In this 'How I Wrote This' feature, Dan Smith breaks down the creative process and the real-world influences behind 'Bad Decisions': How I Wrote This: Bastille 'Bad Decisions' Rolling Stone YouTube• Jul 30, 2019 Fan Perspectives
“Never thought about the bigger meaning of bad decisions regarding brexit and all that, makes sense now tho.” Reddit · r/Bastille · 6 years ago Bastille - Bad Decisions
“This stripped down version of the song feels more intimate, with his voice accompanied only by piano.” Reddit · r/Bastille · 6 years ago In this 'How I Wrote This' feature, Dan
That specific, self-destructive point in a relationship where both parties know it should end, but they can't bring themselves to let go. Dr. Dan promotes his book
What starts as a comedy shifts into a "comedy-turned-horror" clip where various versions of Smith’s characters—including a waiter and a man in a hazmat suit—eventually start exterminating each other.
The small, "stupid" choices we make during a night out that we know are bad for us, yet we do them anyway.
Dr. Dan promotes his book, Bad Decisions , promising viewers the power to "kill the fear of making any more bad decisions".