“Bad Habits” by Ed Sheeran, Friday, June 10, 2022 (Updated Repost)
If you make a list of the most iconic singer-songwriters, the list would include all of Ed Sheeran's influences. In fact, many would have had no problem putting Ed Sheeran on that list, if it weren't for his huge mainstream pop hit "Shape of You." If it weren't for the 2017 song, Ed Sheeran would still have been a driving force in the music industry, penning verses for pop artists and singing semi-acoustic ballads and rapping a few bars here and there. Some listeners are still scarred from the repetitive chorus with its contrived masculine rhyme, so much so that they would prefer not to hear the song's follow up. It's unfortunate enough that I couldn't take songs like "Perfect" or "Castle on the Hill" seriously. And when Ed Sheeran announced that he was back in June of last year, I was less than thrilled. But in September, thanks to musical algorithms, AppleMusic played "Shivers" when playing similar songs to Jax Jones ft. Years & Years' "Play." Time heals all wounds, I guess.
EVERY TIME YOU COME AROUND, YOU KNOW I CAN'T SAY NO. Between projects, Ed Sheeran has been known to go on social media breaks. In December 2019, he announced that he would be taking a year off to write his next album and spend time with his family and welcome his new daughter into the world. The timing of his hiatus was perfect, not only because the singer had come off of his most successful album cycle but also because of the pandemic which paralyzed the music industry. Starting at the end of June, listeners have a taste of the next Sheeran project with the three singles the singer has dropped. The lead single, "Bad Habits" quickly rose to number 1 for 11 weeks in the UK. Sheeran told James Cordon that he originally wanted to release a slow song as the lead single, but decided on the upbeat "Bad Habits." He said, "I don’t know if the world needs a depressing sad, slow acoustic song when it’s all opening up." The second single "Visiting Hours" is a throwback to the singer's roots on + and X. The third single "Shivers," written at the end of the singer's Divide tour, sounds dancey, like "Bad Habits." "Shivers" replaced "Bad Habits" atop the UK charts upon its release.
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