![]() ‘Bad Habits’ is Sheeran’s first official release since 2019’s UK No.1, ‘No.6 Collaborations Project’. Directed by Ed’s long-term collaborator, Emil Nava, and streaming globally on TikTok from 9pm BST, the upcoming set will include a host of fan favourites in addition to Ed’s first-ever live performance of ‘Bad Habits’. To celebrate the release, tonight, Ed will be performing live from Ipswich Town’s Portman Road for TikTok’s UEFA Euro 2020 show. It was mega fun getting into character except for the heights (that wasn’t so fun). I wanted the video for Bad Habits to play on the nature of habits in a fantastical way so I decided on vampires. The official video made its global broadcast premiere on MTV Live/MTVU/MTV’s global network of channels today and was also trailed on ViacomCBS Times Square billboard.Įd Sheeran says – “Feels great to be back with my new single. Trading his distinct ginger hair for bleached white and his teeth for fangs, the dark-humour narrative serves as a metaphor for ‘bad habits’ as Ed embarks on a wild night out alongside his crew of ghouls before morphing back to his real self the next morning, ginger hair intact, as the sun rises over him. ![]() In the accompanying official video – directed by Dave Meyers (Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar) – we see Ed as we’ve never seen him before as he depicts an alter-ego vampire character. Deploying an up-tempo, summery sonic alongside his treasured guitar, and a track that channels escapist energy, Ed co-wrote and co-produced ‘Bad Habits’ with long-time collaborators, Johnny McDaid (‘Shape of You’) and FRED (No.6 Collaborations Project). Sheeran is an artist who motors on nonconformity, with today’s release landing as something unexpected yet wholly his a testament to a forward-thinking artist who continues to push his art into new dimensions. Spending the last few years out of the spotlight following his record-breaking two-year Divide tour and the arrival of his first daughter, Ed Sheeran marks his official return with the euphoric ‘Bad Habits’. “What a huge honour it is to be asked to close the prestigious NME Awards show, we’re literally buzzing.Ed Sheeran officially returns with his new single ‘Bad Habits’ (available now across all DSPs), which is joined by the Dave Meyers-directed official video. “To be honest we’re surprised we’ve even been asked back at all!” said Sykes. Tickets to the event are on sale now and available here. The awards will return to London’s O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday, March 2 to celebrate the best in music and entertainment from around the globe. Meanwhile, Bring Me The Horizon will perform the closing set at the BandLab NME Awards 2022. Released in June 2021, the original version of Bad Habits spent 11 consecutive weeks at the top of the UK chart, becoming the longest-running consecutive Number One of last year. “But we are all about pushing the boundaries of our own and other genres, so this felt like the perfect challenge.” Excited to get it out.”īring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes added: “From receiving the email asking whether we’d like to open the brits with Ed Sheeran to us chatting and bouncing ideas to rehearsing and then performing and now releasing, this has needless to say been pretty mental. Speaking about the new version of the track, Ed Sheeran said: “I really enjoyed the show last week and I think people will really like the new version of Bad Habits. You can listen to the song – and see its accompanying visualizer, below. Now, their alternative version of the track has been released. Make sure it goes proper death growl at the end!” Sykes said: “There are so many people asking for like a studio version,” to which Sheeran replied: “We have to get one out”, while Sheeran added: “We’ll get Jordan and the lads on it and I’ll get the vocals in. On 8 February, Sheeran teamed up with the metal group for a reworked version of his 2021 track Bad Habits to open the BRIT Awards 2022.Įarlier this week, the pair also teased a studio release of the song, after Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes shared a FaceTime call he had with Sheeran in which the pair discussed their live performance and an upcoming release of the song. Having teased its arrival during the week, Bring Me The Horizon and Ed Sheeran have released their alternative studio version of Bad Habits together.
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