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Bad Dreams (song)

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"Bad Dreams"
Single by Teddy Swims
from the album I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2024 (2024-09-13)
Genre
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

"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 singles "Lose Control" and "The Door".

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]

Track listing

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Digital download/streaming[6]

  1. "Bad Dreams" – 3:04

Digital download/streaming – Acoustic version[7]

  1. "Bad Dreams (Acoustic)" – 2:56

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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Certifications

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Certifications for "Bad Dreams"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[84] Gold 35,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[85] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[86] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Bad Dreams"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Various September 13, 2024
Original Warner [6]
November 8, 2024 Acoustic [6]
United States January 7, 2025 Contemporary hit radio Original [87]

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