Ways to Be Wicked

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"Ways to Be Wicked"
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Single by Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart
from the album Descendants 2
ReleasedApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:38
Label Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Hollander
  • Edmondson
Descendants singles chronology
"Rotten to the Core"
(2015)
"Ways to Be Wicked"
(2017)
"What's My Name"
(2017)
Music video
"Ways to be Wicked" on YouTube

"Ways to Be Wicked" is a song performed by Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce, and Booboo Stewart in their vocal roles as Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay from the Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants 2 (2017).

Contents

It premiered on Radio Disney and then was officially released as the Descendants 2 soundtrack's first single on April 14, 2017, by Walt Disney Records.

Live performances

On May 1, 2017, Cameron, Boyce, Stewart and Carson, introduced the theme in the show Dancing with the Stars along with the song "Rotten to the Core" belonging to the first soundtrack. On July 17, the cast performed a mashup of "Ways to Be Wicked" and "What's My Name", both original songs from the movie musical on Good Morning America .

Music video

The music video of "Ways to Be Wicked" was premiered on April 29, 2017 in the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards in Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles. [2] The video was directed by Kenny Ortega and released on April 30, 2017. [3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Ways to Be Wicked"
Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [4] 1

Certifications

Certifications for "Ways to Be Wicked"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [5] 2× Platinum120,000
United States (RIAA) [6] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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