"Bad Decisions" is a song by American rock band The Strokes, released on February 18, 2020, as the second single from their sixth studio album, The New Abnormal (2020). An accompanying music video was released on the same day. It incorporates elements of the song "Dancing with Myself" by British punk/new wave musician Billy Idol, who is credited as a co-writer along with his former band member Tony James.
The artwork for the song is Café Kiss by Ron Hicks.
Live performances On October 31, 2020, the band performed "Bad Decisions" on Saturday Night Live.
Personnel Adapted from the Strokes' official YouTube channel.
The Strokes Julian Casablancas – vocal, lyricist, composer Nikolai Fraiture – bass guitar, composer Albert Hammond Jr. – guitar, composer Nick Valensi – guitar, composer Fabrizio Moretti – drums, composer Additional Personnel Billy Idol – composer Tony James – composer Jason Lader – engineer, mixing engineer Pete Min – engineer Rob Bisel – assistant engineer Dylan Neustadter – assistant engineer Kevin Smith – assistant engineer Stephen Marcussen – mastering engineer Stewart Whitmore – mastering engineer Rick Rubin – producer
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2020) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2020) Position US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) 55 US Rock Airplay (Billboard) 16
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