who is get him back about

“get him back!” is Olivia Rodrigo’s song from her 2023 album GUTS , and it isn’t officially confirmed to be about a real, specific ex; it’s written as a composite, messy ex-boyfriend character that lets her play with the idea of both wanting revenge on someone and wanting them back at the same time.

So… who is “get him back!” about?

Olivia has described the track as something she wrote after a rough writing day, leaning into a fun, chaotic revenge‑fantasy vibe rather than a direct tell‑all about one real person.

The lyrics paint a guy who is fun, rich in grand gestures, but also egotistical, unfaithful, and emotionally dismissive, which lines up with a dramatized “bad ex” archetype more than a clearly identifiable public figure.

A lot of fans online speculate that it could be loosely inspired by past relationships, the way many of her songs are, but there’s no solid evidence tying it to a named ex, and some pop‑culture discussions even emphasize that he’s essentially an invented or blended character for storytelling.

What the song is really doing

• It plays on the double meaning of “get him back”:
  • “Get him back” as in win him back romantically.
  • “Get him back” as in get revenge and make him “really jealous” and “feel bad.”

• Lines like “I wanna key his car, I wanna make him lunch” and “I wanna meet his mom just to tell her her son sucks” push that push‑pull feeling to a funny, over‑the‑top extreme.

In other words, the song is less a blind item about one guy and more a loud, theatrical dramatization of the love‑hate spiral you go through over an ex. Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.