"Get Him Back!" | ||||
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Released | September 15, 2023 | |||
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Length | 3:31 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
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"Get Him Back!" on YouTube |
"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 it with Dan Nigro, who co-produced it with Alexander 23 and Ian Kirkpatrick. The song was sent to Italian radio as the album's third single on September 15, 2023. "Get Him Back!" was inspired by Rodrigo's tendency to enter into her relationships due to people's expectations and details both her desire to return to her ex and get vengeance on him. Some critics viewed "Get Him Back!" as a standout song from the album.
After the commercial success of her debut studio album, Sour (2021), [3] Olivia Rodrigo continued collaborating with Dan Nigro, who had produced all of the tracks on it. [4] The follow-up album, Guts (2023), was conceived when she was aged 19, a year that she described as "lots of confusion, mistakes, awkwardness & good old fashioned teen angst". [5] The album and its title were announced on June 26, 2023, and its lead single, "Vampire", was released four days later. [6] [7] The song reached number one in various countries, [8] [9] including the United States, where it became her third number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. [10] "Bad Idea Right?" was chosen as the follow-up single. [11]
Rodrigo wrote "Get Him Back!" with Nigro. [12] She detailed its inspiration in an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music: "I had such a desire to live and experience things and make mistakes and grow after Sour came out, I kind of felt this pressure to be this girl that I thought everyone expected me to be. I think because of that pressure, maybe I did things that maybe I shouldn’t have—dated people that I shouldn't have." [13] On July 31, 2023, Rodrigo revealed a video clip which included clues about Guts' tracklist, intended for fans to decode. It featured her relaxing in a bedroom, unpacking boxes, and experimenting with various devices, including an electric keyboard and a retro typewriter. [14] On August 1, 2023, Rodrigo revealed the tracklist, which features "Get Him Back!" as the eighth track. [15] A teaser clip released alongside the tracklist included letters addressed to "258 get him back drive". [16] The song was released as a track of Guts on September 8, 2023, via Geffen Records. [17]
"Get Him Back!" is three minutes and 31 seconds long. [17] Nigro produced and engineered the song with Alexander 23 and Ian Kirkpatrick and provided vocal production. He plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, piano, bass, synthesizer, and drum programming; Alexander 23 plays drums, slide guitar, bass, and synthesizer; Kirkpatrick plays synthesizer and drum programming; and Sterling Laws plays drums. Mitch McCarthy mixed the song, and Randy Merrill mastered it. [12]
According to Elle 's Lauren Puckett-Pope, "Get Him Back!" "riffs on the dual interpretation of those same words: 'get him back' as in restore the relationship, and 'get him back' as in procure revenge". In its lyrics, Rodrigo details a short-lived relationship that commenced during summertime and concluded by spring. She goes on to dispute her ex's claims about his height and describes him as egotistical but "so much fun". [13] Experiencing conflicting feelings about him, she drafts letters addressed to him and fantasizes about kissing him and making him feel envious. [13]
The New York Times 's Caryn Ganz described "Get Him Back!" as a "hilarious rap-rock banger", on which Rodrigo "playfully spins the title phrase, seeking both revenge and reconciliation". [1] Chris DeVille of Stereogum picked the song as Guts's "most obvious hit" and a standout track. He believed the live performance upon its release proved "someone within Rodrigo's team" thought the same. [18] In a ranking of all songs on the album, Billboard 's Jason Lipshutz named it the best track and stated: "Rodrigo rollicks through the verses, almost rapping her account of a joyfully misguided romance, before a stomp-along hook arrives with an array of voices buoying her wordplay; the extended bridge [...] marks one of the most euphoric pop moments of the album, and very likely of all 2023." [19]
Rolling Stone ranked "Get Him Back!" as the seventh best song of 2023. USA Today ranked the song as one of the best of 2023. [20]
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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Billboard | The 100 Best Songs of 2023: Staff Picks | 9 | [21] |
Pitchfork | The 100 Best Songs of 2023 | 5 | [22] |
Rolling Stone | The 100 Best Songs of 2023 | 7 | [2] |
Slant | The 50 Best Songs of 2023 | 41 | [23] |
USA Today | Best Songs of 2023 | N/A | [24] |
Jack Begert directed the music video for "Get Him Back!", which was filmed on an iPhone 15 Pro Max in late July 2023. [25] The video was released on September 12, 2023, shortly after the announcement of the device. In it, Rodrigo in a white blouse and a beige miniskirt destroys several things while going to various different places; she wrecks a house and creates a chaotic traffic congestion (filmed at Los Angeles Center Studios). She joins clones of herself, who throw knives and break car windows while singing the song with her. [25] [26] Consequence 's Abby Jones thought that the eight clones of Rodrigo were "each representing one of the contradicting voices in Rodrigo's head telling her to key [her ex's] car". [27]
Rodrigo performed "Get Him Back!" live for the first time on the TV show Today on September 8, 2023. [18] [28] [29] Four days later, she reprised the song and "Vampire" at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. [30] Rodrigo was clad in white knee-high leg warmers, a red sports bra, and a red knee-length skirt. The first set, which featured the scenery of a hazy forest, was destroyed by fireworks; the faux malfunction was a recreation of a similar sequence in the "Vampire" music video. [31] [32] After being hurried off-stage by a staff member, Rodrigo joined clones of herself in pink dresses to perform "Get Him Back!" afront a blue curtain, referencing its music video. [33] [34]
The song is included on the setlist of the Guts World Tour as an encore. [35] During the performance, Rodrigo sings the first verse through a megaphone, [36] while visuals of carbon copies of Rodrigo are projected on the screen. Rodrigo's backup dancers also perform choreography. Near the end of the song, confetti shoots out from the stage, and Rodrigo thanks the audience and exits the stage to greet fans in the front of the stage, ending the concert.[ citation needed ]
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Guts. [12]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [71] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [72] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [73] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Italy | September 15, 2023 | Radio airplay | Universal | [74] |
United States | September 19, 2023 | Contemporary hit radio | Geffen | [75] |
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