Touching on the topic of the tough year lead singer Dan Reynolds and his wife Aja Volkman had following their announcement of their divorce on April 26, 2018, “Bad Liar” is the fourth single from Imagine Dragons‘ fourth studio album Origins. The track was released the day the pair announced they hadn’t actually signed the divorce papers and were dating once again and were back together again, just days before the release of Origins.

“Bad Liar” is solely about Dan Reynold’s marriage, and the frontman recruited his ex to help him out with the song, as explained in an interview taking place shortly before it was released, making Aja Volkman a co-writer.