There’s something deeply satisfying about “Rocket Scientist,” it doesn’t try to grab you by the throat, just lets that opening guitar line draw you in before Perrie’s voice takes over.
When the chorus kicks in, everything clicks into place: the drums hit harder, the whole thing opens up, and suddenly you’re singing along to what feels like your own personal anthem.
Watch: “Rocket Scientist” (Official Video)
The lyrics cut straight to the bone. “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist / Just to know that love shouldn’t hurt like this,” I mean, how perfectly obvious and devastating is that?
She’s not being dramatic about it either, just stating facts: “I don’t have to hold it in my fist / Just to know the pain that I feel exists.”
When she gets to “there’s no more home inside this place,” you can practically feel the moment she stops making excuses and starts making plans to leave.
The video that dropped with her debut album on September 26th is all sharp suits, rain and confident stares; Perrie looking like she means business. It’s the perfect visual for a song that’s basically her drawing a line in the sand.
What I love most is how the production serves the message. Those guitars keep everything grounded while the chorus soars just enough to make you believe in your own strength.
Working with heavyweights like Jon Bellion and Colin Brittain clearly paid off. It’s the kind of song that makes you want to roll your windows down and sing it at full volume, but it’s also doing something important: reminding us that recognising when love has gone wrong doesn’t require a PhD, and walking away doesn’t make you a quitter, it makes you smart.