bad idea right?

"bad idea right?" is a song by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo from her forthcoming second studio album, GUTS. Geffen Records released it as the album's second single on August 11, 2023. Rodrigo co-wrote the song with its producer, Dan Nigro. "Bad Idea Right?" is a rock song with "major '90s pop rock energy" that runs for three minutes and four seconds long. Nigro handled production and vocal production. He engineered the song with Sam Stewart, Dan Viafore, and Sterling Laws. Nigro plays guitar, percussion, vocal production, bass, and drum programming, Stewart plays electric guitar, and Laws plays drums. Spike Stent mixed it with assistance from Matt Wolach. In an email announcing the song to her fans four days earlier, Rodrigo stated "the song is pretty different from 'Vampire' & shows another side of Guts that's a little more fun & playful", expressing excitement for its release. Its artwork, shared the same day, is a hazy image of Rodrigo posing behind a glass wall with its title scrawled in red lipstick in front of her face.

[Intro] Hey [Verse 1] Haven't heard from you in a couple of months But I'm out right now and I'm all fucked up And you're callin' my phone and you're all alone And I'm sensing some undertone And I'm right here with all my friends But you're sending me your new address And I know we're done, I know we're through But, God, when I look at you [Refrain] My brain goes, "Ah" Can't hear my thoughts (I cannot hear my thoughts) Like blah-blah-blah (Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah) Should probably not I should probably, probably not I should probably, probably not [Pre-Chorus] Seeing you tonight It's a bad idea, right? Seeing you tonight It's a bad idea, right? Seeing you tonight It's a bad idea, right? Seeing you tonight Fuck it, it's fine [Chorus] Yes, I know that he's my ex But can't two people reconnect? I only see him as a friend The biggest lie I ever said Oh, yes, I know that he's my ex But can't two people reconnect? I only see him as a friend I just tripped and fell into his bed [Verse 2] Now I'm gettin' in the car, wreckin' all my plans I know I should stop, but I can't And I told my friends I was asleep But I never said where or in whose sheets And I pull up to your place on the second floor And you're standing, smiling at the door And I'm sure I've seen much hotter men But I really can't remember when [Refrain] My brain goes, "Ah" Can't hear my thoughts (I cannot hear my thoughts) Like blah-blah-blah (Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah) Should probably not I should probably, probably not I should probably, probably not [Pre-Chorus] Seeing you tonight It's a bad idea, right? Seeing you tonight It's a bad idea, right? Seeing you tonight It's a bad idea, right? Seeing you tonight Fuck it, it's fine [Chorus] Yes, I know that he's my ex But can't two people reconnect? I only see him as a friend The biggest lie I ever said Oh, yes, I know that he's my ex But can't two people reconnect? I only see him as a friend I just tripped and fell into his bed [Bridge] Oh, yes, I know that he's my ex Can't two people reconnect? The biggest lie I ever said I just tripped and fell into his bed My brain goes, "Ah" Can't hear my thoughts The biggest lie I ever said My brain goes, "Ah" Can't hear my thoughts I just tripped and fell into his bed [Outro] Thoughts Blah Thoughts Blah