Bad Habit (Foals song)

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"Bad Habit"
Bad Habit Single.jpg
Single by Foals
from the album Holy Fire
Released19 July 2013
Recorded2012
Length4:40
Label Transgressive
Songwriter(s) Foals (Jack Bevan, Edwin Congreave, Walter Gervers, Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith)
Producer(s)
Foals singles chronology
"Late Night"
(2013)
"Bad Habit"
(2013)
"Out of the Woods"
(2013)

"Bad Habit" is the fourth single by British indie rock band Foals, from their third studio album Holy Fire . The official video, unveiled on 17 June 2013, [1] was directed by Nabil [2] where visual effects were created by GloriaFX and features lead singer Yannis Philippakis wandering through a desert following a nude woman. The song has been featured in a BBC promotion for its Summer of Music in May 2013. [3]

Contents

The single artwork was done by Leif Podhajsky.

Track listing

UK 2-track promo CD
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Habit" (radio edit)4:01
2."Bad Habit" (album version)4:40
Digital EP
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Habit"4:40
2."Bad Habit" (Alex Metric Remix)8:07
3."Bad Habit" (Voyeur Remix)6:46

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [4] 89
Mexico Ingles Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 41

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References

  1. "Foals – "Bad Habit" Video (NSFW)". Stereogum. 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  2. Nabil (2013-06-17). "Foals - Bad Habit (official video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  3. "BBC Advert". tvadmusic.co.uk. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  4. "Foals – Bad Habit" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  5. "Foals Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard . Retrieved 17 October 2019.