Ways to Be Wicked (Descendants song)

"Ways to Be Wicked", is a song performed by Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart, was premiered on Radio Disney and then was officially released as Descendants 2 soundtrack's first single on April 14, 2017 by Walt Disney Records.

Not to be confused with Ways to Be Wicked, the 1985 single by Lone Justice.

"Ways to Be Wicked"
Single by Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart
from the album Descendants 2
Released	April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
Recorded	2016
Genre	Dance-rock
Length	3:38
Label	Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)	Sam Hollander Josh Edmondson Grant Michaels Charity Daw
Producer(s)	Hollander Edmondson
Dove Cameron singles chronology
"If Only" (2015) "Ways to Be Wicked" (2017) "Stronger" (2018)
Sofia Carson singles chronology
"Back to Beautiful" (2017) "Ways to Be Wicked" (2017) "Ins and Outs" (2017)
Cameron Boyce singles chronology
"Ways to Be Wicked" (2017) "Good to Be Bad" (2019)
Booboo Stewart singles chronology
"Ways to Be Wicked" (2017) "Good to Be Bad" (2020)
Descendants singles chronology
"Rotten to the Core" (2015) "Ways to Be Wicked" (2017) "What's My Name" (2017)
Music video
"Ways to Be Wicked" on YouTube

Live performances

On May 1, 2017 Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart and Sofia Carson, introduced the theme in the show Dancing with the Stars along with the song "Rotten to the Core" belonging to the first soundtrack. On July 17, the cast performed a mashup of "Ways to Be Wicked" and "What's My Name", both original songs from the movie musical on Good Morning America.

Music video

The music video of "Ways to Be Wicked" was premiered on April 29, 2017 in the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards in Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles.[1] The video was directed by Kenny Ortega and released on April 30, 2017[2]

Track listing

• Digital download[3]

1. "Ways to Be Wicked" — 3:38

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4]	1

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States[3]	April 14, 2017	Digital download	Walt Disney

References

1. "Radio Disney Music Awards to Feature Descendants 2 and Moana Medley". laughingplace. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
2. "Ways to Be Wicked (From "Descendants 2"/Official Video)". YouTube. April 30, 2017.
3. "Ways to Be Wicked - Single by Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce & Booboo Stewart". iTunes. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
4. "Sofia Carson Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
5. "American single certifications – Booboo Stewart, Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce – Ways to Be Wicked". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.