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Bad Idea (Ariana Grande song)

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"Bad Idea"
Song by Ariana Grande
from the album Thank U, Next
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)
Format
Studio
Genre
Length4:27
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Max Martin
  • Ilya

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"Bad Idea" is a song performed by American recording artist Ariana Grande, from her fifth studio album Thank U, Next, released in 2019. The track was written by Grande, Peter Svensson, Savan Kotecha and its producers Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh. It is an EDM and trap song that talks about using someone to recover from a previous relationship.

Some critics praised the track's composition, while others found it similar to Gotye and Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used to Know". Following the release of Thank U, Next, "Bad Idea" reached the top ten in Greece, Hungary and Slovakia, and peaked inside the top 40 in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Portugal, Singapore and the United States. The track was included on the set list of Grande's Sweetener World Tour, which started on March 18, 2019. That same year she performed it at festivals Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Lollapalooza.

Background[edit]

Peter Svensson (pictured) co-wrote "Bad Idea".

"Bad Idea" was written by Grande, Peter Svensson, Savan Kotecha, and its producers Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh.[1] The recording took place in two studios: MXM Studios in Los Angeles, California, and the Wolf Cousins Studios located in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] According to Kotecha, during the development of Thank U, Next, they tried to do different things that Grande had not done before. Following this idea, he wanted to create a song with a melody inspired by British band The Police combined with a trap beat. Svensson, a former member of band the Cardigans, helped with the phrasing of the second line and created the guitar riff of the beginning of the track alongside Ilya. Later, Kotecha, Grande and Martin fixed the melodies. Ilya added the instrumental outro, which the singer decided to extend.[2]

Mattias Johansson, who worked with the singer on her Dangerous Woman album,[3] played the violin.[1] Martin and Salmanzadeh programmed the track and played the guitar, bass, drums and keyboards. Both also were, alongside Mattias Bylund, part of the string section. Grande produced the vocals, with David Bukovinsky playing the cello and Bylund the strings. Sam Holland engineered the song with the help of Cory Byce and Jeremy Lertola. Serban Ghenea mixed it with assistance of John Hanes at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Randy Merrill mastered it at Sterling Sound Studios in New York City.[1]

Composition[edit]

Max Martin (pictured in 2015) co-produced the song.

Musically, "Bad Idea" is an EDM and trap song,[4] with a length of four minutes and twenty-seven seconds.[5] The track is written in the key of E-flat minor and set in common time signature, with a moderately fast tempo of 138 beats per minute. Grande's vocals span from the low note of E♭3 to the high note of A♭5.[6] "Bad Idea" starts with a guitar riff, and has a "melodic turn" in the hook, with ad-libs and echoes.[7] A vocal inflection is also used when Grande sings the song's title.[8] Orchestral arrangements appear during the second chorus, leading to a third one where the singer performs the title in two notes higher. The song ends with a chopped and screwed outro with Grande's vocals slowed down and pitched.[7][9] The singer also calls herself "Ari-chan" during the chorus, which was noted by Rachel Handler of Vulture and Mekishana Pierre of PopSugar as a reference to her admiration of Japanese culture.[3][10]

In the lyrics, Grande talks about using someone to recover from a previous relationship, as indicated in the chorus, "Yeah, I'ma call you over here to numb the pain / I got a bad idea, forget about it, yeah, forget about him, yeah / Forget about me."[11] Raúl Guillén of Spanish website Jenesaispop noted that the singer is "desperate" to numb the pain with somebody who does not expect commitment from her during the second verse, "Need somebody, gimme something I can feel / But, boy, don't trip, you know this isn't real / You should know I'm temporary".[7] Some publications, such as The Indianapolis Star, The Atlantic and The Hollywood Reporter found similarities between the track and "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye and Kimbra.[12][13][14] Sleeping With Sirens guitarist Nick Martin also noted the similarities between both songs via his Twitter account.[15]

Critical reception[edit]

Richard S. He of Billboard ranked the song number 32 on his list of "Every Ariana Grande Song, Ranked: Critic's Picks".[16] Elle's Estelle Tang said "Bad Idea" was the best song on Thank U, Next,[17] while Juan Manuel Pairone of La Voz del Interior compared it with the music of American singer Taylor Swift.[18] Out's Mathew Rodriquez wrote, "It's a given that Grande can sang, but 'Bad Idea' serves as a reminder that she's not just a singer who can belt, she's a vocalist who can interpret." He also added that it featured "the most dynamic vocals on the album".[8] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times wrote that the track was "crisp" and that it had "the urgency and cool of late 1980s pop".[19] Kitty Empire of The Guardian called the song "intriguing" and "minx-ish" and added that it "reintroduces the idea of Grande as a dangerous woman".[20]

Raúl Guillén of Jenesaispop wrote a detailed article about the song, where he praised its composition, such as the orchestral arrangements, ad-libs and hook. He also noted the track's importance on the album, saying that it "shines immediately" and that it was one of the best moments on the album. He finished his review stating that the song demonstrated that Grande's collaborations with Max Martin are still "a good idea".[7] In a more mixed review, Jonny Coleman of The Hollywood Reporter compared it with Gotye and Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used to Know", stating that its "bizarre orchestral trap breakdown" was a "pretty bad idea".[14] Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic said that "Bad Idea" had the potential of becoming a pop hit. However, he considered the track a copy of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know".[13] Kristin Smith selected the song's themes among the "objectionable content" on Thank U, Next.[21]

Commercial performance[edit]

On February 12, 2019, a few days after the release of Thank U, Next, "Bad Idea" was the ninth most streamed song worldwide on Spotify, and it was one of eight tracks by Grande inside the top 11 of the platform's Global chart.[22] "Bad Idea" eventually entered some countries' charts. The track debuted at number 27 on the February 23, 2019, issue of the US Billboad Hot 100; it was one of eleven songs by Grande to chart that week in the first 40 positions. With this, the singer became the female artist with most tracks to appear simultaneously in the top 40 in one issue, surpassing Cardi B, who had nine songs there in April 21, 2018.[23] The following week, it fell to number 55.[24] "Bad Idea" entered the Canadian Hot 100 at number 22 also on the February 23, 2019, issue.[25] The next week it dropped to number 51.[26]

In Greece, "Bad Idea" debuted at number 9 on the Digital Singles Chart International for the sixth edition of 2019.[27] The following week, it peaked at the eighth position.[28] On the next edition, it fell to number 17.[29] It spent a total of five weeks on the chart.[30] In Slovakia, "Bad Idea" entered at number 9 on the Singles Digitál Top 100 during the seventh week of 2019. The next edition, it dropped to number 36.[31] In Hungary, the song debuted at numbers 9 and 40 on the Streaming and Sales charts, respectively, on the edition for February 14, 2019.[32][33] The next week, it fell to number 28 on the former,[34] and dropped-out on the latter.[35] In Ireland, "Bad Idea" entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 13 on the edition dated February 22, 2019.[36] The following week, it fell to number 20.[37] In the United Kingdom, the track appeared at numbers 12 and 54 on the Audio Streaming and Download charts, respectively, on February 15, 2019.[38][39] The following week, it fell to number 21 on the Audio Streaming chart,[40] and dropped off the Download chart.[41] On the chart dated February 16, 2019, "Bad Idea" debuted at number 21 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.[42] The next week, it fell twenty-one positions to number 42.[43]

Live performances and remix[edit]

File:SWT Ariana Grande O2 Arena.jpg
Ariana Grande during her Sweetener World Tour in 2019.

"Bad Idea" was included on the set list of Grande's Sweetener World Tour, which started on March 18, 2019 in Albany, New York.[44][45] While singing the track, the singer wore a red latex outfit, with red, opaque red lights projected onto the stage as she performed a choreography with back-up dancers,[44] where she rejects a man and hugs a woman.[12] Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone wrote that Grande gave a "playful, narrative-heavy choreography and played into a more villainous, dangerous side of herself."[44] Celia Almedia of Miami New Times reviewed the show at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, saying that Grande's performed the track with "high energy" but noted that she "struggled to stand out amidst a sea of backup dancers, props, and ham-fisted dance routines". Almedia also pointed out that Grande was a more talented vocalist than dancer.[46] David Lindquist of The Indianapolis Star said the singer opened up "the top of her vocal range in ways rarely encountered at an arena show" during her concert at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.[12]

Grande performed "Bad Idea" at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival during the first weekend of the 2019 edition.[47] She performed the song third, after "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)" and "God Is a Woman",[48] on a dark and space-themed setting surrounded by back-up dancers.[49] John Flynn of Consequence of Sound noted that the performance of the three tracks did not gather the attention of the public, who were mostly watching the singer through their iPhones.[48] Mikael Wood of Los Angeles Times stated that her back-up dancers whrited "as profanely as any NIN fan could want",[47] while Courtney E. Smith of Refinery29 considered that the singer started with "Bad Idea" a "show that didn't have the hallmarks of the average pop concert".[49]

Grande also performed "Bad Idea" as the second song on her Lollapalooza 2019 concert in Chicago,[50] where she experienced difficulties, nearly falling as she was coming down from an elevated platform and later being unable to sing the track with her headset. However, she resumed her performance using a handheld microphone and joining her back-up dancers for a choreography.[51][52] Piet Levy of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel complimented how the singer handled the situation, saying that her "incredible cool under pressure demonstrated why Grande is one of our most polished pop stars right now."[51]

"Bad Idea" has been remixed by Eddie Martinez. Michael Cook of Instinct wrote a positive review, saying that the remix had a "darker and heavier" house style than the original version and that it was suitable for nightclubs.[53]

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Thank U, Next and Tidal.[1]

Locations
Personnel
  • Lead vocals – Ariana Grande
  • Songwriting – Ariana Grande, Peter Svensson, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh
  • Production – Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh
  • Programming – Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh
  • Mixing – Serban Ghenea
  • Mixing assistance – John Hanes
  • Engineering – Sam Holland
  • Engineering assistance – Cory Byce, Jeremy Lertola
  • Mastering – Randy Merrill
  • Vocal production – Ariana Grande
  • Guitars – Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh
  • Bass – Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh
  • Drums – Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh
  • Keyboards – Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh
  • String section – Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Mattias Bylund
  • Violin – Mattias Johansson
  • Cello – David Bukovinsky
  • Strings – Mattias Bylund

Charts[edit]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[42] 21
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[54] 22
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[55] 19
Denmark (Tracklisten)[56] 30
France (SNEP)[57] 105
Germany (Official German Charts)[58] 52
Greece (IFPI)[28] 8
Hungary (Single Top 40)[33] 40
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[32] 9
Ireland (IRMA)[36] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[59] 43
Portugal (AFP)[60] 22
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[61] 62
Singapore (RIAS)[62] 24
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[31] 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[63] 66
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[64] 41
UK Download (Official Charts Company)[39] 54
UK Streaming (Official Charts Company)[38] 12
US Billboard Hot 100[65] 27

References[edit]

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