Loser, Baby Explained

Type:single
Artist:Keith David and Blake Roman
Album:Hazbin Hotel Original Soundtrack (Part 1)
Released:2024
Genre:
Length:2:55
Label:A24 Music
Producer:
  • Sam Haft
  • Andrew Underberg
Chronology:Hazbin Hotel
Prev Title:Respectless
Prev Year:2024
Next Title:Hell's Greatest Dad
Next Year:2024

"Loser, Baby" is a song from the American adult animated musical comedy television series Hazbin Hotel, which is sung by Husk (voiced by Keith David) and Angel Dust (voiced by Blake Roman).[1] [2] The song is featured in "Masquerade", the fourth episode of the show's first season. On January 19, 2024, the song and lyrics were published to YouTube and Spotify by Amazon Prime Video, and have since accumulated 34 million views and 90 million streams, respectively.[3] [1] The song also peaked at number one on the Billboard US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[4] The song’s release on YouTube has also become Amazon Prime Video’s third most-viewed video on their channel.[1]

Composition

"Loser, Baby" is a jazz[5] and rock[6] song written in the key of E major.[7]

Reception

Angel Shaw of Screen Rant stated the song "perfectly represents everything the adult animated musical comedy series is about".[8] Charlotte Hansen, also from Screen Rant, ranked "Loser, Baby" the best song in the Hazbin Hotel television series, writing "while the song is very gritty and shows the brutal reality of living in Hell, it is also lighthearted as well with Angel Dust and Husk dancing to changing backgrounds as they celebrate who they are." The Economic Times wrote that the song "captures the essence of losers finding solace in each other's company within the depths of Hell."[9]

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 65
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 10
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[12] 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Loser, Baby Sing-Along Hazbin Hotel Prime Video . . . 17 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217165747/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sVoglgJjRg . 17 February 2024 . 19 January 2024 . live.
  2. Web site: Hansen . Charlotte . Hazbin Hotel Season 1's 16 Songs, Ranked From Worst To Best . . 17 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217154523/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-season-1-musical-numbers-ranked-worst-best/ . 17 February 2024 . 9 February 2024 . live.
  3. Web site: Haft . Sam . Underberg . Andrew . Loser, Baby . . . 17 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217183704/https://open.spotify.com/track/7sRz3vO2bEMhZGEkjnfMxb . 17 February 2024 . 19 January 2024 . live.
  4. McIntyre . Hugh . Is Hazbin Hotel Headed For The Hot 100? . . 20 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240220060216/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/02/19/is-hazbin-hotel-headed-for-the-hot-100/ . 20 February 2024 . . 19 February 2024 . live.
  5. Web site: Sarnataro. Eleonora. Canzoni di Hazbin Hotel: le 7 più popolari . Hazbin Hotel songs: the 7 most popular. Eroica Fenice. 17 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240517070721/https://www.eroicafenice.com/musica/canzoni-di-hazbin-hotel-le-7-piu-popolari/. 17 May 2024 . Italian. 28 March 2024. live.
  6. Web site: Miller . Liz Shannon . 2024-01-19 . Keith David on Singing Songs Like Hazbin Hotel's Loser Baby . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119172316/https://consequence.net/2024/01/keith-david-hazbin-hotel-loser-baby/ . 2024-01-19 . 2024-04-26 . . en-US.
  7. Web site: Haft . Sam . Underberg . Andrew . Loser, Baby from Hazbin Hotel . Musicnotes.com . January 30, 2024 . 17 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329112736/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0285127 . March 29, 2024 . live.
  8. Web site: Shaw . Angel . January 19, 2024 . Hazbin Hotel's "Loser Baby" Song Explained: Lyrics & Where To Listen . February 22, 2024 . . en.
  9. News: January 20, 2024 . Hazbin Hotel's 'Loser, Baby': Where to listen? Decoding the lyrics . February 22, 2024 . . 0013-0389.
  10. Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of February 17, 2024. Billboard. February 19, 2024.
  11. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. January 29, 2024. February 7, 2024.
  12. Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of February 17, 2024. Billboard. February 19, 2024.