Steve Lacy performed “Helmet” alongside “Bad Habit” on Saturday Night Live in 2022.
The appearance took place on November 5, 2022, during the show’s 48th season. Amy Schumer hosted the episode, and Lacy served as the musical guest. Both songs came from Gemini Rights, his second studio album, released in July 2022.
“Bad Habit” was the obvious centerpiece because it had become Lacy’s breakthrough hit and later reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Helmet,” however, showed another side of the album: a more buoyant, guitar-led funk-pop song with lyrics about emotional self-protection after a relationship.
A common mix-up is to assume Lacy performed another Gemini Rights track such as “Sunshine” or “Static.” Those songs are on the album, but the two-song SNL set specifically featured “Bad Habit” and “Helmet.”