Bad At Love

## Music Video

"**Bad At Love**" is a song performed by Halsey. It is the second single of her sophomore studio album, *Hopeless Fountain Kingdom*, on which it is featured as the tenth track on the standard and as the eleventh track on the deluxe edition. It was released on June 2, 2017 through Astralwerks Records and impacted the pop radio on August 22, 2017. The song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold by RIAA..

## Background

On the track, "Bad at Love", Halsey goes through a list of her different lovers and what went wrong in their relationship. With each one, she thought they were “the one” and could “fix her,” but it went wrong for various reasons. From her history of dating, she concludes that she is ‘bad at love’.

Her list of lovers include both men and women alluding to her bisexuality, which is a running theme throughout the album.

## Cross-references

* The lyric "Because she fell in love with little thin white lines" is referenced again in "Don't Play": "Runnin' lines like a marathon, got it all white like parmesan" and in "929": "Lost the love of my life to an ivory powder".

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Got a boy back home in Michigan

And it tastes like Jack when I'm kissing him

So I told him that I never really liked his friends

Now he's gone and he's calling me a bitch again

It's a guy that lives in a garden state

And he told me we don't make it 'til we graduate

So I told him the music would be worth the wait

But he wants me in the kitchen on a dinner plate

[Pre-Chorus]

I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe

That we're meant to be

But jealousy, jealousy, jealousy, jealousy

Gets the best of me

Look, I don't mean to frustrate, but I

Always make the same mistakes, yeah

Always make the same mistakes 'cause

[Chorus]

I'm bad at love (ooh-ooh)

But you can't blame me for tryin'

You know I'd be lyin' sayin'

You were the one (ooh-ooh)

That could finally fix me

Lookin' at my history

I'm bad at love

[Verse 2]

Got a girl with California eyes

And I thought that she could really be the one this time

But I never got the chance to make her mine

Because she fell in love with little thin white lines

London girl with an attitude

We never told no one but we look so cute

Both got way better things to do

But I always think about it when I'm riding through

[Pre-Chorus]

I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe

That I'm in too deep

But jealousy, jealousy, jealousy, jealousy

Gets the best of me

Look, I don't mean to frustrate, but I

Always make the same mistakes, yeah

Always make the same mistakes 'cause

[Chorus]

I'm bad at love (ooh-ooh)

But you can't blame me for tryin'

You know I'd be lyin' sayin'

You were the one (ooh-ooh)

That could finally fix me

Lookin' at my history

I'm bad at love

Oh, you know, you know, you know

I'm bad at love (ooh-ooh)

I'm bad at love (ooh-ooh)

I'm bad at love (ooh-ooh)

[Bridge]

I know that you're afraid

I'm gonna walk away

Each time the feeling fades

Each time the feeling fades

I know that you're afraid

I'm gonna walk away

Each time the feeling fades

[Chorus]

You know I'm bad at love (ooh-ooh)

But you can't blame me for tryin'

You know I'd be lyin' sayin'

You were the one (ooh-ooh)

That could finally fix me

Lookin' at my history

I'm bad at love (ooh-ooh)

Oh, you know, you know, you know

I'm bad at love (ooh-ooh)

I'm bad at love (ooh-ooh)

Oh, oh

## Music Video

The music video was released on August 30, 2017. Like the "Now or Never" music video, the music video for "Bad at Love" was directed by Halsey with Sing J Lee. The video sees Luna being hunted by the police from the incident at Orpheus Tunnel, before being helped by three girls who take her to what is presumed to be the House of Spera.

On September 15, 2017 an "Angelus Cut" (extended cut) of the video was released. features Solis' perspective at the start and other Angelus house members regarding Luna's whereabouts at the end.

## References

1. ↑ https://headlineplanet.com/home/2017/08/03/halseys-bad-love-impacting-pop-radio-august-22/
2. ↑ Halsey's Billboard Chart History
3. ↑ http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/halsey/13189
4. ↑ http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/halsey/13250

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