Bad at Love

"Bad at Love"
Single by Halsey
from the album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
Released August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)
Format Digital download
Length 3:01
Label Astralwerks
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Halsey singles chronology
"Now or Never"
(2017)		 "Bad at Love"
(2017)		 "Him & I"
(2017)

"Now or Never"
(2017)		 "Bad at Love"
(2017)		 "Him & I"
(2017)

"Bad at Love" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Halsey. It was released on August 22, 2017, as the second single from her second studio album, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom.[1]

Background

Halsey told Billboard that the tune should "sound like Leonardo DiCaprio in a Hawaiian T-shirt in a droptop yellow convertible car – driving down the highway like in Miami Vice with all his friends."[2]

On the track, "Bad at Love" goes through a list of her different lovers and what went wrong in their relationship.[3] With each one, she thought they were "the one" and could "fix her", but it went wrong for various reasons.[4][5] From her history of dating, she concludes that she is "bad at love".[6] Her list of lovers include both men and women indicating at her bisexuality, which is a running theme throughout the album.[7]

Music video

The music video was directed by Halsey with Sing J Lee, it begins with a desert road, the singer has a short hairstyle and taking off on a motorcycle and stops for a gas station, she picks up a newspaper with her face and "Wanted" written on the first page, with the help of three friends, she avoids from being captured by two futuristic cops.[8] They ride into the sunset as the end.[9] The video was uploaded on August 30, 2017, on her Vevo channel.[10]

Commercial performance

As of September 2017, the song has moved 76,645 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[11] It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming her first top five entry as a lead artist and surpassing the chart position of Halsey's previous single "Now or Never", which reached number 17.

Aided by official mixes from Dillon Francis, Hook N Sling, Klangkarussell, Autograf, and Generik,[12] "Bad at Love" gave Halsey her first number one on the Dance Club Songs chart in its December 16, 2017, issue[13] and her second number one (as well as her first as a solo artist) on the accompanying Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart in its January 3, 2018, issue.[14]

Charts

Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 42
Australia Dance (ARIA)[16] 5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 22
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 48
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[19] 7
Portugal (AFP)[20] 72
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[21] 69
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22] 41
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[24] 20
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[25] 3
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[26] 1
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[27] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[28] 2
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[29] 17
Venezuela English (Record Report)[30] 5

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[31] Platinum 70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[32][33] Gold 20,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[34] 2× Platinum 160,000^
United States (RIAA)[35] 3× Platinum 3,000,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States August 22, 2017 Contemporary hit radio [1]
October 9, 2017 Hot adult contemporary radio [36]

References

  1. 1 2 "Top 40/M Future Releases". AllAccess. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Halsey Explains How Leonardo DiCaprio Inspired Her Single 'Bad at Love'". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  3. ↑ Daly, Rhian (June 2, 2017). "Halsey – 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom' Review". NME. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ Jack (June 3, 2017). "Halsey - hopeless fountain kingdom (album review 2)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ Hornett, Sorcha (June 17, 2017). "Album Review: Halsey – hopeless fountain kingdom". Redbrick. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ Bulayo, Ashley (June 10, 2017). "Album Review: Halsey – 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom'". The Young Folks. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  7. ↑ Krieger, Deborah (June 7, 2017). "Halsey: Hopeless Fountain Kingdom". Pop Matters. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ Sundstrom, Mark (August 31, 2017). "Halsey's a Wanted Woman in New 'Bad At Love' Video". Fuse. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ Wass, Mike (August 30, 2017). "Halsey's Dystopian Saga Continues In Her 'Bad At Love' Video". Idolator. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  10. ↑ Iasimone, Ashley (August 30, 2017). "Halsey Is On the Run in New 'Bad at Love' Video". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 09/28/2017" (PDF). Nielsen SoundScan. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  12. ↑ The 5 Best Halsey "Bad at Love" Remixes from Billboard (October 6, 2017)
  13. ↑ "Halsey Hoists 'Bad at Love' to No. 1 on Dance Club Songs Chart" from Billboard (December 7, 2017)
  14. ↑ "Halsey's 'Bad at Love' Leads Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart" from Billboard (December 28, 2017)
  15. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Dance Singles Chart – Week Commencing 16 October 2017" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  17. ↑ "Halsey Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  18. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201744 into search. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  19. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 12, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Halsey – Bad at Love". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  21. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201747 into search. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  22. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201744 into search. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Halsey Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Halsey Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Halsey Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Halsey Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Halsey Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Halsey Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Halsey Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Anglo" (in Spanish). Record Report. 24 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018.
  31. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #458". auspOp. February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  32. ↑ "A cantora norte-americana Halsey se apresenta no Brasil com shows no Rio de Janeiro e em São Paulo". Universal Music Brazil (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  33. ↑ Manfré, Bruna. "Halsey ganhou um certificado de ouro aqui no Brasil + fotos do show". Gimme Shelter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  34. ↑ "Canadian single certifications". Music Canada. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  35. ↑ "American single certifications – Halsey – Bad at Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 13, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  36. ↑ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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