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Genius Annotation

“Bad Listener,” the first official single from Beartooth’s upcoming release, Disease, touches on how Shomo chose to follow his dream of pursuing music despite people in his life telling him there’s no career in it.

The song had its debut on BBC Radio 1 with Daniel P. Carter on July 22nd, but was leaked before the official release. This is not the first song to be leaked from this album as the songs “Disease”, “Believe,” and “Infection” were all uploaded online. However, vocalist Caleb Shomo has embraced the leak on his Twitter encouraging fans to learn the words before their three-day Warped Tour run.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Beartooth say about "Bad Listener"?
Genius Answer

It was hard for a lot of people in my life to understand what I wanted to do with my life, as in being in a rock band and involved in music. No matter what other people said, I was like, “This is what I do.” This whole life as a musician is different to understand for most people.

Caleb Shomo, Consequence of Sound

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