Girl Wilde has never been one to pull punches when it comes to her feelings, and on her new single “Stupid Girl,” she’s taking a painful breakup and turning it into an anthem that stings but simultaneously makes you want to scream-sing along. She sings to her doubter, now an ex. As she said, Honestly, I hope he hears it.
The Orange State native, who labels herself the Playboy’s child and self-proclaimed trauma queen, has been carving her place in the industry with a voice that slides between soothing and electric. “Stupid Girl” crystallizes that duality at full tilt. There’s openness that aches in every lyric, but the delivery is charged with the kind of energy that can rescue you from the floor when you’ve been ghosted or fuel your fire before a crazy night out with your besties.
What sets Girl Wilde apart is her knack for chaos and clarity. She doesn’t cover up the sting of betrayal, but transforms it into a track that’s both highly individual and widely applicable. It’s the kind of song you crank with the windows down, half for that relief blast and half to remind yourself how much better off you are.
On “stupid girl,” Girl Wilde demonstrates once and for all that she’s building anthems for anyone who has been burned by love but refuses to lay down. It’s fiery, it’s fearless, and it’s precisely the kind of balls-out storytelling that makes her exploding star impossible to ignore.