- For other uses, see Bad Guy(s)
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Single by Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber | |||||
Album | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | ||||
Released | July 11, 2019 | ||||
Length | 3:14 | ||||
Label(s) | Darkroom, Interscope | ||||
Producer(s) | Finneas O'Connell | ||||
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? chronology | |||||
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Bad Guy (Remix) is a remix version of Bad Guy recorded by Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber for Eilish's debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, as one of five bonus tracks of the album. The song was released as a single on July 11, 2019 through Darkroom and Interscope Records.
Background and composition[]
On July 9, 2019, Eilish used her Instagram to dismiss rumours about a second studio album, hinting at the upcoming release of a secret project. Her brother Finneas O'Connell retweeted a tweet Justin Bieber had written the day before saying "Remix", leading to speculation. The remix version of "Bad Guy" was released on July 11, 2019, via Darkroom and Interscope Records. Prior to its premiere, the lyrics of the song were posted on Genius alongside its expected release date, labels and writers. Accompanying the release of the remix is cover artwork showing a photograph of a young Eilish—a fan of Bieber's—surrounded by his posters. Halle Kiefer of Vulture compared Eilish's look to that of JoJo Siwa.
The remix has identical credits to the original "Bad Guy" with the addition of Bieber and Jason Boyd as songwriters and composers. On the song, Bieber performs autotuned and rap-inspired vocals. His runs are added to the intro, following which he joins on the second verse, flaunting his "icy" wealth. He sings lyrics including: "I got more ice than, than the snow", "Cause I don't sleep, please don't wake me" and "It ain't political", adding the ad libitum "skrrt!". Bieber continues; "Yeah, I'm a bad guy/Ain't no holdin’ back guy/Come off like a mad guy/Always got your back guy/Yeah I'm the real type/Keep you full of thrills type/Show you what it feels like/Got an open invite", before chanting "I'm the bad guy". He growls into the second half of the song.