Ways to Be Wicked

"Ways to Be Wicked" is a song performed by Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce, and Booboo Stewart in their vocal roles as Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay from the Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants 2 (2017). The pop and rock song originally debuted a day before on Radio Disney.^[1]

"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	Pop rock
Length	3:38
Label	Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)	Sam Hollander Josh Edmondson Grant Michaels Charity Daw
Producer(s)	Hollander Edmondson
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

It premiered on Radio Disney and then was officially released as the Descendants 2 soundtrack's first single on April 14, 2017, by Walt Disney Records.

Live performances

On May 1, 2017, Cameron, Boyce, Stewart and 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.^[2] The video was directed by Kenny Ortega and released on April 30, 2017.^[3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Ways to Be Wicked"

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

Certifications

Certifications for "Ways to Be Wicked"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[5]	2× Platinum	120,000‡
United States (RIAA)[6]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Cantor, Brian (2017-04-12). ""Descendants 2" Song "Ways To Be Wicked" Debuting On Radio Disney Thursday, iTunes & Spotify Friday". Headline Planet.
2. "Radio Disney Music Awards to Feature Descendants 2 and Moana Medley". laughingplace. 19 April 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
3. "Ways to Be Wicked (From "Descendants 2"/Official Video)". YouTube. April 30, 2017.
4. "Sofia Carson Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
5. "Brazilian single certifications – Dove Cameron – Ways to Be Wicked" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
6. "American single certifications – Booboo Stewart, Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce – Ways to Be Wicked". Recording Industry Association of America.