unfortunately, his career from a large audience point of view peaked as a result then as well.

[erzo01]

On succeeding listens, I find myself singing "Maps" over some parts of this track.

[gikem]

Jun 11, 2021 20:18:29 GMT -5 gikem said:

Ooh, so like Lay It All On Me? I’ve always really liked that song, so I hope this will be in a similar vein sonically.

After listening, I was right on the money with this comparison. Also sounds a bit like Waves (the Robin Schulz remix) by Mr. Probz. In other words, a bit of a throwback to sounds that were big during the x/Multiply era, though I still think it needs some time to grow on me.

[NeRD]

Challenging? I don't see a lead Ed Sheeran single debuting lower than Top 5.

[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

Dated, boring, it becomes redundant very quickly.

[Choco]

Is it just me or those first day numbers are quite terrible? I know it'd be #4 without the album bombs but it's still way lower than I expected. Not old ass "good 4 u" outstreaming it. And it's underperforming on Apple and Youtube as well.

Might serve some decent top 10 longevity if radio latches on but seems like this is not gonna be his next big thing. One promising fact is that all his second singles are better than the lead, so maybe next try...?

[leonagwen]

Jun 26, 2021 10:53:12 GMT -5 Choco said:

Is it just me or those first day numbers are quite terrible? I know it'd be #4 without the album bombs but it's still way lower than I expected. Not old ass "good 4 u" outstreaming it. And it's underperforming on Apple and Youtube as well.

Might serve some decent top 10 longevity if radio latches on but seems like this is not gonna be his next big thing. One promising fact is that all his second singles are better than the lead, so maybe next try...?

Why do you feel the need to find something negative? It's only been 1 day.

[Choco]

I will not try to find anything negative if the numbers drop on day two, and will just say "it's only been two days!!11!!"

[Enyasurvivor]

Jun 25, 2021 23:11:19 GMT -5 Hurricane Lee said:

...and your grammar is below a 3rd grader's. Pobrecito.

Anyway, 3rd lesson in and the song actually manages to get worse for me

:kii:

[HamedM1 💔]

This is a solid inoffensive dance pop number,he does sound a little subdued to me but I think it works on the song.

I wonder if the new album potentially will lean towards this direction in terms of the sonics.

[SPRΞΞ]

2nd listen is even better. I really like this one.

[NeRD]

Just had a pretty big drop on kworb.

iTunes is dead but still.

[degen]

Yes the first day numbers are underwhelming to say it most Delicately. I mean I kind of suspected Ed was passed his commercial peak but that doesn’t mean he can’t rebound. I mean look what happened to Bieber and how he turned it all around from “Yummy” to “Peaches.”

[divasummer]

I love this!
The sample is great and I love when the production drops out during the chorus.
Most of the song reminds me of other songs but it doesn't bother me.
I'll be listening to this all Summer.
Because it's not completely in your face I think it could grow on me more and not burn to quickly...

[SPRΞΞ]

Jun 26, 2021 14:57:43 GMT -5 divasummer said:

Because it's not completely in your face I think it could grow on me more and not burn to quickly...

Exactly. I bet this will stick around all summer.

[Wave.]

We got a whole nother week I-

[kcdawg13]

This will do alright, idk why people are all talking about the mediocre numbers. Sheeran is past his commercial peak, he literally had one of the biggest hits of all time with Shape of You.

[degen]

The more I listen to this song the more it reminds me of a Coldplay song? It is very safe and sort of locks him in the Pop/Hot AC world. But “Shape of You” was far more rhythmic leaning than this so he’s losing a base that helped “Shape Of You” become massive.

[spiritboy]

This probably alienated some people. Anyway, i'm glad people are enjoying this and as for the numbers, it is what it is. Longevity is the key here.

[marcyiam]

Zane Lowe interview

[Au$tin]

Wow those Spotify stats are surprisingly low. Doesn't really make any sense either. He's one of the biggest artists on the platform of all time, still earning massive amounts of listeners and streams even when outside of an album cycle. Surely "Afterglow" didn't kill his momentum *that* much! So bizarre. It's like if a new Drake single opened with half of what you'd expect after a successful era.

[Enigma.]

Spotify actually promoted his older tracks a lot with this release, so might be that people are listening those instead and forgot to return to Bad Habits lmao

Longevity and album streams will tell us more.

[chris]

since the release of divide he says that would be his peak, that the next album wouldn't sell as much, in an interview with radios he said he had his peak with divide and he doesn't expect to sell same or more with this new project. btw, album comes out in autumn and the next single in august. album cover is a painting done by him. (Same as Divide and Afterglow)