Olivia Rodrigo's debut studio album, Sour (2021), was released in May 2021, following which she decided to take a break from songwriting for six months. She conceived the … See more

"Bad Idea Right?" is three minutes and four seconds long. Nigro handled production and vocal production. He engineered the song with Sam Stewart, Dan Viafore, and … See more

"Bad Idea Right?" received positive reviews from music critics. Pitchfork named the song as the "Best New Track". Zoladz described "Bad Idea Right?" as one of Rodrigo's "spunkiest, funniest and most irresistible singles yet". Billboard's Jason Lipshutz … See more

"Bad Idea Right?" debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Rodrigo's sixth top 10 single and Guts's second consecutive one after the chart topper "Vampire". "Bad Idea Right?" eventually peaked at number seven on the chart issued for … See more

Petra Collins, who had directed the music videos for "Good 4 U" (2021), "Brutal" (2021), and "Vampire", also directed the 1990s B movie horror-comedy-influenced one for "Bad Idea Right?". While teasing its release date in a TikTok video, Rodrigo revealed that it will … See more

Rodrigo's performance of "Bad Idea Right?" at BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge was uploaded on December 25, 2023. She opens her 2024 concert tour, the Guts World Tour, with the song. After a black-and-white interlude of her sprinting across a hallway is played, … See more

Credits are adapted from Qobuz.
• Dan Nigro – producer, songwriter, engineering, guitar, percussion, vocal production, bass, drum programming, background vocals
• Olivia Rodrigo – vocals, songwriter See more