Olivia Rodrigo shares her exhilarating new single “bad idea right?” and its accompanying video today (Friday, August 11) — the follow-up to “vampire” — “bad idea right?” is the second single from Rodrigo’s upcoming sophomore album GUTS, which is set to be released on September 8.

In a dramatic shift from the piano-driven intensity of “vampire” — named a “Best New Track” by Pitchfork and currently top 5 at Top 40 radio— “bad idea right?” arrives as a frenetic and wildly fun look at getting back with an ex against all better judgment. As the song unfolds, the Grammy-winning artist narrates her feverish inner monologue with both self-aware humor and confessional candor, once again showcasing the unfiltered yet sharply crafted songwriting first revealed on her 4x Platinum 2021 full-length debut SOUR. Produced by and co-written with her frequent collaborator Daniel Nigro, “bad idea right?” sets that storytelling to a dizzying backdrop of chaotic guitar riffs, pounding drumbeats, and giddy gang vocals — fully echoing the playful spirit of the songwriting process.

About the song, Rodrigo says: “‘bad idea right?’ started with us making a joke song about me hooking up with an ex-boyfriend, but then we realized we were actually onto something.

“We were throwing the weirdest things at the wall — in one of choruses there’s a part that sounds like an instrument in the background, but it’s me gradually screaming louder and louder.”

A perfect reflection of the song’s madcap energy, the video for “bad idea right?” is Rodrigo’s latest collaboration with Petra Collins — the famed artist/director/photographer who earned a Grammy nomination for her work on the video for Rodrigo’s 4x Platinum, Billboard Hot 100-topping “good 4 u” and also directed the videos for her 2x Platinum “brutal” and for the 5x MTV VMA nominated “vampire”. With its aesthetic partly inspired by early-’90s B-movie horror-comedy, the video for “bad idea right?” follows Rodrigo on a journey to an ex’s house, equal parts surreal and harrowing and fantastically absurd. The video for “bad idea right?” made its broadcast premiere on MTV Live, MTVU, MTV Biggest Pop and on the Paramount Times Square billboards.

Exclusively available at the 20-year-old's online store, the vinyl version of GUTS will be offered in four colors: red, white, blue, and purple. In addition, an exclusive colored vinyl and CD (both with alternative cover and poster) are available for pre-order at Target here. On Tuesday, pre-orders for an exclusive picture disc vinyl version of the album were also made available via the Spotify Fans First program. See below for the full tracklist to GUTS.

Tracklist for GUTS:
01. all-american bitch
02. bad idea right?
03. vampire
04. lacy
05. ballad of a homeschooled girl
06. making the bed
07. logical
08. get him back!
09. love is embarrassing
10. the grudge
11. pretty isn’t pretty
12. teenage dream

Both “vampire” and “bad idea right?” are available now as instant grat tracks for those who pre-order the album. Listen to “bad idea right?” here and watch the video below.