17 years ago, Cobra Starship released ‘Good Girls Go Bad’ featuring Leighton Meester. The track arrived in May 2009 as the lead single from the band’s third album, ‘Hot Mess.’ It became a massive breakout success, peaking at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and marking the first top-ten hit for both the group and the ‘Gossip Girl’ actress. To date, the single has moved over two million units and is certified double-Platinum in the United States. Frontman Gabe Saporta was a fan of Meester’s work and reached out for a collaboration after hearing rumors she was starting a music career. He felt she was the ideal fit for the song because she was “already quite adept at portraying a princess with a nasty side.” Meester was immediately drawn to the track, later recalling, “I thought, ‘I need to get on that!’ It totally is my sound too.” The song was written in only 15 minutes during a session with producer and former ‘American Idol’ judge Kara DioGuardi. Although the band and DioGuardi we...