Rising pop singer Renée Rapp has dropped a fiery new single titled “Mad,” giving fans another glimpse of her forthcoming sophomore album BITE ME (due August 1). The track is a blistering break-up anthem that finds Rapp confronting a lover’s persistent anger. Over propulsive pop production, she delivers cutting lines about the time wasted on unnecessary fights. “All of the time you wasted being mad, when you could’ve been cute and we could’ve been stupid,” Rapp belts in the chorus, capturing the song’s mix of frustration and longing.
The music video for “Mad,” co-starring actress Alexandra Shipp, dramatizes a couple’s emotional unraveling in a luxurious hotel suite – from tense silence to a room trashed in passion and despair. Rapp has been candid about the song’s personal origins, and her confidence in the material is clear. “‘Mad’ is the greatest pop song I’ve ever made,” the 23-year-old artist declared on social media, signaling her high hopes for the single. Following a live debut on the Today show’s summer concert series and the announcement of her biggest tour yet this fall, Rapp’s momentum is undeniable.
