[3] The album features guest appearances from The Weeknd, Meek Mill, Young Thug, Gunna, and Lil Durk.

It follows his previous album, Reckless (2018), as well as his unofficial Brown Boy EP, released a week and a day before Bad Habits.

"[8] On March 26, 2019, the deluxe version of Bad Habits was released, which features new guest appearances from Future and 88Glam, alongside all the songs from the Brown Boy EP.

[9] The originally unreleased track "Habits" which was supposed to feature Lil Uzi Vert, was also released as a solo version.

[16] Reed Jackson of Pitchfork wrote, "At its best, [the album's] songs are serviceable bangers to nod off in the club to; at its worst, it's a collection of strange admissions that, thanks to Nav's affinity for taking himself too seriously, come off cringe-worthy.

praised specific tracks such as "Tension" and "Why You Crying Mama", though he felt that the album ultimately "fails to either navigate into new territory long enough to hold attention or do anything to further NAV as an artist.

"[18] AllMusic criticized Nav's lack of originality, uninspired lyrical content, and the repetitive nature of the beats on the album, describing it as going from "generic fun to mind-numbing tedium.

[24] In Nav's home country of Canada, Bad Habits debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 10,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.