Poison (Hazbin Hotel song)

{{short description|2024 Hazbin Hotel song}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Poison

| type = promo

| image = Thumbnail for Poison.jpeg

| artist = Blake Roman

| album = Hazbin Hotel (Original Soundtrack)

| released = January 5, 2024

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Alternative dance,{{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 |language=en-US}}{{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|access-date=February 27, 2024}} pop rock

| 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}}

}}

"Poison" is an alternative dance pop rock song from the American adult animated musical comedy television series Hazbin Hotel, which is sung by Angel Dust (voiced by Blake Roman).{{cite web |author1=Hazbin Hotel and Amazon |title=Poison Full Song | Hazbin Hotel | Prime Video |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}}{{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}} The song is featured in "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 34 million views and 153 million streams, respectively.{{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}} The song also peaked at number two on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.{{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}} The song is about the darkness involved in a psychologically abusive relationship, combined with how traumatizing a sexually abusive relationship is to a person, continuing themes from the 2020 Hazbin Hotel song and music video "Addict".{{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}}{{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}} An official remix by The Living Tombstone, with a new Hyperpop instrumental and featuring Joel Perez as Valentino, was released on April 1, 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njnpzWbhpK8 | title=Poison (Official Remix) | Hazbin Hotel | Prime Video | website=YouTube | date=March 31, 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1wuIJDEZZg | title=Poison (Official Remix) - Lyric Video | website=YouTube | date=March 31, 2024 }}