But who cares when the potential for a real, live orgasm delivered by another human being is possible? Nonetheless, Sheeran appears torn between giving us all-out “Shape of You” “crunkness” on “Bad Habits,” instead slightly tempering it with the tinge of “regret” that comes from giving oneself entirely to the “nocturnal activities” that, in the present, can only lead to more corona mutations in addition to garden variety STDs. But, of course, once something has been “conquered” within the more well-to-do populations, it no longer bothers anyone. Or what ought to be one despite the public inevitably getting buck wild as they persist in ignoring that the disease still hasn’t been tamed. And, as performers are wont to be people pleasers, perhaps he’s just giving the masses what they desire.Įnter the mid-tempo anthem for a cautious, PTSD-laden summer.

And even if he doesn’t-based on the lyrical content that actually looks back on his “bad boy” days with something like regret-he knows that’s what everyone else wants. Sheeran would seem to agree… if the content of the lead single from his forthcoming album is any indication. But as far as everyone with “COVID fatigue” and a vaccine is concerned, it simply has to be. Nor is now, really, what with the pandemic not actually being over.

After waiting an entire five years since “Shape of You” was the song of the summer in 2017 (alongside “Despacito”)-a single many are still trying to get out of their heads-it’s as though Ed Sheeran was waiting for the perfect moment to come back at us with “Bad Habits.” Obviously, even if he had it ready in 2020, that wasn’t going be the time to put it out.

Bad habits lead to you