Bad Idea (YBN Cordae song)

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"Bad Idea"

Single by YBN Cordae featuring Chance the Rapper

from the album The Lost Boy

Released

June 17, 2019

Genre

Hip hop

Length

3:54

Label

Atlantic
Art@War

Songwriter(s)

Producer(s)

BongoByTheWay
Kid Culture (co.)

YBN Cordae singles chronology

"Have Mercy"
(2019)

"Bad Idea"
(2019)

"Racks"
(2019)

Chance the Rapper singles chronology

"Cross Me"
(2019)

"Bad Idea"
(2019)

"True Kinda Love"
(2019)

Music video

"Bad Idea" on YouTube

"Bad Idea" is a song by American rapper YBN Cordae, released on June 17, 2019 as the second single from his debut studio album The Lost Boy (2019). It features American rapper Chance the Rapper and was produced by BongoByTheWay, with co-production from Kid Culture. The song contains a sample of "Home Is Where the Hatred Is" by Gil Scott-Heron.

The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song in 2020.

Background and composition

YBN Cordae premiered the song on Beats 1, during an interview with Zane Lowe in which he explained how the song came about. Cordae stated he met Chance the Rapper at Coachella, where they agreed to work on the song, and that he flew to Chicago to complete it.^[1]^[2]^[3] Moreover, he discussed the meaning behind the song:

The opening lines to the song is, "I know myself far too well to be a stranger of pain." I freestyled that line. That's like immediately what I thought of when I heard that beat. Meaning like, you know, "I know what I've been through. Everything that I've witnessed, everything that I've been to to[sic] act like I don't know myself." And that's really essentially what the song is about. It has like good home vibes, good summer vibes, like good nostalgic feeling to it. But like, not in a forceful way, cause I feel like now everybody's bringing back the nostalgic way, but in a force, you know what I'm saying? Like, it got to come natural. You know what I'm saying? This one feels real natural.^[1]

Lyrically, Cordae and Chance rap about the ups and downs of life, both ultimately deciding they are in a good state.^[3]^[4] The song also features additional vocals from singers Sir and Ant Clemons.^[2]

Music video

The music video was released alongside the single. In it, YBN Cordae reflects on his life after a long day of manual labor, and enjoys a family barbecue in the backyard with Chance the Rapper.^[2]

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)^[5]	22

References

^ ^a ^b Montes, Patrick (June 17, 2019). "YBN Cordae & Chance the Rapper Use Past Pain as Inspiration for "Bad Idea"". Hypebeast. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Saponara, Michael (June 17, 2019). "YBN Cordae Teams Up With Chance The Rapper For 'Bad Idea': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Mendez, Marisa (June 17, 2019). "YBN Cordae "Bad Idea" Featuring Chance The Rapper: Listen to New Song". XXL. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ Schatz, Lake (June 17, 2019). "YBN Cordae and Chance the Rapper team up on new song "Bad Idea": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 1, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

v t e Cordae
Studio albums	The Lost Boy From a Birds Eye View The Crossroads
EPs	Just Until...
Singles	"Kung Fu" "Have Mercy" "Bad Idea" "RNP" "Gifted" "Super" "Sinister" "Two Tens" "Doomsday" "Saturday Mornings"
Featured singles	"Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate" "Killer (Remix)"
Other songs	"Broke as Fuck" "Chronicles"

v t e Chance the Rapper
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	The Big Day
Collaborative albums	Surf
Mixtapes	10 Day Acid Rap Coloring Book
Collaborative mixtapes	Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape) Merry Christmas Lil' Mama
Singles	"Juice" "Angels" "No Problem" "I Might Need Security" "Hot Shower"
Featured singles	"Confident" "Baby Blue" "All My Friends" "I'm the One" "No Brainer" "Cross Me" "Bad Idea" "Baby Mama" "Holy"
Other songs	"Cocoa Butter Kisses" "Favorite Song" "Iconic" "Ultralight Beam" "All We Got" "Same Drugs" "Take Me to the Light" "Dear Theodosia (Reprise)" "PTSD"
Concert tours	Magnificent Coloring World Tour Be Encouraged Tour The Big Tour
Related articles	Savemoney Taylor Bennett Chance the Snapper

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