"Bad Habit" is a song by American musician
Steve Lacy, released as the second single from his second studio album ''
Gemini Rights
''Gemini Rights'' is the second studio album by American musician Steve Lacy. It was released on July 15, 2022, by RCA Records. It follows Lacy's debut album ''Apollo XXI'' (2019), and was preceded by the singles "Mercury", "Bad Habit" and "Sunsh ...
'' on June 29, 2022. Lacy produced the song and co-wrote it with
Diana Gordon,
John Kirby,
Fousheé
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(as background vocals) and Matthew Castellanos.
"Bad Habit" became a mainstream breakthrough for Lacy. His first chart entry in the US, the song peaked at number one on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
It also became the first song to ever top the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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,
Hot R&B Songs
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and
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs
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charts simultaneously. Aside from the United States, "Bad Habit" was also a hit in several other countries.
Reception
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'' found the song to have a "funky bassline, smooth tempo and electronic effects", with its lyrics addressing "regret over a failed love interest".
Tom Breihan of ''
Stereogum'' called the track a "lo-fi, homespun take on the kind of thing that
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might've once written", also writing that Lacy "layer
up his own harmonies" before "adding in a slick little human-beatbox breakdown".
Commercial performance
On the chart issued September 10, 2022, "Bad Habit" became the first song to top both the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...
and
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (formerly known as Rock Songs and Hot Rock Songs) is a record chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine. From its debut on June 20, 2009, through October 13, 2012, the chart ranked the airplay of songs across alternati ...
charts by ''
Billboard''. That same week, the song rose to number two on the
Hot 100 and top ten on the
Mainstream Top 40 chart. It also topped the
R&B Streaming Songs,
Rock Streaming Songs
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,
Alternative Streaming Songs, and
R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs charts, as well as the all-genre
Streaming Songs
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chart.
"Bad Habit" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the chart dated October 8, 2022,
and remained there for three consecutive weeks.
Music video
A music video was also released on June 29, 2022, featuring Lacy walking around and playing with a dog in an "empty space" with color-changing lights. He also wears the same outfit as in the video for his previous single, "Mercury".
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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