But for the most part the song sounds, production-wise, like a budget Róisín Murphy. I am particularly keen on the song’s opening refrain, with an atmosphere partially reminiscent of The Cure‘s ‘Lullaby’, and Sheeran’s “hoo-ooh, hoo-oooooh” vocal hook running over the top. ![]() The lyrics feel equally generic and perfunctory, with no clear relevance to his real-life experiences.ĭon’t get me wrong, ‘Bad Habits’ is a fine pop song. Not only is ‘Bad Habits’ heavily synth-based to the point of ostracising Sheeran’s acoustic guitar – his unique selling point and most distinctive feature – but when I first heard it, Sheeran’s voice seemed unrecognisable. I could see this working if Sheeran was to take inspiration from, say, Robert Fripp or Tin Machine, but not Daft Punk. This in itself is fine and admirable as a way of avoiding stale artistic complacency, but only truly works when the finished product, while being different and surprising, still sounds recognisably like the artist in question. So I wanted to go in the studio and make something that was totally different.” “People see me as the acoustic singer-songwriter who does ballads and there was just a lot of that. The main headline here is that Ed Sheeran has attempted to reinvent himself – “I always aim to push myself and my music in new directions and hopefully you’ll hear that on the new single,” he said while promoting the single. ‘Bad Habits’ leaves me with mixed views – mainly because it doesn’t sound a lot like the Ed Sheeran we know and love at all. But on top of all this, he is working on the follow-up to 2017’s internationally successful, if overplayed, Divide album, as teased with the arrival of this new song, entitled ‘Bad Habits’. I thought he would be too busy spending time with his family and managing other artists such as Maisie Peters on his Gingerbread record label. The announcement of a new Ed Sheeran single took me somewhat by surprise. It’s the ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter’s seventh Top 50 entry.Should I praise this single for its understanding of mainstream pop consumers' tastes, or condemn it for its inoffensive conformity (and lack of philosophical stimulation)? It’s the second single from the album to hit the Top 50 after ‘Fly Away’ (#4 Feb. With her debut album, Welcome to the Madhouse, set for release on 16 July, Tones And I takes out another charting single from it with ‘Cloudy Day’. Marshmello and the Jonas Brothers take out a new peak with ‘Leave Before You Love Me’ as it jumps five to #33. Tom Grennan’s ‘Little Bit Of Love’ climbs six to claim a new peak at #24. ‘WusYaName’ features appearances by YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla Sign. Six weeks into its chart run, Vance Joy’s ‘Missing Piece’ moves up three spots to score a new peak at #20.ĭebuting at #2 on this week’s Albums Chart with Call Me If You Get Lost, American rapper Tyler, The Creator scores three entries in the Singles Chart Top 50: ‘WusYaName’ (#22), ‘Lumberjack’ (#40) and ‘Juggernaut’ (#49). Previous release ‘Need To Know’ has climbed back to #32, one spot below its peak. The higher of the two tracks is a collaboration with Canadian star The Weeknd and serves as the second official single from the album. The 2021 Eurovision Song Contest winners also debut at #21 this week with ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’.Īs Doja Cat’s Planet Her album debuts at #3, the American artist grabs two debuts in this week’s Top 50: ‘You Right’ (#11) and ‘I Don’t Do Drugs’ (#43). ![]() The cover of the The Four Seasons’ 1967 classic has also been a Top Ten in the UK and across Europe. ![]() ‘17) and ‘I Don't Care’ (#1 May ‘19).Ī week on from debuting at #22, Italian band Maneskin jump up 16 spots to hit #6 with ‘Beggin’. He’s previously topped the Singles Chart with ‘Sing’ (#1 May ‘14), ‘Thinking Out Loud’ (#1 Oct. Sheeran last charted with the standalone single ‘Afterglow’ (#7 Jan. The track is the first release from Sheeran’s forthcoming fifth album, the follow-up to No.6 Collaborations Project (#1 Jul. British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran takes out his sixth chart-topping single in Australia as he debuts at #1 with ‘Bad Habits’.
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