Is BAD TIMES by Imael Angel an AI song?

Imael Angel is the stage name of Bernadett Gángó, born in Hungary and based in England, where she works as a Reiki master and energy healer. Songfacts says she "writes spiritual lyrics and uses AI tools to develop them into full songs", and Wikipedia describes "BAD TIMES" as generated with artificial intelligence, made with the AI music apps Suno and Udio. She also wrote the original version of "Movin' To The Sun", which Hugel later recorded with Ultra Naté.

• Self-released on March 30, 2026: deep house, 2 minutes 48 seconds.
• It went viral on TikTok in September 2026 with the argument videos, and by about October 8 it topped Shazam's global chart.
• It reached No. 3 on the US Digital Song Sales chart, No. 67 on the UK Singles chart and entered the Canadian Hot 100.
• There is also a 6:40 extended version and several remixes.

English, with long stretches of wordless scat ("na-na-na", "da-da-da") between the lines. The lines you can make out are about not being a victim: "They say I work in the shadows", "I know my worth". That mix is why so many people ask what language it is. "Bad Times" by Kairo West is a different song.

The song is made with AI, and so are the viral videos: people put a dog, a baby or themselves into the argument from one photo. That second part is what this site does. We have no connection to Imael Angel; the song belongs to its rights holders.