ADDICT

"ADDICT" is a song composed by YouTube songwriter Silva Hound and performed by Michael Kovach as Angel Dust and Kelly "Chi-Chi" Boyer as Cherri Bomb.

The song was first released as a single on Hound's YouTube channel on February 14, 2020. A fully-animated music video by Vivienne Medrano was released on her official YouTube channel on July 17, 2020. The video has gained over 150 million views as of September 2023.

The song has been streamed on Spotify more than 50 million times.

Original
Angel Dust: Till death do us part But, we're already past that phase This is a brand new start And I think I deserve some praise

For the way that I am Despite having overdosed And ending up comatose

I don't give a damn I've let my emotions go Fuck being a sober hoe

This is the mantra This is my life You're playing with now Till the end of the night

Surrounded by fire The passion ignites A hit of that Heaven and Hell A helluva high

Angel Dust and Cherri Bomb: I'm addicted to the madness This hotel is my Atlantis We're forever gonna have a fucking reason to sin Let me leave my soul to burn and I'll be breathin' it in

I'm addicted to the feeling Getting higher than the ceiling And we're never gonna want this fucking feeling to end Just concede and give in to your inner demons again

Cherri Bomb: Yeah, you fell in love But, you fell deeper in this pit While death rains from above So count your blessings cause this is it

You're not letting it go So, what if I misbehave? It's what everybody craves

You already know So, come if you're feeling brave And fancy yourself a mate

You want it, I got it See what you like? We could have it all By the end of the night

Your money and power My sinful delight A hit of that Heaven and Hell A helluva high

Angel Dust and Cherri Bomb: I'm addicted to the madness This hotel is my Atlantis Angel Dust: We're forever gonna have a fucking reason to sin Cherri Bomb: Let me leave my soul to burn and I'll be breathing it in

Angel Dust and Cherri Bomb: I'm addicted to the feeling Gettin' higher than the ceiling And we're never gonna want this fucking feeling to end Just concede and give in to your inner demons again

Angel Dust: Just concede and give in to your inner demons again

Angel Dust and Cherri Bomb: I'm addicted to the feeling Getting higher than the ceiling And we're never gonna want this fucking feeling to end Just concede and give in to your inner demons again

Angel's Reprise
I'm addicted to the sorrow When the buzz ends by tomorrow There's another rush of poison flowing into my veins Giving me a dose of pleasure that resides by the pain

I'm addicted, I'm dependent Looking awesome, feeling helpless And I know I'm raisin' Cain by every highway in Hell Maybe things won't be so terrible inside this hotel

Characters

 * Employees of Porn Studios
 * Angel Dust
 * Valentino
 * Dia (debut)
 * Summer (debut)
 * Travis (cameo)
 * Cherri Bomb
 * Unnamed one-eyed demon (debut; cameo)
 * Fat Nuggets (debut)
 * Charlie Morningstar (cameo)

Locations

 * Hell
 * Pentagram City
 * Porn Studios
 * Club Hell 666
 * Hazbin Hotel
 * Angel Dust's room (debut)

Trivia

 * Fat Nuggets makes his first animated appearance in the official music video of this song.
 * During Cherri's scenes, a one-eyed figure makes an appearance. This figure bears an uncanny resemblance to the Demon Hunter, a character from Vivziepop's previous work Zoophobia. Though, it is unknown if it is the same character or a reference to them.
 * Travis is shown to have survived the car crash he got into in the pilot and revealed to be one of Angel's regular patrons when Angel kicks him.
 * Several Impsonas of the SpindleHorse crew members make an appearance.
 * An early reel design of Fat Nuggets taken from the prequel comic can be seen in a poster in Angel's hotel room during the after-credits scene.
 * A remix album of the song is available on YouTube.
 * The credits and epilogue use music from the VIP mix.
 * The ending "Hazbin Hotel" logo was animated by Michael Boggs, who initially made the logo as just a fan animation.
 * Austin Kalista, who was previously an animator for the SpindleHorse short "Holidaze", also helped work on this short. He previously made a series of Hazbin Hotel fan animations before being inquired by Vivziepop.
 * According to Austin, he re-watched a scene in Disney's animated film, Mulan, in order to copy the way the smoke travelled from Angel's cigarette in the after-credits scene.
 * The second chorus briefly acknowledges Angel's love of blobfish and angelfish as stated from a live stream, as it shows him and Cherri Bomb having fun in a club with an aquarium in the background that reaches the ceiling. Coincidentally, both a blobfish and three angelfish can be seen in one of the shots.
 * In the original, Angel sings about how the hotel might not be as bad as he thought in the epilogue, while in the French dub, he sings about how he wishes to be redeemed and to be able to escape to Heaven. It is unknown if this is an easter egg, or just a translation mistake.
 * From this music video onwards, Cherri has a slightly revamped design, having different tattoos on her right arm, her left glove having a different design, the right strap, along with the buttons to her skirt removed, new designs on both her shirt and skirt along with her left boot. Charlie also receives a new hairstyle at the end of the music video.
 * Cécilia Goncalves made the designs of Dia and Summer. Also according to Cécilia, Summer was originally named Lulu but she changed it due to sounding too similar to another character's name.
 * Cécilia also replied to a question about if the two were girlfriends, saying that she shouldn't decide that but would want to see them as such and being in an open relationship due to being sex workers.

Errors

 * Angel's left sclera was colored incorrectly during the second chorus.
 * The temples of both Angel and Cherri's glasses disappear throughout the scene wherein they are worn.
 * When Angel finishes singing the line "Just concede and give in to your inner demons again.", Cherri's hair appears out of nowhere.
 * During the scene wherein Angel's facing backwards, just before he sings the line "Just concede and give in to your inner demons again.", the heart-shaped patch of fur behind his head is missing.
 * The patch of fur appears to be missing again during the scene wherein he sings the line "We're forever gonna have a fucking reason to sin."
 * The design of Cherri's usual outfit changes throughout the music video, most notably the length of her shorts.
 * The part of Angel's eye that is covered by his bangs is not colored in during the scene wherein Valentino forcefully takes Angel's chin to face him.
 * The fur patterns on Angel's hands, specifically his fingers, keep changing throughout the music video.
 * Near the end, when Angel and Cherri sing "Getting higher than the ceiling" both of Angel's eyes have pupils, as opposed to just the right one.

Gallery

 * ADDICT/Gallery