"Reckless" is a song by American singer Madison Beer. It was released on June 4, 2021 by Epic and Sing It Loud as the lead single from her second studio album, Silence Between Songs (2023). The track was written and produced by Madison Beer and Leroy Clampitt, with Kinetics & One Love's Tim Sommers and Jeremy Dussolliet also receiving writing credits.
Composition According to Beer, "Reckless" is about "how easy it is for some people in relationships to hurt others and move on without any guilt". She both co-wrote and co-produced the single.
Critical reception Reckless was met with positive reviews upon its release. Clash called the song "...a wonderfully adult piece of pop songwriting." Hypebae said the song "demonstrat[es] her signature soothing vocals."
Music video The music video was released on June 29, 2021. It depicts Beer in a fairytale-like world where she climbs a ladder to get to the top of a stack of giant books; stands on the top of a car as it drives itself through a tunnel; and swims in an ocean with book pages in it.
Credits and personnel Madison Beer – vocals, songwriting, production, composer, associated performer Leroy Clampitt – songwriting; production, composer, background vocals, bass, drums, guitar, programmer Tim Sommers – songwriting, production, composer, background vocals, drums, keyboards, programmer Jeremy Dussoliet – songwriting, composer Randy Merrill – mastering engineer Mitch McCarthy – mixing engineer Kinga Bacik – strings
Charts + Chart performance for "Reckless" Chart (2021) Peakposition Malaysia (RIM) 2 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 11 Singapore (RIAS) 13
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Release history +Release history and formats for "Reckless" Region Date Format Label(s) Various June 4, 2021
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