The song is the latest from her upcoming sophomore album
Reneé Rapp reveals her latest single “Mad,” from her forthcoming sophomore album Bite Me, out August 1st via Interscope Records.
The “Mad” music video, which co-stars Rapp and actress Alexandra Shipp, sets the scene for one couple’s emotional unraveling, happening within the confines of a luxurious hotel room. The video starts gently, but as Rapp is met with persistent indifference from Shipp, her acts of defiance escalate, and chaos grows around them. It’s a visual representation of the raw frustration of unreciprocated desire, and a fitting complement to the latest installment in Rapp’s new chapter.
Rapp will be performing “Mad” for the first time live this morning (Fri, June 27th) on The Today Show’s Summer Concert Series, maintaining her impressive momentum this week. The song arrives just days after the announcement of her Bite Me North American headlining tour, which kicks off September 23rd in Colorado. Her largest tour to date, the 16-city run includes major arena plays at venues across the country, including the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York, TD Garden in Boston, and the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
Speculation around the news began last week, when Reneé Rapp-branded tabloids popped up at newsstands across the country with easter eggs hinting at the upcoming announcement.
Rapp kicked off her new era last month with the release of the highly anticipated single “Leave Me Alone.” The track marked a major career milestone for Rapp as her highest streaming single upon debut, earning 1M global streams within the first 24 hours of release, and now over 23.4 million globally.
Earlier this summer, Rapp revealed the bite.me website, urging fans to “sign a hundred NDAs,” ultimately revealing a slew of hints about the yet-to-be-announced album. In the weeks following, the internet erupted with “Bite Me” related clues – from Rapp’s “Bite Me” lip tattoo to posts from the likes of Paris Hilton, Charlize Theron, Monica Lewinsky, Gabby Windey, and more. A powerful statement about reclaiming your narrative, “Leave Me Alone” and the Bite Me era encourage listeners to embrace every facet of their personality, the chaotic and the confident, and to find strength in being authentically, unapologetically themselves.
This exciting new chapter marks Rapp’s first music release since 2023, when she collaborated with Grammy Award-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion on hit record “Not My Fault” from the official soundtrack to Paramount’s feature film Mean Girls (which also saw Rapp reprising her iconic role of Regina George). The song earned Rapp’s highest-ever day-one streams on Spotify to date, and saw a legendary performance between the two stars on Saturday Night Live. Earlier that same year, Rapp released her first studio album Snow Angel, earning her the largest first-week sales for a female artist’s debut album in the U.S. upon release. That fall, she embarked on the Snow Hard Feelings Tour in support of the project, a sold-out headlining run met with massive demand, featuring four nights in New York and one in Los Angeles at the iconic Greek Theatre.
