'Bad Guy' was a commercial success, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 elsewhere, the song topped the charts in several other countries worldwide including Australia, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, and Russia. It was also likened to music recorded by the White Stripes, Lorde, and Fiona Apple. Upon its release, 'Bad Guy' received mainly positive reviews. In the song's lyrics, Eilish taunts her lover for being a bad guy while suggesting that she is more resilient than he is. The song was described as electropop, dance-pop, pop- trap, and nu-goth pop in press reviews, for which synth bass, a kick drum, finger snaps and 808 bass provide minimalist instrumentation. Another version of the song, a collaboration with Canadian singer Justin Bieber, was released on July 11, 2019. Eilish co-wrote 'Bad Guy' with her brother, Finneas O'Connell, with the latter producing it and the former providing additional production.
It was released on March 29, 2019, through Darkroom and Interscope Records, as the fifth single from Eilish's debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. ' Bad Guy' (stylized in all lowercase) is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish.
