Song · Olivia Rodrigo
“bad idea right?” by Olivia Rodrigo
From the album GUTS (2023)
“bad idea right?” by Olivia Rodrigo appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2023 and 2025. It was first released in 2023 on the album GUTS. Its best result is #10 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #236 alternative song of 2023.
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"bad idea right?" was the second single from Olivia Rodrigo's second album, GUTS, arriving on Geffen on August 11, 2023, and after the lead single "Vampire" it was a sharp swerve. Rodrigo wrote it with producer Dan Nigro, and it's a pop-punk shout-along about talking yourself into seeing an ex again, weighing the pros and cons out loud. Nigro plays bass, guitar and percussion, Sterling Laws bashes the drums, Sam Stewart tears off a guitar solo, and Spike Stent's mix keeps it loud.
Critics loved the jokes and the vocal, and it went top 10 in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. Petra Collins's video has Rodrigo crowd-surfing a house party and hopping a pickup and a bus to the ex's place, with Tate McRae, Madison Hu and Iris Apatow along for the ride, and she opened the Guts World Tour with it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2023 | 89 |
| 2023 | 32 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2023 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 324 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
Also listed as: Bad Idea Right?.
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