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Did Selena Gomez’s ‘Bad Liar’ End Up Being the Career Turning Point We Thought It Might Be?

We dig into Selena Gomez's "Bad Liar" and its fascinating story on this Great Moments in Pop Star History episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast.

Back in 2017, Selena Gomez was coming off her greatest commercial hot streak, having just released 2015’s Billboard 200-topping Revival — which scored a trio of smash pop singles — and keeping her momentum going with a run of successful collabs. Then, she released “Bad Liar,” the most sophisticated, ambitious and generally surprising single of her career to that point, co-written alongside a pair of hitmakers with whom she had an obvious connection. The song was rapturously received by pop fans and critics alike, but the commercial response to it was distinctly muted — seemingly leaving Gomez unsure of what to do next.

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