“Bad Habit” became Steve Lacy’s first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single. Released on June 29, 2022, as the second single from Gemini Rights, the song eventually reached No. 1 on the chart dated October 3, 2022.
The track began as a more experimental recording and developed over roughly a year. Lacy co-wrote it with Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby, and Matthew Castellanos. Its warped guitar riff, funky bass, falsetto vocals, and lyrics about regret over a missed romantic opportunity gave the song an intimate but highly distinctive sound.
“Bad Habit” first entered the Hot 100 at No. 100 after gaining momentum on TikTok. Before reaching the top, it spent four weeks at No. 2 behind Harry Styles’s “As It Was.” It also became the first song to top both Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts. “Dark Red,” another popular Lacy song, was an earlier viral success but never became his Hot 100 No. 1.