Ways to Be Wicked

Song from Descendants 2

"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)

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Music video
"Ways to be Wicked" on YouTube

"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]

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

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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

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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

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Chart performance for "Ways to Be Wicked"  Chart (2017)  | Peak
position

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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[4] | 1

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Ways to Be Wicked"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[5] | 2× Platinum  | 120,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Silver  | 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum  | 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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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. ^ "British single certifications – Cameron/Carson/Boyce/Stewart – Ways to Be Wicked". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
7. ^ "American single certifications – Booboo Stewart, Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce – Ways to Be Wicked". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

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Descendants

Feature films|

* Descendants (2015)
* Descendants 2 (2017)
* Descendants 3 (2019)
* The Rise of Red (2024)
* Wicked Wonderland (2026)

TV series|

* Descendants: Wicked World (2015–2017)
* episodes

Soundtracks|

* Descendants
* "If Only
* "Rotten to the Core"
* Descendants 2
* "Chillin' Like a Villain"
* "It's Goin' Down"
* "Ways to Be Wicked"
* "What's My Name"
* Descendants 3
* "Queen of Mean"
* The Rise of Red
* "Red"

Miscellaneous|

* Characters
* Disney Villains
* Chibiverse

* Category

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Dove Cameron

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Extended plays|

* Alchemical: Volume 1

Soundtrack albums|

* Liv and Maddie: Music from the TV Series
* Descendants
* Descendants 2
* Descendants 3

Singles|

* "Bloodshot"
* "Waste"
* "So Good"
* "Out of Touch"
* "Remember Me"
* "We Belong"
* "LazyBaby"
* "Boyfriend"
* "Breakfast"
* "Bad Idea"
* "Girl Like Me"
* "Other Boys"
* "Too Much"
* "French Girls"
* "Romeo"

Promotional singles|

* "On Top of the World"
* "If Only"
* "Genie in a Bottle"
* "Ways to Be Wicked"
* "Stronger"

Other songs|

* "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
* "Rotten to the Core"
* "It's Goin' Down"

Related articles|

* The Girl and the Dreamcatcher

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Sofia Carson

Discography

Soundtrack albums|

* Descendants
* A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits
* Descendants 2
* Descendants 3
* My Little Pony: A New Generation
* Purple Hearts

Singles|

* "Love Is the Name"
* "Different World"

Promotional singles|

* "Rotten to the Core"
* "Ways to Be Wicked"

Other songs|

* "Chillin' Like a Villain"
* "It's Goin' Down"

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