Get Him Back!
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{{Infobox song
| name = Get Him Back!
| type = single
| artist = Olivia Rodrigo
| album = Guts
| released = {{Start date|2023|9|15}}
| studio = Amusement (Los Angeles)
| genre =
| length = 3:31
| label = {{hlist|Geffen|EMI}}
| writer =
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Dan Nigro
| producer = Dan Nigro
| prev_title = Bad Idea Right?
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Can't Catch Me Now
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ZsJ-BHohXRI|"Get Him Back!"}}}}
}}
"Get Him Back!" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo from her second studio album, Guts (2023). Rodrigo wrote the song with its producer, Dan Nigro. EMI Records released it as the album's third single on September 15, 2023. A rap rock, pop rap, and pop-punk song with influences of pop rock, "Get Him Back!" explores Rodrigo's desire to exact revenge on her ex-partner while simultaneously wanting to reconcile with him; the titular phrase conveys this through its double meaning.
Music critics described "Get Him Back!" as a highlight on Guts, praised the humorous lyricism and chorus, and also commented on Rodrigo's rapping. It was included on several year-end lists of the best songs of 2023. The track reached the top 10 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom as well as the top 20 in Canada, Greece, Norway, Singapore, and the United States. It received a 2× platinum certification in Australia and platinum in Brazil and Canada.
Jack Begert directed the music video for "Get Him Back!" entirely on an iPhone 15 Pro Max. It depicts clones of Rodrigo as they destroy her ex-partner's house, throwing around knives and household objects. She performed the song on The Today Show and at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards; the latter was positively received. Rodrigo included it as the last song on the set list of her 2024–2025 concert tour, the Guts World Tour, as part of an encore.
Background and release
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Olivia Rodrigo's debut studio album, Sour, was released in May 2021,{{Cite web|last=Hess|first=Liam|date=May 25, 2021|title=Olivia Rodrigo on Her Breakout Year, Brand-New Album—And What Comes Next|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/olivia-rodrigo-interview-sour-album|url-status=live|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Vogue|language=en-US|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526182353/https://www.vogue.com/article/olivia-rodrigo-interview-sour-album|url-access=limited}}{{Cite web|last=Carras|first=Christi|date=May 21, 2021|title=Olivia Rodrigo Does Not Miss. All These Sour Reviews Are Here to Prove It|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-05-21/olivia-rodrigo-sour-review-roundup-album|access-date=May 22, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521233053/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-05-21/olivia-rodrigo-sour-review-roundup-album|url-status=live |url-access=limited}} following which she took a break from songwriting for six months.{{Cite magazine |last=Tolentino |first=Jia |author-link=Jia Tolentino |date=July 6, 2023 |title=A New Decade, A New Album, A New Life—Olivia Rodrigo's Next Chapter |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/olivia-rodrigo-august-cover-2023-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706181410/https://www.vogue.com/article/olivia-rodrigo-august-cover-2023-interview |archive-date=July 6, 2023 |access-date=July 6, 2023 |magazine=Vogue |url-access=limited}} She conceived the follow-up album, Guts (2023), at the age of 19, while experiencing "lots of confusion, mistakes, awkwardness & good old fashioned teen angst".{{cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |title=Olivia Rodrigo Announces Sophomore Album Guts: Here's When It Arrives |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-new-album-guts-release-date-1235361481/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626171040/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-new-album-guts-release-date-1235361481/ |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |date=June 26, 2023 |url-status=live}} Sour{{'}}s producer, Dan Nigro, returned to produce every track on it.{{cite web |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=August 11, 2021 |title=Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro Dive Deep on Sour's Songwriting and Production Process |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-dan-nigro-sour-songwriting-production-process-1235033768/ |website=Variety |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130062625/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-dan-nigro-sour-songwriting-production-process-1235033768/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Houghton |first=Cillea |title=The Polished Songwriting Team of Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro |url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-polished-songwriting-team-of-olivia-rodrigo-and-dan-nigro |website=American Songwriter |access-date=July 8, 2024 |date=August 25, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922092431/https://americansongwriter.com/the-polished-songwriting-team-of-olivia-rodrigo-and-dan-nigro/ }} They wrote over 100 songs and included the more rock-oriented tracks on the album because they drew a bigger reaction from her audiences during live shows.{{cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |title=Olivia Rodrigo Interview: 'I've Got a Few Heartbreaks Left in Me' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66681334 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=July 8, 2024 |date=September 13, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225200609/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66681334 }}
In a studio session for Guts at the Electric Lady Studios, Nigro wanted to create a track using just two chords after his father said that the best songs generally possessed three chords.{{cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |title=Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro Use Intimate Storytelling Show in L.A. to Recall the 'Toil and Jubilation' of Making Guts: 'I Was Really Scared' |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-dan-nigro-guts-intimate-conversation-amex-1235750784/ |website=Variety |access-date=July 28, 2024 |date=October 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101212108/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-dan-nigro-guts-intimate-conversation-amex-1235750784/ |url-status=live }} Rodrigo and Nigro wrote a song she was dissatisfied with, which made her doubt her songwriting abilities. After taking a brief recess, they ended up creating "Get Him Back!". The song was inspired by the compulsion Rodrigo felt to conform to people's expectations, which led her to make questionable decisions and date people she should not have.{{cite web |last=Puckett-Pope |first=Lauren |title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Get Him Back!' Lyrics Convey a Clever Contradiction About Exes |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a45051980/olivia-rodrigo-get-him-back-song-lyrics/ |website=Elle |access-date=September 9, 2023 |date=September 9, 2023 |archive-date=September 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910014433/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a45051980/olivia-rodrigo-get-him-back-song-lyrics/ |url-status=live }} Though they used more than two chords in it, Nigro believed that "we failed [...] But we ended up writing something that we really liked with three chords." Rodrigo stated that "Get Him Back!" was very enjoyable to write and became one of her favorite songs. She felt its chorus was catchy and suitable for a crowd to sing along to.{{cite web |last=Brodsky |first=Rachel |title=Apple Announces iPhone 15 Pro with Olivia Rodrigo's 'Get Him Back!' Video |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2235989/apple-announces-iphone-15-pro-with-olivia-rodrigos-get-him-back-video/news/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=September 12, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613161747/https://www.stereogum.com/2235989/apple-announces-iphone-15-pro-with-olivia-rodrigos-get-him-back-video/news/ }}
Rodrigo announced the album title on June 26, 2023, and its lead single, "Vampire", was released four days later.{{cite web |last=Blanchet |first=Brenton |title=Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Sophomore Album Guts Cover and Release Date: 'I'm So Proud of It' |url=https://people.com/olivia-rodrigo-reveals-sophomore-album-guts-cover-release-date-7553430 |website=People |access-date=November 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627064039/https://people.com/olivia-rodrigo-reveals-sophomore-album-guts-cover-release-date-7553430 |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |date=June 26, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |title=Olivia Rodrigo Announces Sophomore Album, Guts, Coming in September |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-new-album-guts-1235654585/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626163341/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-new-album-guts-1235654585/ |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |date=June 26, 2023 |url-status=live}} On August 1, 2023, she revealed Guts{{'}} tracklist, which featured "Get Him Back!" as the eighth track.{{cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |title=Olivia Rodrigo Unveils Guts Tracklist: 'All American B—h,' 'Get Him Back' & More Song Titles |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-guts-tracklist-song-titles-1235382915/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 1, 2023 |date=August 1, 2023 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802223558/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-guts-tracklist-song-titles-1235382915/ |url-status=live }} A teaser clip released alongside the tracklist included letters addressed to "258 get him back drive".{{cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |title=Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Tracklist for Guts |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/olivia-rodrigo-reveals-tracklist-for-guts-3476574 |website=NME |access-date=August 1, 2023 |date=August 1, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801191619/https://www.nme.com/news/music/olivia-rodrigo-reveals-tracklist-for-guts-3476574 }} The song became available for digital download on the album, which was released on September 8, 2023.{{Cite web|last=Rodrigo|first=Olivia|author-link=Olivia Rodrigo|date=September 8, 2023|title=Guts|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/guts/1694386825|publisher=Apple Music (US)|access-date=June 30, 2023|archive-date=June 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630135703/https://music.apple.com/us/album/guts/1694386825|url-status=live}} EMI Records sent it for radio airplay in Italy seven days later, and Geffen Records promoted it to contemporary hit radio stations in the United States. "Get Him Back!" was featured in the first trailer for the 2024 film adaptation of the 2017 musical Mean Girls, prompting criticism from reviewers who believed original music would have been better suited.{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |title=The Mean Girls Musical Seems to Forget It's a Musical in First Trailer |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mean-girls-musical-first-trailer-1234872619/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 9, 2023 |date=November 8, 2023 |url-access=limited |archive-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108154250/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mean-girls-musical-first-trailer-1234872619/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Soloski |first=Alexis |title=When Trailers Hit Mute on the Musical |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/movies/mean-girls-trailer-musical.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=January 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112132233/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/movies/mean-girls-trailer-musical.html |archive-date=January 12, 2024 |date=January 12, 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}{{cite web |last=Zuckerman |first=Esther |title=The New Mean Girls Trailer is Here. Why Is It Afraid to Tell Us This Movie is a Musical? |url=https://www.gq.com/story/why-is-the-new-mean-girls-trailer-afraid-to-tell-us-this-movie-is-a-musical |website=GQ |access-date=January 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109073816/https://www.gq.com/story/why-is-the-new-mean-girls-trailer-afraid-to-tell-us-this-movie-is-a-musical |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |date=November 8, 2023 |url-status=live}} The song was also included in the video game Fortnite Festival.{{Cite web |last1=Poskitt |first1=Matt |last2=Leane |first2=Rob |date=November 11, 2024 |title=Fortnite Festival Songs: Full Set List and Line-up Explained |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/technology/gaming/fortnite-festival-songs/ |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=Radio Times |archive-date=April 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412103744/https://www.radiotimes.com/technology/gaming/fortnite-festival-songs/ |url-status=live }}
Music and production
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"Get Him Back!" is 3 minutes and 31 seconds long. Nigro produced the song and provided vocal production, and he handled engineering with its co-producers, Alexander 23 and Ian Kirkpatrick. He played acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, piano, bass, synthesizer, and programmed drums; Alexander 23 played drums, slide guitar, bass, and synthesizer; Kirkpatrick played synthesizer and programmed drums; and Sterling Laws played drums. Mitch McCarthy mixed the song at Amusement Studios in Los Angeles, where it was also recorded, and Randy Merrill mastered it.
"Get Him Back!" is a rap rock,{{cite web |last=Ganz |first=Caryn |title=Olivia Rodrigo Goes Into Rock Star Mode with Guts |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/arts/music/olivia-rodrigo-guts.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824132031/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/arts/music/olivia-rodrigo-guts.html |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |date=August 24, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/olivia-rodrigo-guts/|title=Olivia Rodrigo: Guts Album Review|last=Zhang|first=Cat|website=Pitchfork|date=September 11, 2023|access-date=September 11, 2023|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914183710/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/olivia-rodrigo-guts/amp/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |title=No Guts, No Glory: How Olivia Rodrigo Became America's Pop-punk Queen |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-12-13/olivia-rodrigo-guts-grammys-vampire-all-american-bitch |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 14, 2024 |date=December 13, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213114047/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-12-13/olivia-rodrigo-guts-grammys-vampire-all-american-bitch |url-access=limited }} pop rap,{{cite web |last=Levine |first=Nick |title=Olivia Rodrigo's Guts Proves She's Far More Than Just a Gen Z Star |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230907-how-pop-star-olivia-rodrigo-became-a-defining-voice-of-gen-z |publisher=BBC News |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909201756/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230907-how-pop-star-olivia-rodrigo-became-a-defining-voice-of-gen-z |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |date=September 8, 2023 |url-status=live}} and pop-punk song{{cite magazine|date= December 1, 2023|title= The 100 Best Songs of 2023|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-2023-1234879541/|magazine= Rolling Stone|access-date= December 12, 2023|archive-date= December 1, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231201194010/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-2023-1234879541/|url-status= live}} with influences of pop rock in its chorus.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/sep/10/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review-pepped-up-pop-rock-with-a-dramatic-edge|title=Olivia Rodrigo: Guts Review – Pepped-up Pop-Rock with a Dramatic Edge|first=Michael|last=Cragg|date=September 10, 2023|access-date=September 15, 2023|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-date=September 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913234924/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/sep/10/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review-pepped-up-pop-rock-with-a-dramatic-edge|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |last=Vaidya |first=Amit |title=Top 100 Songs of 2023 |url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/top-100-songs-of-2023/ |magazine=Rolling Stone India |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=December 29, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=December 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228160034/https://rollingstoneindia.com/top-100-songs-of-2023/}} It has been likened to 1990s and 2000s rock music.{{cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|date=September 8, 2023|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/sep/08/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review|title=Oliva Rodrigo: Guts Review: Dramatic Dispatches from the Dark Side of Youth|website=The Guardian|access-date=September 8, 2023|archive-date=September 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908070413/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/sep/08/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Martins |first=Lucas |title=Olivia Rodrigo — Guts |url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-olivia-rodrigo-guts/ |website=Beats Per Minute |access-date=July 9, 2024 |date=September 13, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228033934/https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-olivia-rodrigo-guts/ }}{{cite web |last=Cosores |first=Philip |title=Introducing Olivia Rodrigo, The Arena Rock Star |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/olivia-rodrigo-guts-world-tour-concert-review-palm-desert-2024/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=February 24, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226221150/https://uproxx.com/pop/olivia-rodrigo-guts-world-tour-concert-review-palm-desert-2024/ }} The song has a "quiet-loud dynamic" according to Pitchfork{{'}}s Arielle Gordon, as Rodrigo raps the verses in a swaddled tone but chants the choruses in an energetic way.{{cite web |last=Saywitz |first=Rachel |title=On Guts, Olivia Rodrigo Gets More Earnest |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/olivia-rodrigo/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review |website=Paste |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=September 11, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913193632/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/olivia-rodrigo/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review }} She uses the sprechgesang technique, which was compared to the music of Wet Leg by Alexis Petridis of The Guardian. "Get Him Back!" has a three-chord melody and a heavy and offbeat rhythm. In the song's whispered bridge, Rodrigo sniggers with chanted vocals and jagged guitars in the backdrop, representing an increase in her rage; this "sends the frenetic peak of the song's last chorus into orbit" in Gordon's view.
The synchronized shouted vocals in the chorus recall Taylor Swift's 2012 single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" according to some critics, while the melody received comparisons to Len's 1999 single "Steal My Sunshine".{{cite web |last=DeVille |first=Chris |title=Premature Evaluation: Olivia Rodrigo Guts |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2234587/olivia-rodrigo-guts/reviews/premature-evaluation/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=September 8, 2023 |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908231622/https://www.stereogum.com/2234587/olivia-rodrigo-guts/reviews/premature-evaluation/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |title=Olivia Rodrigo Sends Teendom Off with a Bang in Guts, a Record That's as Much Brash Fun as the First One: Album Review |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review-1235717232/ |website=Variety |access-date=July 9, 2024 |date=September 7, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206195915/https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review-1235717232/ }}{{cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Ilana |title=Olivia Rodrigo Graduates to Fully Formed Rock Star on Guts |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/09/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review/ |website=Spin |access-date=July 9, 2024 |date=September 11, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913193632/https://www.spin.com/2023/09/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review/ }} Stereogum{{'}}s Chris DeVille described the song as "half 'So What'cha Want' and half 'Steal My Sunshine{{' "}}. Lisa Wright of DIY likened the melody to Charli XCX's 2014 album Sucker, and Puja Patel of Pitchfork compared its "stadium stomp" quality to the song "Boom Clap" (2014) from the album. Patel believed "Get Him Back!" contained elements from several songs and musicians—Bleachers' "I Wanna Get Better" (2014), "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", Sleigh Bells, Kreayshawn's song "Gucci Gucci" (2011), and the Beastie Boys.{{cite web |title=The Nostalgic, Messy Fun of Olivia Rodrigo's Guts |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/podcast/the-nostalgic-messy-fun-of-olivia-rodrigos-guts/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923125432/https://pitchfork.com/features/podcast/the-nostalgic-messy-fun-of-olivia-rodrigos-guts/ |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |date=September 21, 2023 |url-status=live}} Critics also compared it to songs like Beck's "Loser" (1993),{{cite web |last=Liwanag |first=Punch |title=Olivia Rodrigo Strikes Pop-rock Nerve on Guts |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/10/audiojunkie-olivia-rodrigo-strikes-pop-rock-nerve-on-guts |website=Manila Bulletin |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031201803/https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/10/audiojunkie-olivia-rodrigo-strikes-pop-rock-nerve-on-guts |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |date=September 11, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Kornhaber |first=Spencer |title=The Problem Olivia Rodrigo Can't Solve |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/09/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review/675260/ |website=The Atlantic |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908153522/https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/09/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review/675260/ |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |date=September 8, 2023 |url-access=limited |url-status=live}} Butthole Surfers' "Pepper" (1996),{{cite web |last=Johnston |first=Maura |author-link=Maura Johnston |title=Olivia Rodrigo — and Her Fans — Hold Nothing Back at TD Garden |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/02/arts/olivia-rodrigo-td-garden/ |website=The Boston Globe |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814031805/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/02/arts/olivia-rodrigo-td-garden/ |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |date=April 2, 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}} Sum 41's "Fat Lip" (2001), Weezer's "Beverly Hills" (2005), and the music of Avril Lavigne.{{cite web |last=Saulog |first=Gabriel |title=Olivia Rodrigo's Guts Is a Teenage Triumph — A Track-By-Track Review |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/reviews/olivia-rodrigos-guts-is-a-teenage-triumph-a-track-by-track-review/ |website=Billboard Philippines |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302063502/https://billboardphilippines.com/music/reviews/olivia-rodrigos-guts-is-a-teenage-triumph-a-track-by-track-review/ |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |date=September 29, 2023 |url-status=live}}
Lyrical interpretation
The lyrics of "Get Him Back!" explore Rodrigo's desire to exact revenge towards her ex-partner while simultaneously wanting to reconcile with him;{{cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |date=September 8, 2023 |title=Olivia Rodrigo Crushes the Expectations and Delivers Another Witty, Pissed-Off Classic |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review-1234820411/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908050729/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review-1234820411/ |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |access-date=September 8, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-access=limited}} the titular phrase conveys this through its double meaning. The song's verses consist of personal details about the relationship. In the first one, she declares it commenced during summertime and concluded by spring. Rodrigo derides the ex-partner, describing him as egotistical and short-tempered, and she claims he lied about being six feet and two inches tall. She recalls both the positive and negative experiences they had together: calling him "so much fun" and reminiscing about parties and trips to France, while also noting his habit of making sexual advances toward her friends.
In the chorus, Rodrigo repeats the titular lyric: "I wanna get him back", articulating her desire to make him envious and being unhappy because she misses him in the alternate lines.{{cite news |last=Houghton |first=Cillea |title=The Meaning Behind Olivia Rodrigo's Feisty 'Get Him Back!' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-olivia-rodrigos-fiesty-get-him-back/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=November 27, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711185212/https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-olivia-rodrigos-fiesty-get-him-back/ }} She confesses to writing letters for him and not sending them, and missing his kisses and humor, in the second verse.{{efn|The lyric "Cause I miss the way he kisses and the way he made me laugh" was originally intended to be "Cause I miss the way he kisses and the way he grabbed my ass" before Rodrigo changed it.}} Rodrigo also states that she writes text messages but refrains from sending them because it would disappoint her friends, which The New York Times{{'}} Jon Caramanica believed symbolized that her relationships with her friends were "the real casualties" documented in the song.{{cite web|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Caramanica|date=September 8, 2023|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/arts/music/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review.html|title=Olivia Rodrigo Has Seen the World Now, and She's Livid|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=September 13, 2023|url-access=limited|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914023839/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/arts/music/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review.html|url-status=live}} Despite the ex-partner's shortcomings, she believes that "I am my father's daughter, so maybe I can fix him?", a reference to her father being a therapist.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Sophie |date=September 8, 2023 |title=Olivia Rodrigo – Guts Review: Pop Sensation Secures Her Place as a Generational Talent |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review-vampire-3493907 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |website=NME |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908120755/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review-vampire-3493907 |url-status=live }} In the bridge, Rodrigo sings about her conflicting thoughts, wanting to damage his car, hurt him emotionally, and then heal the pain she caused all at the same time.{{cite magazine|last=Jenkins|first=Craig|date=September 8, 2023|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review.html|title=Olivia Rodrigo Would Rather Go Through It|magazine=Vulture|access-date=September 20, 2023|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920011429/https://www.vulture.com/article/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}{{cite web |author=Sowing |title=Olivia Rodrigo — Guts |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/87553/Olivia-Rodrigo-Guts/ |website=Sputnikmusic |access-date=July 9, 2024 |date=September 9, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709125025/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/87553/Olivia-Rodrigo-Guts/ }} In its final line, Rodrigo states she wants to meet his mother to say that "her son sucks",{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Helen|date=September 8, 2023|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review-b2407232.html|title=Olivia Rodrigo, Guts Review: Even Angrier, Wittier and Rockier than Her Excellent Debut|website=The Independent|access-date=September 11, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=September 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911013918/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/olivia-rodrigo-guts-review-b2407232.html}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Matthew|date=September 8, 2023|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/olivia-rodrigo-guts-promises-resuscitation-dying-ecosystem|title=Olivia Rodrigo: Guts Review - A New Pop Star for a New Era|work=The Line of Best Fit|accessdate=September 28, 2023|archive-date=September 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908163214/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/olivia-rodrigo-guts-promises-resuscitation-dying-ecosystem|url-status=live}} which Caramanica thought might be a double entendre. Lindsay Zoladz of The New York Times believed the self-contradictory "do-I-love-them-or-wish-they-were-dead" theme of "Get Him Back!" recalled early 2000s emo music of bands like Saves the Day, Taking Back Sunday, and Nigro's own As Tall As Lions.{{cite web |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay |title=A Deep Dive Into Olivia Rodrigo's Triumphant Guts |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/arts/music/amplifier-newsletter-olivia-rodrigo-guts.html/ |website=The New York Times |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908190938/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/arts/music/amplifier-newsletter-olivia-rodrigo-guts.html/ |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |date=September 8, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}
Critical reception
"Get Him Back!" received positive reviews from music critics, who described it as a highlight on Guts and one of the most potential commercial hits. Variety{{'}}s Chris Willman thought the song was among the most charismatic ones on the album, and Billboard{{'}}s Jason Lipshutz considered it the best track and an "older-sister version" of "Drivers License" (2021). Charles Lyons-Burt of Slant Magazine believed its conflicted essence unveils a new attitude or emotion with every play.{{Cite web |last=Lyons-Burt |first=Charles |date=September 11, 2023 |title=Olivia Rodrigo Guts Review: More Visceral and More Consistent |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review/ |access-date=November 1, 2023 |website=Slant Magazine |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016070457/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review/ |url-status=live }}
Some critics believed the lyricism of "Get Him Back!" was clever and exemplified Rodrigo's growth as a songwriter. Wright said the song displayed "winking lyrical smarts".{{cite web |last=Wright |first=Lisa |title=Olivia Rodrigo — Guts |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/olivia-rodrigo-guts |website=DIY |access-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908065630/https://diymag.com/review/album/olivia-rodrigo-guts |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |date=September 8, 2023 |url-status=live}} Gordon and Lyons-Burt thought its messiness mirrored breakups in most relationships, and the latter believed it encapsulated the progression of her formula. Reviewers described "Get Him Back!" as one of Rodrigo's funnier songs,{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=September 11, 2023 |title=Review: Olivia Rodrigo Spills Her Guts on a Bubble-gum Rock Masterpiece |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-09-11/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review |access-date=September 18, 2023 |archive-date=September 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917223306/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-09-11/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review |url-status=live |url-access=limited }} and some called the lyricism age-suitably immature, scathing,{{cite web|last=Phares|first=Heather|date=September 15, 2023|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/guts-mw0004033993|title=Guts — Olivia Rodrigo|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 15, 2023|archive-date=September 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917151553/https://www.allmusic.com/album/guts-mw0004033993|url-status=live}} and "squishy". GQ{{'}}s Jessie Atkinson included the line about her wanting to meet the ex-partner's mother in her list of the album's standout and "gutsiest" lyrics, and Nylon{{'}}s Steffanee Wang included it alongside the reference to Rodrigo's father in her list of Guts{{'}} impeccable lyrics.{{cite web |last=Wang |first=Steffanee |title=17 Impeccable Lyrics From Olivia Rodrigo's Guts |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/best-olivia-rodrigo-guts-lyrics |website=Nylon |access-date=July 31, 2024 |date=September 9, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729083339/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/best-olivia-rodrigo-guts-lyrics }}{{cite web |last=Atkinson |first=Jessie |title='Everything I Do Is Tragic, Every Guy I Like Is Gay!' – the Gutsiest Lyrics on Olivia Rodrigo's Guts |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/olivia-rodrigo-guts-lyrics |website=GQ |access-date=July 31, 2024 |date=September 8, 2023 |archive-date=August 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804154714/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/olivia-rodrigo-guts-lyrics |url-status=live }} Celia Almeida of Miami New Times named the latter among Rodrigo's most "scathing" lyrics.{{cite web |last=Almeida |first=Celia |title=It's Brutal Out Here: Olivia Rodrigo's Most Scathing Lyrics |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/5-most-brutal-lyrics-by-olivia-rodrigo-19075442 |website=Miami New Times |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712152326/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/5-most-brutal-lyrics-by-olivia-rodrigo-19075442 |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |date=February 23, 2024 |url-status=live}}
Critics like DeVille and the Los Angeles Times{{'}} Mikael Wood believed Rodrigo's rap flow was well synchronized with the beat of "Get Him Back!". On the other hand, John Murphy of MusicOMH thought it "falls a bit flat".{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=John |title=Olivia Rodrigo – Guts |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/olivia-rodrigo-guts |website=MusicOMH |access-date=July 9, 2024 |date=September 8, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914213102/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/olivia-rodrigo-guts }} Writing for The Independent, Helen Brown believed she matched the "rhythmic spirit" of Debbie Harry in "One Way or Another" (1979) on it. According to Gordon, Rodrigo's vocal cadence embodied a "school bully" during the verses and a cheerleader during the choruses, while Wood said "Get Him Back!" benefited from her background as an actress, displaying "pitch-perfect line readings that shift between comic registers on a dime — from naturalistic to screwball, faux-earnest to deadpan".
The chorus of "Get Him Back!" was also the subject of praise; critics described it as massive, glorious, rousing, and brain-devouring. Pitchfork{{'}}s Cat Zhang believed the chorus deserved to be screamed in every location, and Paste{{'}}s Rachel Saywitz thought it "drives the point home". "Get Him Back!" was included on critical lists of the best songs of 2023 at number four by DeVille,{{cite web |title=Stereogum{{'}}s 50 Favorite Songs of 2023 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2245293/best-songs-of-2023/lists/year-in-review/2023-in-review/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=July 30, 2024 |date=December 12, 2023 |archive-date=December 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217221105/https://www.stereogum.com/2245293/best-songs-of-2023/lists/year-in-review/2023-in-review/ |url-status=live }} number five by Pitchfork,{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2023 |title=The 100 Best Songs of 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2023/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229071213/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2023/ |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=Pitchfork}} number seven by Rolling Stone, number nine by Billboard,{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz|first=Jason |date=December 7, 2023 |title=The 100 Best Songs of 2023: Staff Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-songs-2023/|url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212163207/https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-songs-2023/|archive-date=December 12, 2023 |access-date=December 12, 2023 }} number 41 by Slant Magazine,{{cite magazine|date=December 6, 2023 |title=The 50 Best Songs of 2023
|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/lists/the-50-best-songs-of-2023/|url-status=live |magazine=Slant |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212164542/https://www.slantmagazine.com/lists/the-50-best-songs-of-2023/|archive-date=December 12, 2023 |access-date=December 12, 2023 }} and unranked by Billboard Philippines and USA Today.{{Cite web |last=Saulog |first=Gabriel |date=December 4, 2023 |title=The Top 25 Songs of 2023 — Billboard Philippines{{'}} Staff Picks |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/editorial-picks/best-of/the-top-25-filipino-songs-of-2023-billboard-philippines-staff-picks-sb19-juan-karlos-denise-julia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907151554/https://billboardphilippines.com/editorial-picks/best-of/the-top-25-filipino-songs-of-2023-billboard-philippines-staff-picks-sb19-juan-karlos-denise-julia/ |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |access-date=September 7, 2024 |website=Billboard Philippines}}{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/12/07/top-10-best-songs-2023/71817757007/ |title=It was a great year for music. Here are our top songs including Olivia Rodrigo and the Beatles |last=Ruggieri |first=Melissa |website=USA Today |date=December 7, 2023 |access-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212022401/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/12/07/top-10-best-songs-2023/71817757007/ |url-status=live }} Rolling Stone{{'}}s Rob Sheffield ranked it as Rodrigo's third-best song in September 2023; he compared the line about her wanting to meet the ex-partner's mother to the lyricism of Joni Mitchell and picked his favorite lyric: "I wanna key his car, I wanna make him lunch."{{cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=Every Olivia Rodrigo Song, Ranked |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/every-olivia-rodrigo-song-ranked-1234821374/get-him-back-1234822191/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 9, 2024 |date=September 13, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712035809/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/every-olivia-rodrigo-song-ranked-1234821374/get-him-back-1234822191/ }}
Commercial performance
"Get Him Back!" debuted and peaked just outside of the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100's top ten, both at number 11 for the charts dated September 23, 2023. The song was certified platinum by Music Canada. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number seven and became Rodrigo's seventh top-10 single.{{cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |title=Doja Cat Dominates for Second Week at Number 1 with 'Paint the Town Red' |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red-number-1-second-week/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=July 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918094849/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red-number-1-second-week/ |archive-date=September 18, 2023 |date=September 15, 2023 |url-status=live}} "Get Him Back!" received a gold certification in the United Kingdom from the British Phonographic Industry, and the Official Charts Company declared it her 14th-biggest song in the country in February 2024.{{cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |title=Olivia Rodrigo's Official Top 20 Biggest Songs in the UK |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/olivia-rodrigos-official-top-20-biggest-songs-in-the-uk/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=July 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221104015/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/olivia-rodrigos-official-top-20-biggest-songs-in-the-uk/ |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |date=February 20, 2024 |url-status=live}}
In Australia, "Get Him Back!" debuted at number six and became Rodrigo's seventh top-10 single. The song was certified 2× platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 140,000 equivalent units. It entered at number five in New Zealand and became her ninth top-10 song. "Get Him Back!" received a gold certification from Recorded Music NZ. The song charted at number seven on the Billboard Global 200. It also reached the top 40 at number 5 in Ireland, number 13 in Singapore, number 18 in Greece, number 19 in Norway, number 28 in Sweden, number 31 in Portugal, and number 37 in the Netherlands. "Get Him Back!" received a platinum certification in Brazil and gold in Mexico.
Music video
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Jack Begert directed the music video for "Get Him Back!" entirely on an iPhone 15 Pro Max in Los Angeles.{{cite web |last=Hussey |first=Allison |title=Olivia Rodrigo Joins More Olivia Rodrigos in New Video for 'Get Him Back!' |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/olivia-rodrigo-joins-more-olivia-rodrigos-in-new-video-for-get-him-back-watch/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=September 12, 2023 |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914180133/https://pitchfork.com/news/olivia-rodrigo-joins-more-olivia-rodrigos-in-new-video-for-get-him-back-watch/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Olivia Rodrigo Wreaks Havoc in 'Get Him Back!' Music Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/olivia-rodrigo-get-him-back-music-video-1235411234/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=September 12, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015213042/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/olivia-rodrigo-get-him-back-music-video-1235411234/ }} This followed Rodrigo's 2021 "Brutal" music video, which was filmed on an iPad.{{cite web |last=Salazar |first=Savannah |title=Olivia Rodrigo Gets Us Back! |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/09/olivia-rodrigo-new-music-video-get-him-back.html |website=Vulture |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=September 12, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706083932/https://www.vulture.com/2023/09/olivia-rodrigo-new-music-video-get-him-back.html |url-access=limited }} Xiao Liu, the photography director, achieved the former video's quick shots using crash zoom on the device's 5x Telephoto camera.{{cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |title=Apple Announce iPhone 15 Pro with Olivia Rodrigo's 'Get Him Back!' Video |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/apple-announce-iphone-15-pro-with-olivia-rodrigos-get-him-back-video-3498188 |website=NME |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=September 14, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920200116/https://www.nme.com/news/music/apple-announce-iphone-15-pro-with-olivia-rodrigos-get-him-back-video-3498188 }} It was released on September 12, 2023, a few hours after Apple Inc. announced the iPhone 15 Pro Max.{{cite web |last=Hurler |first=Kevin |title=Olivia Rodrigo's New Music Video Was Filmed Completely on the iPhone 15 Pro |url=https://gizmodo.com/olivia-rodrigo-music-video-get-him-back-iphone-15-pro-1850833275 |website=Gizmodo |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=September 13, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913142506/https://gizmodo.com/olivia-rodrigo-music-video-get-him-back-iphone-15-pro-1850833275 }}
In the video, eight identical versions of Rodrigo join to destroy her ex-partner's house.{{cite web |last=Song |first=Sandra |title=Olivia Rodrigo Recruits an Army of Clones for the 'Get Him Back!' Video |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/09/12/olivia-rodrigo-recruits-an-army-of-clones-for-the-get-him-back-video |website=The Fader |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=September 12, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709180416/https://www.thefader.com/2023/09/12/olivia-rodrigo-recruits-an-army-of-clones-for-the-get-him-back-video }} While one of them bakes cupcakes, the others throw around knives and household objects. Rodrigo then walks a traffic jammed street, where the clones smash car windows and sing along.{{cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |title=Olivia Rodrigo and Her Clones Trash Houses and Bust Windows in 'Get Him Back!' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-get-him-back-music-video-1234823533/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=September 12, 2023 |url-access=limited |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913154634/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-get-him-back-music-video-1234823533/ |url-status=live }} DIY{{'}}s Daisy Carter believed the inclusion of the clones encapsulated the "dual mentality" expressed by the song's titular phrase,{{cite web |last=Carter |first=Daisy |title=Olivia Rodrigo Announces 2024 Guts World Tour |url=https://diymag.com/news/olivia-rodrigo-get-him-back-guts-world-tour |website=DIY |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=September 13, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303192627/https://diymag.com/news/olivia-rodrigo-get-him-back-guts-world-tour }} and Consequence{{'}}s Abby Jones thought they were "each representing one of the contradicting voices in Rodrigo's head telling her to key [her ex's] car".{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Abby |title=Olivia Rodrigo Unleashes a Gang of Evil Olivias in 'Get Him Back!' Video |url=https://consequence.net/2023/09/olivia-rodrigo-get-him-back-video-watch/ |website=Consequence |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=September 12, 2023 |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913063546/https://consequence.net/2023/09/olivia-rodrigo-get-him-back-video-watch/ |url-status=live }} Savannah Salazar of Vulture believed the video upstaged the device to become the most enthralling thing unveiled on its release day. It was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/mtv-vmas-nominations-taylor-swift-post-malone-awards-1236096620/|title=Taylor Swift Leads MTV VMAs Nominations with 10, as Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande and Eminem Also Get a Big Look|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=August 6, 2024|magazine=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806212818/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/mtv-vmas-nominations-taylor-swift-post-malone-awards-1236096620/|archive-date=August 6, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=August 6, 2024}}
Live performances
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Rodrigo performed "Get Him Back!" live for the first time on The Today Show on September 8, 2023.{{cite web |last=DeVille |first=Chris |title=Watch Olivia Rodrigo Sing Guts Standout 'Get Him Back!' Live For The First Time On The Today Show |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2235623/watch-olivia-rodrigo-sing-guts-standout-get-him-back-live-for-the-first-time-on-the-today-show/news/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=September 8, 2023 |date=September 8, 2023 |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909034334/https://www.stereogum.com/2235623/watch-olivia-rodrigo-sing-guts-standout-get-him-back-live-for-the-first-time-on-the-today-show/news/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |title=Watch Olivia Rodrigo Debut 'Get Him Back!' Live on The Today Show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-olivia-rodrigo-debut-get-him-back-live-on-the-today-show-3495486 |website=NME |access-date=September 9, 2023 |date=September 9, 2023 |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909111556/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-olivia-rodrigo-debut-get-him-back-live-on-the-today-show-3495486 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Watch Olivia Rodrigo Perform New Song 'Get Him Back!' on Today |url=https://www.today.com/video/watch-olivia-rodrigo-perform-new-song-get-him-back-on-today-192528965543 |website=Today |access-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908194121/https://www.today.com/video/watch-olivia-rodrigo-perform-new-song-get-him-back-on-today-192528965543 |url-status=live }} Four days later, she gave a performance of "Vampire" and "Get Him Back!" at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, the creative direction of which was inspired by the songs' music videos.{{cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |title=Watch Olivia Rodrigo Perform 'Vampire' and 'Get Him Back!' at MTV VMAs 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-olivia-rodrigo-perform-vampire-and-get-him-back-at-mtv-vmas-2023/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=September 13, 2023 |date=September 12, 2023 |archive-date=September 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916091053/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-olivia-rodrigo-perform-vampire-and-get-him-back-at-mtv-vmas-2023/ |url-status=live }} Rodrigo began by singing the former in white knee-high leg warmers along with a red sports bra and skirt. After the forest set was destroyed by fireworks,{{cite magazine |last=Betancourt |first=Bianca |title=Olivia Rodrigo Gets Rowdy with a Performance of 'Vampire' and 'Get Him Back!' at the VMAs |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a45081317/olivia-rodrigo-vmas-performance-2023/ |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |access-date=September 13, 2023 |date=September 13, 2023 |archive-date=September 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917000721/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a45081317/olivia-rodrigo-vmas-performance-2023/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Odman |first=Sydney |title=VMAs: Olivia Rodrigo Gives Explosive Performance of 'Vampire' and 'Get Him Back!' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-performance-2023-vmas-watch-1235588588/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=September 13, 2023 |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913020219/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-performance-2023-vmas-watch-1235588588/ |url-status=live }} she was rushed off the stage by a staffer as a glitched version of her single "Good 4 U" (2021) played. The camera focused on Selena Gomez and the crowd, who appeared concerned, not realizing it was a recreation of the "Vampire" music video.{{cite web |last=St. Martin |first=Emily |title=MTV VMAs: From Taylor Swift and 'Nsync to Olivia Rodrigo's Set Collapse, Here Are the Takeaways |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-09-13/mtv-vmas-from-taylor-swift-and-nsync-to-olivia-rodrigos-set-collapse-here-are-the-takeaways |website=Los Angeles Times |date=September 13, 2023 |access-date=July 10, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623165458/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-09-13/mtv-vmas-from-taylor-swift-and-nsync-to-olivia-rodrigos-set-collapse-here-are-the-takeaways |url-access=limited }}{{cite magazine |last=Huff |first=Lauren |title=Olivia Rodrigo Shocks a Concerned Selena Gomez at MTV VMAs with Staged Technical Difficulties |url=https://ew.com/mtv-video-music-awards/olivia-rodrigo-shocks-selena-gomez-mtv-vma-awards-staged-technical-difficulties/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=September 12, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104003233/https://ew.com/mtv-video-music-awards/olivia-rodrigo-shocks-selena-gomez-mtv-vma-awards-staged-technical-difficulties/ }} Rodrigo returned to perform "Get Him Back!" in front of a curtain, accompanied by brunette dancers in identical pink outfits who referenced the clones in the music video.{{Cite magazine |last=Scorziello |first=Sophia |title=Olivia Rodrigo Performs 'Vampire' and 'Get Him Back!' at 2023 MTV VMAs |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/awards/olivia-rodrigo-performance-2023-vmas-1235721151/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=September 13, 2023 |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914104115/https://variety.com/2023/music/awards/olivia-rodrigo-performance-2023-vmas-1235721151/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last1=Avila |first1=Daniela |last2=DeSantis |first2=Rachel |title=Olivia Rodrigo Psychs Out Crowd — Including Selena Gomez! — with Faux Stage Malfunction During Performance at 2023 VMAs |url=https://people.com/olivia-rodrigo-performs-at-2023-mtv-vmas-7968818 |magazine=People |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=September 13, 2023 |archive-date=September 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916222704/https://people.com/olivia-rodrigo-performs-at-2023-mtv-vmas-7968818 |url-status=live }} The performance was positively received by critics like Parade{{'}}s Devon Forward, who thought Rodrigo gave it her all,{{cite web |last=Forward |first=Devon |title=Why Olivia Rodrigo Was Rushed Off Stage During MTV VMAs Performance |url=https://parade.com/news/why-olivia-rodrigo-rushed-off-stage-mtv-vmas-performance-video |website=Parade |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=September 12, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111060552/https://parade.com/news/why-olivia-rodrigo-rushed-off-stage-mtv-vmas-performance-video }} and Rolling Stone{{'}}s Angie Martoccio and Tomás Mier, who believed it heralded "Get Him Back!"{{'s}} real arrival to the stage despite being preceded by the Today Show performance.{{cite magazine |last1=Martoccio |first1=Angie |last2=Mier |first2=Tomás |title=Olivia Rodrigo Blesses the VMAs with Some Guts Spillage |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-performance-2023-mtv-vma-awards-1234823348/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=September 12, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |archive-date=February 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205054153/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-performance-2023-mtv-vma-awards-1234823348/ }} Stephen Daw of Billboard called it memorable,{{cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |title=Olivia Rodrigo Breaks the 2023 MTV VMAs with 'Vampire' & 'Get Him Back' Medley |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/olivia-rodrigo-vampire-get-him-back-2023-mtv-vmas-1235411515/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=September 12, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710143454/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/olivia-rodrigo-vampire-get-him-back-2023-mtv-vmas-1235411515/ }} and The New York Times declared it the most unforgettable fake-out in their list of five memorable moments from the show.{{cite web |title=MTV Video Music Awards: 5 Memorable Moments |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/arts/music/mtv-video-music-awards-vmas-moments.html/ |website=The New York Times |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=September 13, 2023 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913060213/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/arts/music/mtv-video-music-awards-vmas-moments.html/}}
Rodrigo reprised "Get Him Back!" with background singers at BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on October 2, 2023.{{cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |title=Olivia Rodrigo Covers Noah Kahan's 'Stick Season,' Performs 'Vampire' & More on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-covers-noah-kahan-stick-season-bbc-radio-1-live-lounge-1235430522/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002165834/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-covers-noah-kahan-stick-season-bbc-radio-1-live-lounge-1235430522/ |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |date=October 2, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |title=Olivia Rodrigo Performs 'Vampire' and Noah Kahan's 'Stick Season' in Haunted Live Lounge Performance |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-bbc-live-lounge-noah-kahan-cover-stick-season-1234836729/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003035631/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-bbc-live-lounge-noah-kahan-cover-stick-season-1234836729/ |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |date=October 2, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}} She sang the song at the Ace Hotel Los Angeles seven days later, in a concert exclusively for American Express cardholders.{{cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |title=Watch Olivia Rodrigo Perform Almost All of Guts at LA Concert for Amex |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2238526/watch-olivia-rodrigo-perform-almost-all-of-guts-at-la-concert-for-amex/news/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=October 10, 2023 |archive-date=July 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729180136/https://www.stereogum.com/2238526/watch-olivia-rodrigo-perform-almost-all-of-guts-at-la-concert-for-amex/news/ |url-status=live }} On December 1, 2023, Rodrigo reprised it at the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball.{{cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |title=Olivia Rodrigo Debuts 'Can't Catch Me Now' Live at 2023 Jingle Ball in Los Angeles |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-live-2023-jingle-ball-los-angeles-1235531082/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203232021/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-live-2023-jingle-ball-los-angeles-1235531082/ |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |date=December 2, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Tate |first=Sarah |title=Olivia Rodrigo Brings Rocking Teen Angst to the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-12-08-olivia-rodrigo-brings-rocking-teen-angst-to-the-iheartradio-jingle-ball/ |publisher=iHeartRadio |access-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211081520/https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-12-08-olivia-rodrigo-brings-rocking-teen-angst-to-the-iheartradio-jingle-ball/ |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |date=December 11, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |last=Perrier |first=Christina |title=Olivia Rodrigo Put Her Signature Grungy Spin on a Silver Metallic Minidress at Jingle Ball |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a46016690/olivia-rodrigo-grunge-silver-metallic-minidress-iheartradio-jingle-ball/ |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |access-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203001435/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a46016690/olivia-rodrigo-grunge-silver-metallic-minidress-iheartradio-jingle-ball/ |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |date=December 2, 2023 |url-status=live}} On December 18, she uploaded a Vevo Live performance of "Get Him Back!", in which she performed with a band in a faintly lit gritty basement amid grungy posters and exposed pipes.{{cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |title=Watch Olivia Rodrigo Rock Out to 'Get Him Back!' in a Grungy Basement |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-get-him-back-vevo-live-1235560959/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 27, 2024 |date=December 18, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119234932/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-get-him-back-vevo-live-1235560959/ }} American Songwriter{{'}}s Clayton Edwards believed the aesthetic choices did not upstage Rodrigo's contagious energy.{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Clayton |title=Olivia Rodrigo Channels Her Punk Influences for New 'Get Him Back!' Performance Video |url=https://americansongwriter.com/watch-olivia-rodrigo-channels-her-punk-influences-new-get-him-back-performance-video/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219052429/https://americansongwriter.com/watch-olivia-rodrigo-channels-her-punk-influences-new-get-him-back-performance-video/ |archive-date=December 19, 2023 |date=December 18, 2023 |url-status=live}} The song is included as the last one on the set list of Rodrigo's 2024–2025 concert tour, the Guts World Tour, as part of an encore.{{Cite web |last=McClellan |first=Jennifer |date=February 24, 2024 |title=Olivia Rodrigo Setlist: All the Songs on Guts Tour Including 'Vampire' and 'Good 4 U' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/02/24/olivia-rodrigo-setlist-guts-tour-songs/72704567007/ |access-date=June 13, 2024 |website=USA Today |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224191351/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/02/24/olivia-rodrigo-setlist-guts-tour-songs/72704567007/ |url-status=live }} It is part of a set of rock-oriented songs, alongside "Brutal", "Obsessed" (2024), "All-American Bitch" (2023), and "Good 4 U", which together recalls 1990s rock artists like Alanis Morissette and Gwen Stefani according to Chicago Sun-Times{{'}} Selena Fragassi.{{cite web |last=Fragassi |first=Selena |title=Olivia Rodrigo Holds Nothing Back in Supercharged Set at United Center — Including Release Date for Deluxe Guts |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2024/03/20/olivia-rodrigo-review-united-center-chicago |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=March 20, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707120518/https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2024/03/20/olivia-rodrigo-review-united-center-chicago |url-access=limited }} During the performance, she sings the first verse through a megaphone, clad in glittering shorts and a midriff-baring top which bears phrases such as "and just like that",{{Cite news |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Caramanica |date=February 24, 2024 |title=Onstage, a Feisty Olivia Rodrigo Tests Out Life After Girlhood |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/24/arts/music/olivia-rodrigo-guts-tour-review.html |access-date=June 13, 2024 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227040316/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/24/arts/music/olivia-rodrigo-guts-tour-review.html |url-status=live |url-access=limited }}{{cite magazine |last=Petrusich |first=Amanda |title=Olivia Rodrigo's Relatable Superstardom on the Guts Tour |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/04/22/guts-tour-olivia-rodrigo-music-review |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=April 15, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707120518/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/04/22/guts-tour-olivia-rodrigo-music-review |url-access=limited }} "Carrie Bradshaw AF",{{cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |title=Olivia Rodrigo Makes MSG Debut: 8 Best Moments From Her First NYC Guts Tour Show |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/olivia-rodrigo-guts-madison-square-garden-debut-best-moments/carrie-bradshaw-af/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415144659/https://www.billboard.com/lists/olivia-rodrigo-guts-madison-square-garden-debut-best-moments/carrie-bradshaw-af/ |archive-date=April 15, 2024 |date=April 6, 2024 |url-status=live}} or "Never Se(a)ttle".{{cite web |last=Rietmulder |first=Michael |title=Olivia Rodrigo Review: In Seattle, Pop Star Proves She's Ready for Arenas |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/olivia-rodrigo-review-in-seattle-pop-star-proves-shes-ready-for-arenas/ |website=The Seattle Times |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808134654/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/olivia-rodrigo-review-in-seattle-pop-star-proves-shes-ready-for-arenas/ |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |date=August 7, 2024 |url-status=live}} Rodrigo later walks into the crowd as star-shaped confetti falls down.{{cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |title=On Her Guts World Tour, Olivia Rodrigo Is No Longer the Girl You Thought You Knew |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/olivia-rodrigo-guts-world-tour-review-opening-night-1234974993/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 10, 2024 |date=February 24, 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225080650/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/olivia-rodrigo-guts-world-tour-review-opening-night-1234974993/amp/ }}{{cite web |last=Hanskamp |first=Emilie |title=Olivia Rodrigo Spills Her Guts in Toronto Show — and It Was a Loud, Infectious Coming-of-age Catharsis |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/olivia-rodrigo-spills-her-guts-in-toronto-show-and-it-was-a-loud-infectious-coming/article_9f9b5788-eeab-11ee-9e6c-af6551a38572.html |website=Toronto Star |access-date=July 15, 2024 |date=March 30, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410080543/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/olivia-rodrigo-spills-her-guts-in-toronto-show-and-it-was-a-loud-infectious-coming/article_9f9b5788-eeab-11ee-9e6c-af6551a38572.html }} The Tennessean{{'}}s Audrey Gibbs believed she belted, stomped, and leapt with intense energy during the encore, which she included in her standout moments of the show.{{cite web |last=Gibbs |first=Audrey |title=Olivia Rodrigo Duets with Sheryl Crow at Nashville Guts Tour Stop, Plus Best Moments From the Night of Pop-punk |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/03/10/olivia-rodrigo-duets-with-sheryl-crow-at-nashville-guts-tour-stop-other-top-moments-from-the-concert/72588105007/ |website=The Tennessean |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240315161657/https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/03/10/olivia-rodrigo-duets-with-sheryl-crow-at-nashville-guts-tour-stop-other-top-moments-from-the-concert/72588105007/ |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |date=March 10, 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}} Rodrigo closed her Lollapalooza Chile set with "Get Him Back!" in March 2025.{{cite web |last=Burton |first=Poppy |title=Watch Olivia Rodrigo Cover No Doubt at Lollapalooza Chile 2025 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-olivia-rodrigo-cover-no-doubt-at-lollapalooza-chile-2025-3848440 |website=NME |access-date=March 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323155711/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-olivia-rodrigo-cover-no-doubt-at-lollapalooza-chile-2025-3848440 |archive-date=March 23, 2025 |date=March 22, 2025 |url-status=live}}
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Guts.{{cite AV media notes|title=Guts|others=Olivia Rodrigo|year=2023|author=Geffen Records}}
- Dan Nigro – producer, songwriter, engineer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, piano, vocal producer, bass, synthesizer, drum programming, background vocals
- Olivia Rodrigo – vocals, background vocals, songwriter
- Alexander 23 – co-producer, drums, engineer, slide guitar, bass, synthesizer, background vocals
- Ian Kirkpatrick – co-producer, engineer, synthesizer, drum programming
- Sterling Laws – drums
- Chappell Roan – background vocals
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Mitch McCarthy – mixing
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Get Him Back!" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023–2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Australia|6|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Get Him Back!|rowheader=true|refname="AU"}} |
| {{single chart|Austria|52|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Get Him Back!|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Canada|11|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2023|refname="CA"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|12|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadahotac|25|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Czechdigital|63|year=2023|week=37|rowheader=true|access-date=September 18, 2023|refname="Czech Republic"}} |
| {{single chart|France|188|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Get Him Back!|rowheader=true|access-date=September 18, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|78|songid=2393454|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Get Him Back!|rowheader=true|access-date=September 15, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|7|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2023|refname="GL"}} |
| scope="row"| Greece (IFPI){{Cite web |title=IFPI Charts |url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=www.ifpi.gr |archive-date=March 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324162358/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html |url-status=live }}
| 18 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Ireland4|5|date=20230915|rowheader=true|access-date=September 15, 2023|refname="IR"}} |
| scope="row"| Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2023&month=10&day=02|title=Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of September 27, 2023|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=September 27, 2023|archive-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927063307/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2023&month=10&day=02|url-status=live}}
| 15 |
| scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s37-2/|title=2023 37-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=September 15, 2023|access-date=September 15, 2023|archive-date=September 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915184506/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s37-2/|url-status=live}}
| 70 |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|37|year=2023|week=39|rowheader=true|access-date=September 30, 2023|refname="NE"}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|48|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Get Him Back!|rowheader=true|access-date=September 16, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|5|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Get Him Back!|rowheader=true|access-date=September 16, 2023|refname="NZ"}} |
| {{single chart|Norway|19|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Get Him Back!|rowheader=true|refname="NO"}} |
| scope="row"| Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-sprzedazy/single-w-streamie|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie|publisher=OLiS|language=pl|access-date=September 21, 2023|type=Select week 08.09.2023–14.09.2023.|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202134558/https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-sprzedazy/single-w-streamie|url-status=live}}
| 80 |
| {{single chart|Portugal|31|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Get Him Back!|rowheader=true|access-date=October 15, 2023|refname="PO"}} |
| scope="row"| Singapore (RIAS){{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS Top Charts Week 37 (8 - 14 Sep 2023)|publisher=RIAS|access-date=September 19, 2023|archive-date=September 19, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230919062723/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/}}
| 13 |
| {{single chart|Slovakia2|50|year=2023|week=45|rowheader=true|access-date=November 13, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Slovakdigital2|75|year=2023|week=37|rowheader=true|access-date=September 18, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Spain|79|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Get Him Back!|rowheader=true|access-date=September 24, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|28|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Get Him Back!|rowheader=true|access-date=September 15, 2023|refname="SW"}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|86|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Get Him Back!|rowheader=true|access-date=September 17, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|UK|7|date=20230915|rowheader=true|access-date=September 15, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|11|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2023|refname="US"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|28|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=February 25, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|10|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=February 18, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|3|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=December 17, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|8|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=January 28, 2024}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "Get Him Back!" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-rock-songs/|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2023|archive-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122193855/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-rock-songs/|url-status=live}}
| 32 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2024|access-date=December 24, 2024|refname="ARIA"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Get Him Back!|award=Platinum|type=single|certyear=2024|relyear=2023|access-date=July 10, 2024|refname="PMB"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Get Him Back!|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=February 27, 2024|refname="MC"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Get Him Back!|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|access-date=February 20, 2025|refname="AMPROFON"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Get Him Back!|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=December 21, 2024|refname="RMNZ"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Get Him Back|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|id=19557-5451-1|access-date=September 20, 2024|refname="BPI"}}
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Release history
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|+ Release dates and formats for "Get Him Back!" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"| Italy
| September 15, 2023 | EMI |
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| scope="row"| United States
| September 19, 2023 | Geffen | style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D337646|title=A Recap of Radio Adds Recap|work=Hits|date=September 19, 2023|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119223134/https://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D337646|url-status=live}} |
Note
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References
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