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"bad idea" is a song performed by the American recording artist Ariana Grande, from her fifth studio album thank u next, released in 2019. The track was written by Grande, Peter Svensson, Savan Kotecha, and its producers Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh. It is an EDM and trap song that talks about using someone to recover from a previous relationship.

Some critics praised the track's composition, while others found it similar to Gotye and Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used to Know". Following the release of thank u next, "Bad Idea" reached the top ten in Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, and Slovakia. It peaked inside the top 40 in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Portugal, Singapore, and the United States. The track was included on the set list of Grande's Sweetener World Tour, which started on March 18, 2019. That year she performed it at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Lollapalooza.

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