Good Girls Go Bad

Not to be confused with Good Girl Gone Bad.

"Good Girls Go Bad"
Single by Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester
from the album Hot Mess
ReleasedMay 12, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreElectro-pop
Length
  • 3:16 (album version)
  • 3:38 (video version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kara DioGuardi
  • Kevin Rudolf
Cobra Starship singles chronology
"Kiss My Sass"
(2008) 		"Good Girls Go Bad"
(2009) 		"Hot Mess"
(2009)
Leighton Meester singles chronology
"Good Girls Go Bad"
(2009) 		"Somebody to Love"
(2009)

"Good Girls Go Bad" is a song by American pop 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 12, 2009.[1] On May 8, 2009, "Good Girls Go Bad" made its radio debut on KIIS-FM with Ryan Seacrest's show.[2]

The song was produced by former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi and Kevin Rudolf.[3] The song went on to become Cobra Starship and Leighton Meester's first US hit and top 10, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, denoting over 2 million copies sold in the United States. The song received heavy airplay in Canada as well, peaking at six on Canada's radio airplay chart week ending October 3, 2009.[4] The song also debuted on Radio 1 in the UK in September 2009.[5] The song was licensed to various media.

Some of the official remixes also feature rapper Flo Rida.[6]

  1. ^ "Gossip Girl goes 'Good' with Cobra Starship". Alternative Press. May 8, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Vernon, Cheril (May 11, 2009). "Good Girls Go Bad: Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester featured on Cobra Starship's new song". Alloy. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference billboard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Cobra Starship Chart History (Canada All-Format Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Gossip Girl star helps out band". BBC. October 6, 2009. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Hot Mess (First Press Limited Happy Price Edition)" (in Japanese). Warner Music Group. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.