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| name = Bad Child |
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| cover = Tones and I - Bad Child.png |
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| caption = Double A-side cover |
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| type = single |
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| artist = [[Tones and I]] |
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| released = {{start date|2020|3|12|df=yes}} |
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| format = {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}} |
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| genre = <!--Please source genres--> |
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| length = 3:41 |
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| label = Bad Batch |
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| writer = [[Tones and I|Toni Watson]] |
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| producer = {{hlist|[[Konstantin Kersting]]|Watson}} |
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| prev_title = [[Never Seen the Rain]] |
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| prev_year = 2019 |
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| title2 = Can't Be Happy All the Time |
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| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|e7cqIOF4_8s|"Bad Child"}}|header=Lyric video|type=single}} |
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"'''Bad Child'''" is a song by Australian singer [[Tones and I]]. It was released on 12 March 2020 through Bad Batch alongside the song "Can't Be Happy All the Time". The double A-side single marks the first of more releases throughout the year, as announced by Watson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tones-and-i-singles-bad-child-cant-be-happy-all-the-time-8422/|title=Tones And I Releases New Singles "Bad Child" and "Can't Be Happy All the Time"|last=Jenke|first=Tyler|website=[[Rolling Stone Australia]]|date=12 March 2020|accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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On 11 March 2020, Watson announced that there would be new music coming the next day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tonesandimusic/status/1237522740975792128|title=New music coming tomorrow.... Camera with flash by Giulia McGauran|via=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref> The song's release, along with "Can't Be Happy All the Time", was accompanied by an animated lyric video. The singer revealed that, for the first time, she has written a song "in someone else's shoes; writing from their perspective".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/tones-and-i-shares-two-new-singles-2623909|title=Tones And I shares two new singles|last=Rose|first=Anna|website=[[NME (magazine)|NME]]|date=12 March 2020|accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref> She further explained that the song is about "seeing life growing up through someone else's eyes".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/tones-and-i-has-released-two-new-singles/|title=Tones And I Has Released Two New Singles|last=English|first=Laura|website=[[Music Feeds]]|date=12 March 2020|accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
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According to Debbie Carr of ''[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC (Australia)]]'', the song was a trademark Tones and I song with Watson's "fingerprints all over it" and compared the lyrical context to "[[Johnny Run Away]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/tones-and-i-comeback-bad-child-cant-be-happy-new-music-return/12046818|title=Tones and I releases first new music since debut EP|last=Carr|first=Debbie|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC (Australia)]]|date=12 March 2020|accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref> On the other hand, Lars Brandle at ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' thought the track with its "punchy keys and fat bass, all sitting under Tones' powerhouse vocals" was reminiscent of Watson's previous hit "[[Dance Monkey]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9333285/tones-and-i-bad-child-cant-be-happy-all-the-time-listen|title=Tones And I Returns With "Bad Child" and "Can’t Be Happy All The Time": Listen|last=Brandle|first=Lars|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=12 March 2020|accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref> ''[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]'''s Mike Wass called the song a "bop" and predicted it to be "all over radio in a couple of months". Based on the song title, he described the song to be "introspective and tinged with sadness".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7907910/tones-and-i-drops-new-songs-bad-child-you-cant-be-happy-all-the-time|title=Tones And I Drops New Songs "Bad Child" & "You Can't Be Happy All The Time"|last=Wass|first=Mike|website=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=12 March 2020|accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref> |
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==Personnel== |
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Credits adapted from [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/132773179/credits|title=Bad Child/Can't Be Happy All the Time / Tones and I – Tidal|website=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]|accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref> |
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* [[Tones and I|Toni Watson]] – songwriting, co-production |
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* [[Konstantin Kersting]] – co-production, mixing |
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* Andrei Eremin – mastering |
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* Randy Belculfine – recording |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Tones and I}} |
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[[Category:2020 singles]] |
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[[Category:2020 songs]] |
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[[Category:Tones and I songs]] |
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[[Category:Song recordings produced by Konstantin Kersting]] |
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Revision as of 10:30, 12 March 2020
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| Released | 12 March 2020 | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | Bad Batch | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Toni Watson | |||
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"Bad Child" is a song by Australian singer Tones and I. It was released on 12 March 2020 through Bad Batch alongside the song "Can't Be Happy All the Time". The double A-side single marks the first of more releases throughout the year, as announced by Watson.[1]
Background
On 11 March 2020, Watson announced that there would be new music coming the next day.[2] The song's release, along with "Can't Be Happy All the Time", was accompanied by an animated lyric video. The singer revealed that, for the first time, she has written a song "in someone else's shoes; writing from their perspective".[3] She further explained that the song is about "seeing life growing up through someone else's eyes".[4]
Critical reception
According to Debbie Carr of ABC (Australia), the song was a trademark Tones and I song with Watson's "fingerprints all over it" and compared the lyrical context to "Johnny Run Away".[5] On the other hand, Lars Brandle at Billboard thought the track with its "punchy keys and fat bass, all sitting under Tones' powerhouse vocals" was reminiscent of Watson's previous hit "Dance Monkey".[6] Idolator's Mike Wass called the song a "bop" and predicted it to be "all over radio in a couple of months". Based on the song title, he described the song to be "introspective and tinged with sadness".[7]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]
- Toni Watson – songwriting, co-production
- Konstantin Kersting – co-production, mixing
- Andrei Eremin – mastering
- Randy Belculfine – recording
References
- ^ Jenke, Tyler (12 March 2020). "Tones And I Releases New Singles "Bad Child" and "Can't Be Happy All the Time"". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "New music coming tomorrow.... Camera with flash by Giulia McGauran". Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Rose, Anna (12 March 2020). "Tones And I shares two new singles". NME. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ English, Laura (12 March 2020). "Tones And I Has Released Two New Singles". Music Feeds. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Carr, Debbie (12 March 2020). "Tones and I releases first new music since debut EP". ABC (Australia). Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (12 March 2020). "Tones And I Returns With "Bad Child" and "Can't Be Happy All The Time": Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Wass, Mike (12 March 2020). "Tones And I Drops New Songs "Bad Child" & "You Can't Be Happy All The Time"". Idolator. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Bad Child/Can't Be Happy All the Time / Tones and I – Tidal". Tidal. Retrieved 12 March 2020.