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Bad Dreams (song)

"Bad Dreams" is a song by American singer-songwriter Teddy Swims. It was released on September 13, 2024, through Warner Records as the first single from his upcoming second studio album, I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2).[1] "Bad Dreams" follows the commercially successful "Lose Control" and "The Door".

"Bad Dreams"
Single by Teddy Swims
from the album I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2024 (2024-09-13)
Length3:04
LabelWarner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Julian Bunetta
  • Matt Zara
  • John Ryan
Teddy Swims singles chronology
"Dirty"
(2024) 		"Bad Dreams"
(2024)
Music video
"Bad Dreams" on YouTube

Background and composition

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"Bad Dreams" was released on the heels of a performance at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, where Swims performed a medley of "Lose Control", "The Door" and a cover of "Stay" (2012) by Rihanna and the song's co-writer Mikky Ekko.[2] The song talks about "deep feelings" coming from a place of heartbreak and pain that leads to disorientation and insomnia.[3]

Critical reception

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Ana Escobar Rivas of Los 40 thought the song contains the "soul essence" of all his worst nightmares as well as suffering "from insomnia" due to sleeping without his lover at night.[4] Britt Mae at Melodic opined that Swims released a "firery new single" that "builds on the momentum" of his previous global hits.[5]

Credits and personnel

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  • Julian Bunetta – guitar, synthesizer, drums, background vocals, songwriter, producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Matt Zara – guitar, synthesizer, drums, bass, piano, songwriter, producer, recording engineer
  • Jaten Dimsdale – vocals, background vocals, songwriter
  • John Ryan – songwriter, producer
  • John Sudduth – songwriter
  • Rocky Block – songwriter
  • Sarah Solovay – songwriter
  • Jeff Gunnell – recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Nathan Dantzler – mastering engineer

Charts

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References

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  2. ^ Edwards, Clayton (September 11, 2024). "Teddy Swims Brings His Genre-Bending Sound to the 2024 MTV VMAs with a Short But Soulful "Lose Control" Performance". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Guerra, Anita (September 13, 2024). "El 'soul' profundo de Teddy Swims al servicio de "Bad Dreams": el 'rollazo' de sus giros vocales". Cadena 100 (in Spanish). Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Escobar Rivas, Ana (September 14, 2024). "Teddy Swims nos deja ver sus mayores miedos en su nueva canción "Bad Dreams"". Los 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Mae, Britt (September 14, 2024). "Teddy Swims tell us about "Bad Dreams"". Melodic. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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