Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)

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Eilish released her first studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, on March 29, 2019.{{cite magazine|last=Brandle|first=Lars|title=Billie Eilish's Debut LP 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' Has Arrived|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8504689/billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go-stream-it-now|magazine=Billboard|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=March 29, 2019}}
- {{cite news|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go/1450695723|title=When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish on iTunes|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=July 14, 2019|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704104137/https://music.apple.com/us/album/when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go/1450695723|url-status=live}} "Bad Guy" was simultaneously issued as the record's fifth single. The song was co-written by Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell, with the latter also produced the track and Eilish providing additional production. It was mastered by John Greenham and mixed by Rob Kinelski, both of whom also served as studio personnel. In August 2019, the single was made available for pre-order on cassette and scheduled to ship in October; selected cassettes were signed by Eilish. Additionally, a flexi disc was similarly released for pre-order to ship in the following 4–6 weeks. Each of the two releases came with a digital single delivered via email for US customers.{{cite news|url=https://store.billieeilish.com/collections/billie/products/bad-guy-cassette-digital-single?variant=29495180525629|title='Bad Guy' cassette and digital single|publisher=Billie Eilish|date=August 2019|access-date=August 16, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816082754/https://store.billieeilish.com/collections/billie/products/bad-guy-cassette-digital-single?variant=29495180525629|archive-date=August 16, 2019}}{{Cite web |last=Imgur |title="Bad Guy" flexi disc + digital single |url=https://imgur.com/gallery/Vd6QRd7 |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=Imgur |publisher=MediaLab AI, Inc. |archive-date=May 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515011820/https://imgur.com/gallery/Vd6QRd7 |url-status=live }}

"Bad Guy" is divided into two-halves; the first is fast at 135 beats per minute (BPM) and the latter is slow at 60 BPM. The song is played in the key of G minor following a chord progression of Gm–Cm–D⁷, while Eilish's vocals span a range of F₃ to C₆.{{cite news|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0195111|title=Billie Eilish "Bad Guy" Sheet Music|website=Music Notes|access-date=July 14, 2019|archive-date=September 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925055925/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0195111|url-status=live}} The track was called electropop, dance-pop, "pop-trap", and "nu-goth pop"{{cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/06/future-of-pop-predicted|title=9 Songs From 2019 That Might Predict the Future of Pop|work=Vanity Fair|date=July 2, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|author=XIV, Louie|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925132510/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/06/future-of-pop-predicted|url-status=live}} in media articles; it features a minimalist production consisting of synth bass, a kick drum, amplified finger snaps and 808 bass.{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Craig |date=March 29, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish Is the Future |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep-album-review.html |access-date=February 1, 2020 |website=Vulture |publisher=Vox Media |archive-date=January 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122020354/https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep-album-review.html |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Unterberger |first1=Andrew |date=December 20, 2019 |title=The 100 Moments That Defined the Decade in Music |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7873025/100-best-music-moments-decade-10s |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 1, 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://uproxx.com/music/billie-eilish-bad-guy-video/|title=Billie Eilish's 'BAD GUY' Video Is A Surrealist, Artistic Nightmare|publisher=Uproxx|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|author=Gilke, Chloe|archive-date=August 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822060038/https://uproxx.com/music/billie-eilish-bad-guy-video/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/reviews/billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go-album-review-1203175741/|title=Album Review: Billie Eilish's 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'|work=Variety|author=Willman, Chris|date=March 28, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|archive-date=June 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624231417/https://variety.com/2019/music/reviews/billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go-album-review-1203175741/|url-status=live}} Furthermore, the single's hook uses a synthesizer riff, which has been described as both "goofy carnival"{{Cite magazine|last=XIV|first=Louie|date=July 2, 2019|title=9 Songs From 2019 That Might Predict the Future of Pop|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/06/future-of-pop-predicted|access-date=November 11, 2020|magazine=Vanity Fair}} and "cartoony".{{cite news|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/04/album-review-billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go/|title=Billie Eilish Playfully Drags Us to Hell on the Brooding When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?|work=Consequence of Sound|date=April 3, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|author=Thiessen, Christopher|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424123142/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/04/album-review-billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go/|url-status=live}} iHeartMedia referred to "Bad Guy" as an alternative rock song.{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-11-22-30-alternative-rock-songs-that-defined-the-2010s/|title=30 Alternative Rock Songs That Defined the 2010s|publisher=iHeartMedia|last=Nattress|first=Katrina|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=May 11, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808031317/https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-11-22-30-alternative-rock-songs-that-defined-the-2010s/|url-status=live}} In an interview with Rolling Stone, the use of a Sydney pedestrian traffic light sound in the song was revealed; it originates from a phone recording made by Eilish in February 2017.{{cite web |author=Fry |first=Courtney |date=December 17, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish Hid An Aussie Pedestrian Crossing Sample In 'Bad Guy' & We're Shook |url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/music/billie-eilish-bad-guy-australian-influence-easter-egg/ |access-date=February 29, 2020 |website=Pedestrian.TV |archive-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229105417/https://www.pedestrian.tv/music/billie-eilish-bad-guy-australian-influence-easter-egg/ |url-status=live }} Vanity Fair{{'s}} Louie XIV labeled it "dance music through a fun house mirror". Alongside humorous cadences, Eilish uses several tongue-in-cheek lyrics.{{cite news|url=https://vmagazine.com/article/the-artistry-of-billie-eilish-is-shaping-a-generation/|title=The Artistry of Billie Eilish is Shaping a Generation|work=V|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|author=Longabaugh, AJ|archive-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527053432/https://vmagazine.com/article/the-artistry-of-billie-eilish-is-shaping-a-generation/|url-status=live}} "Bad Guy" was inspired by Selena Gomez's "Everything Is Not What It Seems" (2007), the theme song for the teen sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place, alongside Laura Shigihara's video game music theme for Plants vs. Zombies (2009).{{cite magazine |last1=Portwood |first1=Jerry |title=The Breakdown: Billie Eilish and Finneas on 'Bad Guy' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-bad-guy-finneas-song-breakdown-video-882603/ |access-date=January 16, 2020 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 16, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Garvey |first1=Marianne |title=Selena Gomez loves that 'Wizards of Waverly Place' inspired Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/14/entertainment/selena-gomez-billie-eilish-bad-guy-trnd/index.html |access-date=January 16, 2020 |work=CNN Entertainment |agency=CNN |date=January 14, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116073042/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/14/entertainment/selena-gomez-billie-eilish-bad-guy-trnd/index.html |url-status=live }}

In the lyrics, Eilish taunts a lover for being a bad guy; as the song progresses she suggests she is tougher than him, singing in a "nonchalant, self-effacing murmur".{{cite news|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/music/news/billie-eilish-bad-guy-lyrics-meaning/|title=Billie Eilish sings about seducing your dad in NSFW 'bad guy' lyrics|publisher=PopBuzz|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|author=Prance, Sam|archive-date=July 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713123221/https://www.popbuzz.com/music/news/billie-eilish-bad-guy-lyrics-meaning/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/04/08/711076801/wily-and-clever-billie-eilishs-debut-album-sounds-like-no-one-else?t=1555277337703&t=1563130977390|title=Wily And Clever, Billie Eilish's Debut Album Sounds Like No One Else|publisher=NPR|date=April 8, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|author=Tucker, Ken|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914085035/https://www.npr.org/2019/04/08/711076801/wily-and-clever-billie-eilishs-debut-album-sounds-like-no-one-else?t=1555277337703&t=1563130977390|url-status=live}} According to reviewers, the song also discusses themes such as misandry, gloating, sarcasm and naughtiness. During the track's half-spoken chorus, the singer elaborates on her relationship with fellow men and women, rejecting their expectations of her; "I'm that bad type / Make your mama sad type / Make your girlfriend mad tight / Might seduce your dad type / I'm the bad guy, duh". Other lyrics include: "My mommy likes to sing along with me / But she won't sing this song / If she reads all the lyrics / She'll pity the men I know". Analyzing the lyrics of "Bad Guy", Caitlin White of Uproxx wrote that they see "a woman's teenage voice boast of its power, assert her sexual dominance, and use men as playthings instead of sing about being used as one by them". She continued; "'Bad Guy' positions a young female pop star in a role that's usually reserved for men working in rock or hip hop". AJ Longabaugh of V likened the lyrics to the later work of Amy Winehouse.

Upon its release, "Bad Guy" received mainly positive reviews, with several critics praising its lyrics. White of Uproxx likened the song to material released by the White Stripes, writing, "It's the kind of song that builds power as it unfolds, an anthem imbued with casual fearlessness". Labeling "Bad Guy" as a "low-key banger", Stereogum{{'s}} Chris DeVille drew comparisons between the song and the work of Lorde and Fiona Apple.{{cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2037018/billie-eilish-album-review/franchises/the-week-in-pop/|title=Billie Eilish's Time Is Now|date=March 28, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|author=DeVille, Chris|work=Stereogum|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413084036/https://www.stereogum.com/2037018/billie-eilish-album-review/franchises/the-week-in-pop/|url-status=live}} Writing for PopBuzz, Sam Prance said "Bad Guy" is "iconic" and dubbed the "duh" lyric as "already one of the standout musical moments of 2019". He continued; "It's the perfect anthem for anyone who likes to get in touch with their dark side". Vanity Fair{{'s}} Louie XIV included the track in the magazine's list of "9 Songs From 2019 That Might Predict the Future of Pop", writing; "Billie has remade the look of pop success: ironic, self-aware, intimate, DIY, and paying little mind to dated standards for teen-pop idol-dom". Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone said Eilish recalled DC Comics' character Harley Quinn during the song, "playing a comic book villain in a voice that suggests Lorde's rascal kid sister".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go-814754/|title=Review: Billie Eilish's 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' Is Noir Pop With Bite|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|author=Exposito, Suzy}} In a negative review, Pitchfork{{'s}} Stacey Anderson criticized Eilish for "bragging about statutory rape" and said she found the song "stale".{{cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go/|title=Billie Eilish's: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Album Review|work=Pitchfork|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=July 18, 2019|author=Anderson, Stacey|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329083103/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go/|url-status=live}} Billboard included "Bad Guy" in their list of 100 songs that defined the 2010s.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8543869/billie-eilish-bad-guy-songs-that-defined-the-decade|title=Songs That Defined the Decade: Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy'|author=Payne, Chris|date=November 21, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019|magazine=Billboard}}

In 2021, it was listed at number 178 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.{{Cite magazine |date=September 15, 2021 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}

Upon the release of When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, "Bad Guy" debuted at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending April 13, 2019, as Eilish's first top ten entry on the chart.{{cite news |author=Trust |first=Gary |date=April 8, 2019 |title=Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Leaps to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8506256/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-number-one-hot-100 |access-date=September 4, 2019 |archive-date=March 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307065823/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8506256/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-number-one-hot-100 |url-status=live }} It later occupied number two for a total of nine weeks, before ultimately reaching number one on the week ending August 24, 2019. "Bad Guy" ended the record-breaking 19-week run of "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8527749/billie-eilish-bad-guy-number-one-hot-100|title=Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Dethroning Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' After Record 19 Weeks on Top|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=August 19, 2019|access-date=May 26, 2024}} At 17, she further became the first artist born in the 2000s to achieve this feat and the youngest since then-16-year-old Lorde topped the ranking with "Royals" in 2013. Internationally, "Bad Guy" reached number one in Australia, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, and Russia. The song has been awarded multiple certifications, including a tenfold platinum award from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and a Diamond one from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/latest-accreditations|title=Latest Accreditations|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=June 15, 2020|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917052353/https://www.aria.com.au/latest-accreditations|url-status=live}} becoming the first song from an female artist born this century to go Diamond in the US{{cite news |last1=Korrs |first1=Ivan |title=Billie Eilish Becomes The First Artist Of This Century To Secure A Diamond Certification |url=https://www.musictimes.com/articles/94858/20230801/billie-eilish-becomes-first-artist-century-secure-diamond-certification.htm |access-date=August 10, 2023 |work=Music Times |date=August 1, 2023 |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914085005/https://www.musictimes.com/articles/94858/20230801/billie-eilish-becomes-first-artist-century-secure-diamond-certification.htm |url-status=live }} "Bad Guy" was the best-performing global single of 2019 with combined sales and track-equivalent streams of 19.5 million units according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/9331529/billie-eilish-bad-guy-ifpi-global-single-2019-list|title=IFPI Names Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' the Biggest Global Single of 2019|date=March 10, 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 10, 2020}} By 2022, "Bad Guy" was streamed over 2 billion times worldwide through Spotify, her first song to do so.{{Cite web |last=Enos |first=Morgan |date=August 1, 2022 |title=How Did Billie Eilish Get Famous? 8 Facts You Didn't Know About The Grammy-Winning Singer |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/billie-eilish-finneas-songs-happier-than-ever-documentary-perfume-questions-facts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221112084756/https://www.grammy.com/news/billie-eilish-finneas-songs-happier-than-ever-documentary-perfume-questions-facts |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |access-date=November 12, 2022 |website=The Recording Academy}}

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A music video for "Bad Guy" was directed by Dave Meyers and was uploaded to Eilish's official YouTube channel on March 29, 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDfgMOUjCI|title=Billie Eilish – Bad Guy|publisher=YouTube|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2019|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030233410/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDfgMOUjCI|url-status=live}} Additionally, Eilish released a vertical video on August 15, 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRntP-q_R9s|title=Billie Eilish – bad guy (Vertical Video)|publisher=YouTube|date=August 15, 2019|access-date=August 16, 2019|archive-date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910190610/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRntP-q_R9s&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}} The video begins with a yellow backdrop while the opening track "!!!!!!!" from When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? plays. Eilish discusses taking out her Invisalign dental brace before laughing.{{cite news |author=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=March 29, 2019 |title=Watch Billie Eilish's New "bad guy" Video |work=Pitchfork |publisher=Condé Nast |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-billie-eilish-new-bad-guy-video/ |access-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726020008/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-billie-eilish-new-bad-guy-video/ |url-status=live }} She eventually kicks her way through a wall while wearing a yellow sweatshirt and sweatpants, and hands her dental brace to a man, Eric Lutz,{{cite news|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm7469624/?ref_=m_nv_sr_1|title=Eric Lutz – IMDb|publisher=IMDb|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713105531/https://m.imdb.com/name/nm7469624/?ref_=m_nv_sr_1|url-status=live}} on her right. Scenes showing Eilish dancing wildly are interspersed with her feeding pigeons, getting a nosebleed while wearing a white outfit in a blue room with a clock, pouring milk and cereal into a suited man's mouth against the backdrop of a red desert, riding on a miniature car with a gang of men on tricycles, wearing snorkel gear while men's heads float in plastic bags above her, and sitting on a wall in front of a group of overweight men who flex their bellies to the beat. The video ends sinisterly with Billie in a dark, red room, sitting on the back of a man who does push-ups.{{cite magazine |author=Rowley |first=Glenn |date=March 29, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish Goes Berserk in Colorful 'Bad Guy' Video: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8504741/billie-eilish-bad-guy-video |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 14, 2019}}{{cite magazine |author=Blistein |first=Jon |date=March 29, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish Lets Her Bloody Nose Run in Wild New 'Bad Guy' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-bad-ugy-new-music-video-815172/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 14, 2019}}{{cite news |author=Phillips |first=Zoe |date=April 3, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish loves being the 'bad guy' |work=The Michigan Daily |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/section/arts/billie-eilish-loves-being-bad-guy |access-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412165405/https://www.michigandaily.com/section/arts/billie-eilish-loves-being-bad-guy |url-status=live }} One comment to the clip on YouTube posted by Seth Everman, reading "I'm the bald guy", became the most-liked on the platform, gathering over three million likes{{cite news|url=https://bettermarketing.pub/what-the-most-liked-comment-on-youtube-taught-me-about-viral-marketing-cb9f2ce7f97a|title=What the Most Liked Comment on YouTube Taught Me About Viral Marketing|publisher=Better Marketing|author=Kokoski, Christopher|date=January 18, 2021|access-date=September 11, 2021|archive-date=September 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911083038/https://bettermarketing.pub/what-the-most-liked-comment-on-youtube-taught-me-about-viral-marketing-cb9f2ce7f97a|url-status=live}} and also surpassed one billion views in November 2020, which made Google celebrate the milestone created an 'Infinite Bad Guy' interactive site that allowed users to switch between over 15,000 different covers of the song available on YouTube.{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/billie-eilish-infinite-bad-guy-youtube-1234837563/ | title = Billie Eilish 'Bad Guy' Gets an Infinite Fan-Cover Video Mashup From YouTube | first = Todd | last = Spangler | date = November 23, 2020 | access-date = November 23, 2020 | work = Variety | archive-date = November 23, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201123150236/https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/billie-eilish-infinite-bad-guy-youtube-1234837563/ | url-status = live }}

The video was positively received by music critics. Uproxx's White called the use of "!!!!!!!" at its beginning "effective".{{cite news |author=White |first=Caitlin |date=July 6, 2019 |title=Why 'Bad Guy' Deserves To Be Billie Eilish's First No. 1 Hit |work=Uproxx |publisher= |url=https://uproxx.com/music/billie-eilish-bad-guy-billboard-no-1-hit/ |access-date=July 13, 2019 |archive-date=July 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701233328/https://uproxx.com/music/billie-eilish-bad-guy-billboard-no-1-hit/ |url-status=live }} James Rettig of Stereogum noticed elements of camp although he acknowledged the video was "still being emotionally sincere and vulnerable. This one features a lot of weirdo imagery ... in a way that's both goofy and genuinely unsettling".{{cite news |author=Rettig |first=James |date=March 29, 2019 |title=Watch Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" Video + Stream Her Debut Album |work=Stereogum |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2037792/billie-eilish-album-stream-bad-guy-video/video/ |access-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914085009/https://www.stereogum.com/2037792/billie-eilish-album-stream-bad-guy-video/music/ |url-status=live }} Chloe Gilke, writing for Uproxx, said the video takes several of the song's lyrics literally and that it is "awash in primary colors and black and white, Eilish's bold aesthetic". Rolling Stone{{'s}} Jon Blistein noticed "a series of strange, grotesque and weirdly hilarious sequences", while Zoe Phillips of The Michigan Daily pointed out "strange dances, from a backward Exorcist-style crawl to a squatting sidestep to an energetic roll". Upon its release, the video was accused of "blatantly" plagiarizing photographs by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari of Toiletpaper magazine. The video received significant attention online and was the subject of several memes.{{cite news |author=Gallucci |first=Nicole |date=May 31, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' music video inspired some very good memes |work=Mashable |publisher=Ziff Davis |url=https://sea.mashable.com/entertainment/4112/billie-eilishs-bad-guy-music-video-inspired-some-very-good-memes |access-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713123220/https://sea.mashable.com/entertainment/4112/billie-eilishs-bad-guy-music-video-inspired-some-very-good-memes |url-status=live }}{{cite news |author=Worgaftik |first=Gabe |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" is now a meme, for 'twas ever thus |work=The A.V. Club |publisher=G/O Media |url=https://www.avclub.com/billie-eilishs-bad-guy-is-now-a-meme-for-twas-ever-t-1835124551 |access-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713123219/https://news.avclub.com/billie-eilishs-bad-guy-is-now-a-meme-for-twas-ever-t-1835124551 |url-status=live }} Melissa McCarthy parodied it on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in May 2019.{{cite news |author=McNulty |first=Matt |date=May 17, 2019 |title=Melissa McCarthy Impersonates Billie Eilish With Hilarious Music Video Parody |work=People |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |url=https://people.com/music/melissa-mccarthy-spoofs-billie-eilishs-music-video/ |access-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713123219/https://people.com/music/melissa-mccarthy-spoofs-billie-eilishs-music-video/ |url-status=live }} On the January 16, 2020, episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the show parodied the song as "Bond Guy", which references No Time to Die, where Eilish would provide the theme for the movie.{{cite magazine |last1=Rowley |first1=Glenn |title=Watch Stephen Colbert Spoof Billie Eilish 'Bad Guy' as Next James Bond Theme |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8548321/stephen-colbert-bond-parody-billie-eilish-bad-guy |access-date=January 23, 2020 |magazine=Billboard |date=January 17, 2020}}

File:Billie Eilish Red Rocks 06.05.19 (48012813601).jpg during her When We All Fall Asleep Tour (2019)]]

Eilish has promoted "Bad Guy" through a number of live performances. On May 7, 2019, she sang it on Jimmy Kimmel Live!,{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9THdV8gBLYk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211115/9THdV8gBLYk| archive-date=2021-11-15 | url-status=live|title=Billie Eilish – bad guy (Live From Jimmy Kimmel Live!/2019)|date=May 7, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} and on May 26 on BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p079txf5|title=Billie Eilish – Bad Guy|publisher=BBC|date=May 26, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|archive-date=July 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719053245/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p079txf5|url-status=live}} The singer also performed the track at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20,{{cite news|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/billie-eilish/2019/empire-polo-club-indio-ca-539303ad.html|title=Billie Eilish Concert Setlist at Coachella Festival 2019|publisher=Setlist.fm|access-date=July 14, 2019|archive-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714195322/https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/billie-eilish/2019/empire-polo-club-indio-ca-539303ad.html|url-status=live}} and at Glastonbury Festival on June 30.{{cite news |author=Saval |first=Malina |date=July 1, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish Mesmerizes Glastonbury Crowd With Life-Affirming Performance |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/billie-eilish-glastonbury-performance-1203256737/ |access-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711095213/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/billie-eilish-glastonbury-performance-1203256737/ |url-status=live }} "Bad Guy" was included on the setlist of Eilish's When We All Fall Asleep Tour (2019).{{cite news|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/billie-eilish/2019/spark-arena-auckland-new-zealand-6b9362d6.html|title=Billie Eilish Concert Setlist at Spark Arena, Auckland|access-date=July 14, 2019|publisher=Setlist.fm|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427084229/https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/billie-eilish/2019/spark-arena-auckland-new-zealand-6b9362d6.html|url-status=live}} It was also performed at Pukkelpop in August of the same year.{{cite news |last=Deridder |first=Isabelle |date=August 18, 2019 |title=Hysterie tijdens Billie Eilish, maar perfect is het nog lang niet |language=nl |trans-title=Hysteria during Billie Eilish concert, but it isn't perfect yet |work=Het Laatste Nieuws |publisher=DPG Media |url=https://www.hln.be/showbizz/muziek/festivals/hysterie-tijdens-billie-eilish-maar-perfect-is-het-nog-lang-niet~a03449ff/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F |access-date=August 25, 2019 |archive-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918061429/https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.be/?siteKey=Uqxf9TXhjmaG4pbQ&callbackUrl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.hln.be%2fprivacy-wall%2faccept%3fredirectUri%3d%2fshowbizz%2fmuziek%2ffestivals%2fhysterie-tijdens-billie-eilish-maar-perfect-is-het-nog-lang-niet%7ea03449ff%2f%3freferer%253dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.google.com%25252F |url-status=live }} On September 29, 2019, Eilish performed the song on Saturday Night Live; her routine was compared to Lionel Richie's "Dancing on the Ceiling" (1986) music video.{{cite news|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2019/09/29/billie-eilish-snl-performance-bad-guy-season-45-premiere-watch/|title=Billie Eilish, 17, Slays With Debut SNL Performance of Bad Guy Inspired By Iconic Lionel Richie Video|website=Hollywood Life|date=September 29, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2019|author=Gill, Cassie|archive-date=September 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929052316/https://hollywoodlife.com/2019/09/29/billie-eilish-snl-performance-bad-guy-season-45-premiere-watch/|url-status=live}} She further sang "Bad Guy" on her Where Do We Go? World Tour (2020),{{cite news |last=Young |first=Alex |date=March 10, 2020 |title=Billie Eilish Launches 'Where Do We Go? World Tour' |work=Consequence of Sound |publisher=Consequence Media |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/03/billie-eilish-where-do-we-go-world-tour-setlist-video/ |access-date=March 16, 2020 |archive-date=March 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311152106/https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/03/billie-eilish-where-do-we-go-world-tour-setlist-video/ |url-status=live }} and Happier Than Ever, The World Tour (2022).{{cite web|last=Mervis|first=Scott|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2022/02/08/Billie-Eilish-Pittsburgh-concert-PPG-Paints-Arena-review/stories/202202080126|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=February 8, 2022|access-date=February 11, 2022|title=Review: Billie Eilish's Pittsburgh debut is a joyful display of her dark-edged pop|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209231440/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2022/02/08/Billie-Eilish-Pittsburgh-concert-PPG-Paints-Arena-review/stories/202202080126|url-status=live}}

In June 2019, Bastille covered "Bad Guy" at BBC's Maida Vale Studios as part of a medley that also included Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" (2009), Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" (2015), Dick Dale's "Misirlou" (1962) and their own "Bad Decisions" (2019). For their reinterpretation, Bastille added guitars and backup singers, and changed the song's lyrical plot by modifying the original line "I'm the bad guy" to "You're the bad guy".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8517517/bastille-covers-billie-eilish-bad-guy-video|title=Bastille Mashes Up Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Dick Dale in Cover Of Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy': Watch|magazine=Billboard|date=June 25, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|author=Spruch, Kirsten}} The track was also covered by Two Door Cinema Club on Radio 1's Live Lounge the same month,{{cite news|url=http://diymag.com/2019/06/19/two-door-cinema-club-share-new-single-once-plus-a-cover-of-billie-eilishs-bad-guy|title=Two Door Cinema Club share new single 'Once' plus a cover of Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy'|work=DIY|date=June 19, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|archive-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714095004/http://diymag.com/2019/06/19/two-door-cinema-club-share-new-single-once-plus-a-cover-of-billie-eilishs-bad-guy|url-status=live}} by Alexandra Stan on Virgin Radio Romania in July,{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA8GFKPjxcQ| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211115/RA8GFKPjxcQ| archive-date=2021-11-15 | url-status=live|title=Billie Eilish – Bad Guy (cover Alexandra Stan) – Live @Virgin Radio Romania|publisher=YouTube|date=July 18, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2019}}{{cbignore}} as well as by multiple musicians in December during a live radio broadcast of Live From Here at the Town Hall.{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cccf_GFR2lo&feature=emb_title| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211115/Cccf_GFR2lo| archive-date=2021-11-15 | url-status=live|title=Musician Birthdays: Cab Calloway, Billie Eilish, Fritz Reiner, Keith Richards {{!}} Live from Here|publisher=YouTube|date=December 15, 2019|access-date=December 23, 2019}}{{cbignore}} A ska punk cover of the song was made by ska band the Interrupters and used in the second season of the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy.{{cite news|title=The Interrupters – Bad Guy {{!}} The Umbrella Academy 2 Soundtrack (Billie Eilish Cover)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsq-tAz54Pg|publisher=YouTube|date=July 29, 2020|access-date=August 12, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806174609/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsq-tAz54Pg|url-status=live}} In April 2019, Team Blake Shelton's Kendra Checketts covered "Bad Guy" on the Live Playoff round of the sixteenth season of The Voice.{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wFWE1lLOSU| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502041228/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wFWE1lLOSU&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2019-05-02 | url-status=dead|title=Kendra Checketts Performs Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy"|publisher=YouTube|date=April 29, 2019|access-date=October 1, 2020}} In May 2020, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante and Suicidal Tendencies bassist Ra Diaz covered the song virtually during the COVID-19 lockdowns.{{cite news |author=Smith-Engelhardt |first=Joe |date=May 14, 2020 |title=Hear Billie Eilish Get A Heavy Twist From Anthrax And Suicidal Tendencies |work=Alternative Press |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/anthrax-suicidal-tendencies-billie-eilish-virtual-cover/ |access-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730063805/https://www.altpress.com/news/anthrax-suicidal-tendencies-billie-eilish-virtual-cover/ |url-status=live }} Alessia Cara also covered the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as part of her Eilish impersonation.{{cite magazine |author=Yang |first=Rachel |date=October 6, 2019 |title=Watch Alessia Cara impersonate Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, and more while singing 'Bad Guy' |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/10/06/watch-alessia-cara-impersonate-ariana-grande-billie-eilish-singing-bad-guy/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |access-date=October 1, 2020}}

"Bad Guy" was used for an advertisement for clothing manufacturer Calvin Klein's "My Truth" campaign,{{cite news|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/09/billie-eilish-kevin-abstract-asap-rocky-calvin-klein-my-truth|title=Billie Eilish, Kevin Abstract, A$AP Rocky, and more star in Calvin Klein advert|work=The Fader|date=May 9, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|author=Renshaw, David|archive-date=July 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713123217/https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/09/billie-eilish-kevin-abstract-asap-rocky-calvin-klein-my-truth|url-status=live}} as well as commercials for Kia Seltos.{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U04pXE_UvlQ|title=2019 Kia Seltos Commercial Korea Pre-Launch|publisher=YouTube|date=June 25, 2019|access-date=November 12, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523060209/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U04pXE_UvlQ&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}} It was included on the chart compilation album Now That's What I Call Music 103,{{cite news|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/now-thats-what-i-call-music-103-tracklisting-revealed__26803/|title=Now That's What I Call Music! 103 tracklisting revealed|publisher=The Official Charts Company|date=July 8, 2019|access-date=July 18, 2019|archive-date=July 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710154208/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/now-thats-what-i-call-music-103-tracklisting-revealed__26803/|url-status=live}} and was used during the end credits of the 2019 superhero horror film Brightburn.{{cite AV media | people=Yarovesky, David (Director) | date=May 24, 2019| title=Brightburn | medium=Motion picture | location=United States | publisher=Sony Pictures Releasing}} It is also featured on the 2019 dance rhythm game, Just Dance 2020,{{cite web |title=Just Dance 2020 – ESRB |url=https://www.esrb.org/ratings/36479/Just+Dance+2020/|publisher=Entertainment Software Ratings Board |access-date= August 15, 2019|archive-date=August 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815200241/https://www.esrb.org/ratings/36479/Just+Dance+2020/|url-status=dead}} and in the trailers for the 2019 film Bombshell,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8533088/bombshell-trailer-billie-eilish-bad-guy|title=Hear Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' Lurking in the Background of Tense 'Bombshell' Trailer|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=October 15, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 30, 2019}} the 2020 video game Cyberpunk 2077,{{cite news|url=https://www.heute.at/s/billie-eilish-singt-fuer-keanu-in-cyberpunk-2077-clip-100105390|title=Billie Eilish singt für Keanu in "Cyberpunk 2077"-Clip|trans-title=Billie Eilish sings for Keanu in Cyberpunk 2077 trailer|language=de|publisher=Heute.at|date=October 4, 2020|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=October 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011065838/https://www.heute.at/s/billie-eilish-singt-fuer-keanu-in-cyberpunk-2077-clip-100105390|url-status=live}} the 2022 animated movie The Bad Guys, and its 2025 sequel The Bad Guys 2.{{cite news |author=Sandwell |first=Ian |date=December 14, 2021 |title=First trailer for Shang-Chi and Joker stars' new movie The Bad Guys |publisher=Digital Spy |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/trailers/a38513147/the-bad-guys-trailer/ |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214170826/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/trailers/a38513147/the-bad-guys-trailer/ |url-status=live }} The song was further used in the 2021 movies Sing 2 and Back to the Outback.{{cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/here-are-all-the-songs-in-sing-2/|title=Here Are All the Songs in 'Sing 2'|publisher=TheWrap|date=December 22, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2022|author=Gomez, Dessi|archive-date=May 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511153535/https://www.thewrap.com/here-are-all-the-songs-in-sing-2/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/12/11/back-to-the-outback-soundtrack-songs-music-track-list-netflix/|title=Back to the Outback soundtrack: Every song explored|author=Fogarty, Paul|access-date=January 7, 2021|publisher=HITC|archive-date=December 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211120803/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/12/11/back-to-the-outback-soundtrack-songs-music-track-list-netflix/|url-status=live}} Among other parodies, one titled "Dad Guy" released by FunkTurkey on YouTube in August 2019, went viral. It replaces the original lyrics with jokes about fatherhood.{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5658688/dad-guy-billie-eilish/|title=Billie Eilish 'Bad Guy' Parody 'Dad Guy' Is Peak Dad in Every Way Imaginable|magazine=Time|date=August 22, 2019|access-date=August 26, 2019|author=Hoffman, Ashley}} A piano cover of "Bad Guy" by composer Ramin Djawadi was featured in the third episode of the fourth season of Westworld.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf2tH4srFAs/ | title=Ramin Djawadi on Instagram: "Avail now: Two new songs from tonight's episode of #westworld | Bad Guy & Enter Sandman #billieeilish #metallica @westworldhbo Link in bio" | access-date=July 19, 2022 | archive-date=July 19, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719183510/https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf2tH4srFAs/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading | url-status=live }} The song also appeared in Fortnite in Fortnite Festival mode.{{Cite web |title=Fortnite Festival Setlist Revealed: Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & More |url=https://www.gameleap.com/news/fortnite-festival-setlist-revealed-billie-eilish-kendrick-lamar-and-more |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=GameLeap – Pro Guides, Builds, Courses and News}} In 2023, the song was used in the Disney+ original film Prom Pact. An instrumental version of the song was used in the 2024 Doctor Who episode "Rogue".{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/arts/television/doctor-who-episode-6-recap.html|title='Doctor Who' Episode 6 Recap: A Charming Rogue|last=Lewis|first=Isobel|date=June 7, 2024|access-date=June 7, 2024|work=The New York Times}} In 2024, "Weird Al" Yankovic covered the chorus for the opening of his polka medley "Polkamania!".{{cite web |title='Weird Al' Covers Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish & More in New Song, 'Polkamania |url=https://warm1069.com/weird-al-covers-taylor-swift-billie-eilish-more-in-new-song-polkamania/ |website=warm1069.com}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Bad Guy

| cover = Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber - Bad Guy (Remix).png

| alt = A photograph of Eilish wearing a rainbow-colored dress in front of a Justin Bieber-postered wall

| type = Single

| artist = Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber

| released = {{Start date|2019|7|11}}

| label = {{hlist|Darkroom|Interscope}}

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=14}}

| writer = {{hlist|Billie Eilish O'Connell|Justin Bieber|Finneas O'Connell|Jason Boyd}}

| producer = Finneas O'Connell

| chronology = Justin Bieber singles

| prev_title = Love Thru the Computer

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = 10,000 Hours

| next_year = 2019

}}

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.{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Bre |date=July 11, 2019 |title=Are Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber Working On New Music Together? |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/are-billie-eilish-and-justin-bieber-working-on-new-music-together.html/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713225450/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/are-billie-eilish-and-justin-bieber-working-on-new-music-together.html/ |archive-date=2019-07-13 |access-date=2019-07-14 |work=Showbiz Cheat Sheet}} 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.{{cite news |author=Reda |first=Natasha |date=July 9, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber Expected to Drop "Bad Guy" Remix |work=PopCrush |publisher= |url=https://popcrush.com/billie-eilish-justin-bieber-bad-guy-remix/ |access-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713230418/http://popcrush.com/billie-eilish-justin-bieber-bad-guy-remix/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite news|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/07/billie-eilish-justin-bieber-bad-guy-remix-stream/|title=Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber join forces on new "Bad Guy" remix: Stream|work=Consequence of Sound|date=July 11, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|author=Schatz, Lake|archive-date=July 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713123218/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/07/billie-eilish-justin-bieber-bad-guy-remix-stream/|url-status=live}}{{cite news |author=Kiefer |first=Halle |date=July 11, 2019 |title=For You Just Can't Enough Guys, Here's Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' Remix With Justin Bieber |work=Vulture |publisher=Vox Media |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/hear-billie-eilishs-bad-guy-remix-featuring-justin-bieber.html |access-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712115829/https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/hear-billie-eilishs-bad-guy-remix-featuring-justin-bieber.html |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite news |author=Aswad |first=Jem |date=July 11, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish Drops Justin Bieber Remix of 'Bad Guy' (Listen) |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/billie-eilish-drops-justin-bieber-remix-of-bad-guy-listen-1203265233/ |access-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712140533/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/billie-eilish-drops-justin-bieber-remix-of-bad-guy-listen-1203265233/ |url-status=live }} 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",{{cite magazine |author=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=July 11, 2019 |title=Hear Justin Bieber Hop on Super-Fan Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-justin-bieber-hop-on-super-fan-billie-eilishs-bad-guy-857054/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 14, 2019}} before chanting "I'm the bad guy".{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Jordan |date=July 9, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish Taps Justin Bieber For "Bad Guy" Remix |work=BreatheHeavy |url=https://www.breatheheavy.com/billie-eilish-justin-bieber-bad-guy-remix/ |url-status=dead |access-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709212523/https://www.breatheheavy.com/billie-eilish-justin-bieber-bad-guy-remix/ |archive-date=July 9, 2019}} He growls into the second half of the song.

Music critics gave mixed reviews of the remix upon its release, mostly commenting on Bieber's appearance. Lake Schatz of Consequence of Sound wrote that Bieber's contribution failed to make a "huge" impact. Billboard{{'s}} Andrew Unterberger wrote; "Bieber's clearly having fun with his guest verse and ad-libs – the remix's high point might come with his mid-verse "skrrt!" exclamation – but he never seems to totally find his way into the song's manic-spooky energy".{{cite magazine |author=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=July 11, 2019 |title=Justin Bieber's Remix of Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' Is Inspired Fan Service – But Will It Be Enough to Bump It to No. 1? |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8519613/justin-bieber-billie-eilish-bad-guy-remix-number-one |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 14, 2019}} Stereogum editor Chris DeVille considered Bieber's vocals "entirely out of place," concluding that "he basically ruins a great song."{{cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2050879/billie-eilish-justin-bieber-bad-guy/music/|title=Justin Bieber Hops On Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy": Listen|work=Stereogum|date=July 11, 2019|access-date=February 13, 2020|author=DeVille, Chris|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215092923/https://www.stereogum.com/2050879/billie-eilish-justin-bieber-bad-guy/music/|url-status=live}} An editor of BreatheHeavy said the remix is "something no one asked for, but it'll certainly breathe new life into it". Callie Ahlgrim of Insider wrote; "Bieber takes some of the edge off of Eilish's brooding 'Bad Guy,' but not in a bad way. His sickly sweet voice glides over the thumping beat, creating an interesting and irresistible contrast".{{cite news|url=https://www.insider.com/best-new-music-this-weekend-lion-king-soundtrack-2019-7#4-bad-guy-with-justin-bieber-by-billie-eilish-4|title=6 of the best new albums and songs you can stream on Spotify this weekend|publisher=Insider|author=Ahlgrim, Callie|access-date=July 14, 2019|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914085005/https://www.insider.com/best-new-music-this-weekend-lion-king-soundtrack-2019-7#4-bad-guy-with-justin-bieber-by-billie-eilish-4|url-status=live}} Jem Aswad of Variety likened the singer's vocal delivery to that of Justin Timberlake. The remix attained minor success on its own, but contributed to the original's rise to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It received a nomination in the Best Remix category at the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Credits adapted from the liner notes of When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, and Tidal.{{Cite AV media notes |title=When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? |author=Billie Eilish |year=2019 |type=booklet |publisher=Darkroom/Interscope Records |location=Santa Monica}}{{cite news|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/113093938/track/113093939|title=Bad Guy (with Justin Bieber) – Billie Eilish – Tidal|publisher=Tidal|access-date=July 13, 2019|date=July 11, 2019|archive-date=July 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711200959/https://listen.tidal.com/album/113093938/track/113093939|url-status=live}} Note: Access the 'Credits' button.

• Billie Eilish – vocals, songwriting, additional production
• Finneas O'Connell – production, songwriting
• John Greenham – mastering engineering, studio personnel
• Rob Kinelski – mixing, studio personnel

Justin Bieber version additional personnel

• Justin Bieber – vocals, songwriting
• Jason Boyd – songwriting

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• List of best-selling singles in Australia
• List of number-one singles of 2019 (Australia)
• List of Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles of 2019
• List of number-one singles of 2019 (Finland)
• List of number-one singles from the 2010s (New Zealand)
• List of number-one songs in Norway
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2019

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