"Good Girls Go Bad" is a song recorded by American pop punk band Cobra Starship with guest vocals by Leighton Meester. It was the first single released from their third studio album, Hot Mess. The song was released digitally through iTunes on May 11, 2009.[1][2] On May 8, 2009, "Good Girls Go Bad" made its radio debut on KIIS-FM with Ryan Seacrest's show.[3]
The song was produced by American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi and Kevin Rudolf.[4] The song has enjoyed great success in the U.S., reaching number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song has started getting heavy airplay in Canada as well, debuting at 21 on Canada's radio airplay chart "Canadian Hit 30" on the issue date of July 25, 2009. The song also debuted on Radio 1 in the UK in September 2009. As a reference to Leighton Meester's vocals, the track was used on Gossip Girl for several scenes where her character, Blair Waldorf, is portrayed on the episode "The Freshmen".[5] This song was also used in Greek's "Friend or Foe?"
Some of the official remixes also feature artist and singer Flo Rida.
Production
The band was first offered to work with Kara DioGuardi in 2009, just as DioGuardi was becoming an American Idol judge.[6] Vocalist Gabe Saporta explained,
We got offered to work with Kara right as she was becoming an American Idol judge. We didn't know who she was. She didn't know who we were. We got hooked up with her. I'm like, 'Who is this person?' She's like, 'Who's this annoying band?' But we got in the room, and it was like magic, and we wrote the song in 15 minutes. It's, like, the best song on our album.[6]
Fifteen minutes after the creation of the hook for the song, the entire track was done.[7] On April 27, 2009, it was announced Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester would be featured.[8] Lead singerGabe Saporta had wanted Meester to be featured in the song because "it's already kind of her character in Gossip Girl, like the perfect girl with the bad streak."[7] Once Meester heard "Good Girls Go Bad", she took an immediate liking to it. "I thought, 'I need to get on that!' It totally is my sound too. Really fun to dance to it. Very edgy and cool".[7]
Cobra Starship has performed the song live with Estelle and Nicole Scherzinger.
[edit]Structure
"Good Girls Go Bad" is a dance pop song in A Minor and has a vocal range between A3 through C5. The song moves at 126 bpm and is set in 4/4 time.[9]
[edit]Critical reception
Billboard reviewer Micheal Menachem made comment on the song:
"Good Girls Go Bad has the magic to launch the members of Cobra Starship into superstardom. The New York dance-punk band powers the single from its third album, "Hot Mess"—stylish enough for a stroll along the boardwalk and rowdy enough for the club. The guy anthem is sweetened with "Gossip Girl" star Leighton Meester's first musical effort, adding some sass to match Gabe Saporta's energetic vocals. The contagious hook and chorus have a lively group component where the co-eds battle in a call-and-response sing-off. With a similar appeal to No Doubt's "Hey Baby"—minus the reggae but with an accelerated jolt of electro—Cobra Starship has arrived."[4]
Bill Lamb of About.com gave the song 
stars commenting on its danceable sound and that it sounds good on the radio, catchy and sticks in the brain, and that Leighton Meester adds some spice but disregards the silly lyrics. Overall, he thinks that "This is one of the most deliberately polished pop singles of the year."[10]
stars commenting on its danceable sound and that it sounds good on the radio, catchy and sticks in the brain, and that Leighton Meester adds some spice but disregards the silly lyrics. Overall, he thinks that "This is one of the most deliberately polished pop singles of the year."[10]However, Mayer Nissim of DigitalSpy gave the song one star out of five, saying it is "one of the most boorish, witless singles in recent memory.The music is bad enough, its sub-GaGa production bearing all the class of a street-bought 'Romex' watch. Somehow though, the lyrics manage to take the song into a whole new world of awful, reading like a passion-free imbecile manifesto." According to the review, the song is likely to be the "emotionally and artistically most bankrupt pop song" of 2009.[11]
[edit]Music video
A music video for the song was shot on May 3, 2009, in New York City[7] by director Kai Regan and it premiered on Monday, June 29, 2009. Leighton Meester shot the clip while she was in town for the 2009 Costume Institute Gala. The concept of the video is that Gabe Saporta runs an underground speakeasy, complete with shelves of booze, gambling tables and a dance floor. The band is in charge of the above-ground deli that acts as a front operation to hide the debauchery within. To gain access to the illegal club, patrons must order the correct sandwich and proceed down a staircase. Meester and Victoria Asher- who has a codename of Johnny Outlaw- the band's keytarist, exchange several text messages while in the club concerning a package hidden in the DJ's booth. At one point, Meester makes references to her role of Blair Waldorf by texting "xoxo". Meester retrieves the package and shortly after, the club is raided by police, and the speakeasy operators - including Saporta - are all arrested. At the end of the video, it is revealed that Asher and Meester were undercover agents involved in a sting operation.[7] The video was nominated at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in the category Best Pop Video, but lost to "Womanizer" by Britney Spears.
Ryland's alter-ego, Guy Ripley makes an appearance. During his appearance a reference is made to "The City Is at War" video.
[edit]Track listing
- UK CD single
- "Good Girls Go Bad" - 3:17
- UK digital EP
- "Good Girls Go Bad" - 3:17
- "Good Girls Go Bad" (Suave Suarez on Pleasure Ryland remix) - 3:58
- "Good Girls Go Bad" (Cash Cash remix) - 4:39
- German CD single
- "Good Girls Go Bad" - 3:17
- "Good Girls Go Bad Feat. Flo Rida " (Frank E remix) - 3:22
- German CD maxi
- "Good Girls Go Bad" - 3:17
- "Good Girls Go Bad Feat. Flo Rida " (Frank E remix) - 3:22
- "Good Girls Go Bad" (MoAzza remix) - 4:08
- "Good Girls Go Bad" [funk Generation Club remix)
- "Good Girls Go Bad" (Suave Suarez on Pleasure Ryland remix) - 3:58
- "Good Girls Go Bad" (music video)
[edit]Remixes
- "Good Girls Go Bad" (Album Version) - 3:17
- "Good Girls Go Bad" (Suave Suarez on Pleasure Ryland remix) - 3:58
- "Good Girls Go Bad" (Matt Haick remix) - 4:10
- "Good Girls Go Bad" (Cash Cash remix) - 4:39
- "Good Girls Go Bad" (MoAzza remix) - 4:08
- "Good Girls Go Bad" (Isom Innis remix) - 4:10
- "Good Girls Go Bad Feat. Flo Rida " (Frank E remix) - 3:22
- "Good Girls Go Bad" (Ruff Loaderz remix) - 4:01
- "Good Kids Smoke Crack" (Rucka Rucka Ali parody) - 3:13
[edit]Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart[12] | 5 |
| Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders)[13] | 4 |
| Canadian Hot 100[14] | 7 |
| Dutch Top 40[15] | 19 |
| Finnish Singles Chart[16] | 13 |
| Irish Singles Chart[17] | 17 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[18] | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart[19] | 17 |
| UK Dance Chart | 9 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| US Pop Songs[20] | 5 |
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart[21] | 39 |
[edit]Year-end charts
| End of year chart (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Singles Chart[22] | 18 |
[edit]Year-end charts
| Chart (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[23] | 155 |
[edit]Release history
| Country | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| United States | May 11, 2009 | Digital download |
| Canada | ||
| United Kingdom | October 19, 2009 | Digital download, CD single |
| Austria | January 22, 2010 | CD Maxi, CD single |
| Germany[24][25] | CD Maxi, CD single |
[edit]References
- ^ "Good Girls Go Bad". Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ "Good Girls Go Bad Lyrics Cobra Starship". Anekatips.
- ^ "Leighton Meester + Cobra Starship = Good Girls Go Bad". Just Jared. 2009-08-05.
- ^ a b Menachem, Michael (2009-06-13). "Good Girls Go Bad". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-06-09.[dead link]
- ^ "Music From Gossip Girl: Season 3, Episode 2". Preety Much Amazing.
- ^ a b Ditzian, Eric (2009-05-05). "Cobra Starship Make New 'American Idol' Connections". MTV. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ a b c d e "Cobra Starship, Leighton Meester Go Underground For 'Good Girls' Video". MTV News. May 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ Montgomery, James (2009-04-17). "Cobra Starship, Leighton Meester Collaborating On New Song". MTV News. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "Good Girls Go Bad Cobra Starship Digital Sheet Music:". Music Notes. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ Bill Lamb. Cobra Starship - "Good Girls Go Bad" featuring Leighton Meester About.com. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- ^ "Music - Singles Reviews - Cobra Starship ft. Leighton Meester: 'Good Girls Go Bad'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "Australia Singes Top 50". Australian Recording Industry Association. acharts.com. August 31, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Cobra Starship feat. Leighton Meester - Good Girls Go Bad". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. acharts.us. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ "Top 40". Top40.nl. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "Suomen virallinen lista". Ylex.yle.fi. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart". Rianz.org.nz. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 3.10.2009 (wk39) > CHART LOG UK: NEW ENTRIES UPDATE". zobbel.de/cluk/. zobbel.
- ^ Billboard Pop Songs for week of September 12, 2009. Billboard.com
- ^ "Cobra Starship and Leighton Meester - Good Girls Go Bad - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp
- ^ "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ "Bravado - Good Girls Go Bad - Single - Musik". Bravado.de. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ^ "Bravado - Good Girls Go Bad (2track) - Single CD (2-Track) - Musik". Bravado.de. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
Cobra Starship - Good Girls Go Bad LyricsGood Girls Go Bad Lyrics I make them good girls go bad I make them good girls go Good girls go bad I know your type (Your type) You're daddy's little girl Just take a bite (One bite) Let me shake up your world 'Cause just one night couldn't be so wrong I'm gonna make you lose control She was so shy Till I drove her wild I make them good girls go bad I make them good girls go bad You were hanging in the corner With your five best friends You heard that I was trouble But you couldn't resist I make them good girls go bad I make them good girls go Good girls go bad I know your type (Your type) Boy, you're dangerous Yeah, you're that guy (That guy) I'd be stupid to trust But just one night couldn't be so wrong You make me wanna lose control She was so shy Till I drove her wild I make them good girls go bad I make them good girls go bad I was hanging in the corner With my five best friends I heard that you were trouble But I couldn't resist I make them good girls go bad I make them good girls go Good girls go bad Good girls go bad Good girls go bad Oh, she got away with the boys in the place Treat 'em like they don't stand a chance And he got away with the girls in the back Acting like they're too hot to dance Yeah, she got away with the boys in the place Treat 'em like they don't stand a chance And he got away with the girls in the back Acting like they're too hot to dance I make them good girls go bad (They don't stand a chance) I make them good girls go The good girls go bad, yeah Good girls go bad I was hanging in the corner With my five best friends I thought that you were trouble But I couldn't resist I make them good girls go bad I make them good girls go bad I make them good girls go Good girls go bad Good girls go bad Good girls go | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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