"Bad Habits" is the lead single by English band

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from their second studio album, ''

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''. It was released on 10 January 2016 on Domino Records, and is the first release of the band's second period of activity, making it their first single since " My Mistakes Were Made for You" (2008).

Writing and recording

In an interview with Stacey Anderson for

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, Kane states that "Bad Habits" originated with Turner playing the bass guitar and Kane singing over top. They admitted that the original take of the song came close to 40 minutes.

Critical reception

Brennan Carley of '' Spin'' magazine wrote that "Bad Habits" has got "a loud, insistent, urgent sound to it, with a prominent string section underscoring the chaos with a sense of unease." Stereogum's Peter Helman noted that the song is "a brash, slitheringly groovy thing with an insistent bassline and some string section flourishes courtesy of maestro

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Music video

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for "Bad Habits" was released on 10 January 2016, at the same day of the single's release. It shows the group performing in a

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, with short snippets of Turner and Kane recording, socialising and womanising. The video was directed by Ben Chappell.

Track listing

Personnel

;The Last Shadow Puppets *

Alex Turner Alexander David Turner (born 6 January 1986) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is well known as the frontman and principal songwriter of the rock band Arctic Monkeys, with whom he has released seven albums. He ...

– acoustic guitar, backing vocals, additional bass guitar *

Miles Kane Miles Peter Kane (born 17 March 1986) is an English musician, best known as a solo artist and the co-frontman of the Last Shadow Puppets. He was also the former frontman of the Rascals, before the band announced their break-up in August 2009. ...

– lead vocals, electric guitar * James Ford – drums, percussion, toy piano, Mellotron *

Zach Dawes Zachary Edwin Dawes (born July 2, 1985) is an American musician, producer, engineer, and technician, best known as the bassist for the bands Mini Mansions and The Last Shadow Puppets. He has also made contributions to music by Brian Wilson, L ...

– bass guitar, upright bass, vibraslap ;Additional personnel *

– strings arrangement

Charts

References

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