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Bad At Love
Halsey
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- Album
- hopeless fountain kingdom (Deluxe)
- Released
- 2017
- Genres
- Length
- 3:01
- Tempo
- 118 BPM
- Label
- Astralwerks (ASW)
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About this song
"Bad At Love" was the fourth single and second music video from Halsey's sophomore album, hopeless fountain kingdom. The music video was released on August 30, 2017, and an extended version called the Angelus cut followed on September 15, 2017. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 2017, her first solo song to reach the top 10, later climbing to #5.
What it's about
Halsey runs through a list of her past lovers and what went wrong with each one, having believed each time that they were "the one" who could fix her. She concludes from her dating history that she is bad at love. Her list includes both men and women, reflecting the bisexuality that runs through the album.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 1 other song, like “United State of Pop 2018 (Turnin' It Up) by DJ Earworm”.
- Covered 5 times, including “Bad at Love by First to Eleven”.
- Written by Halsey, Ricky Reed, Justin Tranter and Rogét Chahayed.
- Produced by Rogét Chahayed and Ricky Reed.
- Recorded at Elysian Park (Los Angeles.