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{{short description|2024 Hazbin Hotel song}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Poison (''Hazbin Hotel'' song)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox song
| name     = Poison
| type     = promo
| artist   = Blake Roman
| album    = [[Hazbin Hotel (soundtrack)|Hazbin Hotel (Original Soundtrack)]]
| released = January 5, 2024
| recorded = <!-- Do not add unsourced recording dates/years -->
| studio   =
| genre    = [[Alternative dance]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Liz Shannon |date=2024-01-19 |title=Keith David on Singing Songs Like Hazbin Hotel's Loser Baby |url=https://consequence.net/2024/01/keith-david-hazbin-hotel-loser-baby/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119172316/https://consequence.net/2024/01/keith-david-hazbin-hotel-loser-baby/ |archive-date=2024-01-19 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=[[Consequence_(publication)|Consequence]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-songs/2024-03-02/|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of March 2, 2024|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref>
| length   = 2:07
| label    = [[A24 Music]]
| writer   =
* [[Sam Haft]]
* Andrew Underberg
| producer =
* Sam Haft
* Andrew Underberg
| misc     =
{{External music video|{{YouTube|xEGWKXwUb54|"Poison"}}|type=song}}
}}
[[File:Thumbnail for Poison.jpeg|thumb|The [[YouTube]] video thumbnail for the song]]
"'''Poison'''" is an [[alternative dance]] song from the American [[Adult animation|adult animated]] [[Musical theatre|musical comedy]] television series ''[[Hazbin Hotel]],'' which is sung by [[Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel)|Angel Dust]] (voiced by Blake Roman).<ref name="SongYT">{{cite web |author1=[[Hazbin Hotel]] and [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] |title=<nowiki>Poison Full Song | Hazbin Hotel | Prime Video</nowiki> |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEGWKXwUb54 |via=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Amazon Prime Video]] |access-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220053308/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEGWKXwUb54 |archive-date=20 February 2024 |date=5 January 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SR">{{cite web |last1=Hansen |first1=Charlotte |title=Hazbin Hotel Season 1's 16 Songs, Ranked From Worst To Best |url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-season-1-musical-numbers-ranked-worst-best/ |website=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=17 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217154523/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-season-1-musical-numbers-ranked-worst-best/ |archive-date=17 February 2024 |date=9 February 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> The song is featured in "[[Masquerade (Hazbin Hotel)|Masquerade]]", the fourth episode of the show's first season. On January 5, 2024, the song and lyrics were published to [[YouTube]] and [[Spotify]] by [[Amazon Prime Video]] prior to the release of the first season, and have since accumulated 29 million views and 134 million streams, respectively.<ref name="Spotify">{{cite web |last1=Haft |first1=Sam |last2=Underberg |first2=Andrew |title=Poison - Hazbin Hotel Original Soundtrack |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZXL1A1BVshe1JZ1IY734k |website=[[Spotify]] |publisher=[[Hazbin Hotel]] |access-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220053640/https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZXL1A1BVshe1JZ1IY734k |archive-date=20 February 2024 |date=5 January 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SongYT" /> The song also peaked at number two on the US [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]] chart.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Forbes">{{cite magazine |last1=McIntyre |first1=Hugh |title=Is 'Hazbin Hotel' Headed For The Hot 100? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/02/19/is-hazbin-hotel-headed-for-the-hot-100 |magazine=[[Forbes]] |access-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220060216/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/02/19/is-hazbin-hotel-headed-for-the-hot-100/ |archive-date=20 February 2024 |location=[[New York City]] |date=19 February 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> The song is about the darkness involved in a [[Psychological abuse|psychologically abusive relationship]], combined with how traumatizing a [[sexual abuse|sexually abusive relationship]] is to a person, continuing themes from the 2020 ''Hazbin Hotel'' song and music video "Addict".<ref name="WTB">{{cite web |last1=Christmas |first1=Shawn |title=Song meaning of Poison (From Hazbin Hotel) by Shawn Christmas |url=https://whatthebeat.com/shawn-christmas/poison-from-hazbin-hotel-by-shawn-christmas |website=WhatTheBeat |access-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220222555/https://whatthebeat.com/shawn-christmas/poison-from-hazbin-hotel-by-shawn-christmas |archive-date=20 February 2024 |date=2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="FL">{{cite web |author1=Dheshni Rani K |title=Hazbin Hotel Poison Lyrics know the real meaning of Hazbin Hotel Poison Song lyrics |url=https://www.fresherslive.com/latest/articles/hazbin-hotel-poison-lyrics-know-the-real-meaning-of-hazbin-hotel-poison-song-lyrics-1555248413 |website=Freshers Live |access-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220223003/https://www.fresherslive.com/latest/articles/hazbin-hotel-poison-lyrics-know-the-real-meaning-of-hazbin-hotel-poison-song-lyrics-1555248413 |archive-date=20 February 2024 |date=7 February 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> An official [[remix]] by [[The Living Tombstone]], with a new [[Hyperpop]] instrumental and featuring [[Joel Perez]] as [[The Vees|Valentino]], was released on April 1, 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njnpzWbhpK8 | title=Poison (Official Remix) &#124; Hazbin Hotel &#124; Prime Video | website=[[YouTube]] | date=March 31, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1wuIJDEZZg | title=Poison (Official Remix) - Lyric Video | website=[[YouTube]] | date=March 31, 2024 }}</ref>
== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Poison"
! Chart (2024)
! Peak<br>position
|-
! scope="row" | Canada ([[Canadian Hot 100]])<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2024-02-17/|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of February 17, 2024|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref>
| 69
|-
! scope="row" | New Zealand ([[Recorded Music NZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-01-26|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=January 29, 2024|access-date=February 7, 2024}}</ref>
| 24
|-
{{single chart|UK|55|date=20240209|rowheader=true|access-date=February 19, 2024}}
|-
{{single chart|UKindependent|14|date=20240209|rowheader=true|access-date=February 23, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row" | US [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2024-02-17/|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of February 17, 2024|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref>
| 2
|-
! scope="row" | US [[Billboard Charts|Hot Alternative Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
|23
|-
! scope="row" | US [[Hot Rock & Alternative Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-songs/2024-03-02/|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of March 2, 2024|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref>
| 14
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss}}
[[Category:Hazbin Hotel]]
[[Category:2024 singles]]
[[Category:2024 songs]]
[[Category:Songs about sexual assault]]
[[Category:Songs written for television series]]