Poison (Hazbin Hotel song)

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"Poison"
Promotional single by Blake Roman
from the album Hazbin Hotel (Original Soundtrack)
ReleasedJanuary 5, 2024
Genre
Length2:07
Label A24 Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sam Haft
  • Andrew Underberg
Music video
"Poison" on YouTube
The YouTube video thumbnail for the song Thumbnail for Poison.jpeg
The YouTube video thumbnail for the song

"Poison" is a dance-pop, rock, and alternative song from the American adult animated musical comedy television series Hazbin Hotel, which is sung by Angel Dust (voiced by Blake Roman). [3] [4] The song is featured in "Masquerade", the fourth episode of the show's first season. On January 5, 2024, the song and lyrics were published to YouTube and Spotify by Amazon Prime Video prior to the release of the first season, and have since accumulated 29 million views and 134 million streams, respectively. [5] [3] The song also peaked at number two on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [6] [7] The song is about the darkness involved in a psychologically abusive relationship, combined with how traumatizing a sexually abusive relationship is to a person, continuing themes from the 2020 Hazbin Hotel song and music video "Addict". [8] [9] An official remix by The Living Tombstone, with a new Hyperpop instrumental and featuring Joel Perez as Valentino, was released on April 1, 2024. [10] [11]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Poison"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] 69
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [13] 24
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 55
UK Indie (OCC) [15] 14
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [6] 2
US Hot Alternative Songs ( Billboard )23
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [16] 14

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