Hardly a week goes by without a sitcom one-liner or a talk-show monologue referencing girl-on-girl action, often portraying a guy on the side who’s living out some vicarious fantasy.
The storyline of “the other girl” is not exactly what that guy is craving. The action in the song is a meeting of the minds between two women, portrayed sonically by Kelsea Ballerini and pop artist Halsey, who have come to the realization that they’re being played by a callous but skillful lover.
It’s a dark, difficult subject, handled with realistic intrigue in the lyrics, but imbued with plenty of catchy moments, particularly a bouncy postchorus that lingers in the listener’s mind for hours after hearing it. “It’s definitely the hookiest part of the song,”
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