The picture of Olivia Rodrigo’s third studio album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, is becoming clearer, as the GRAMMY-winning singer recently shared the project’s second single, “the cure.”
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Olivia joined us inside the Rockstar Suite at Hard Rock Hotel New York for another Audacy Check In, this time talking about her latest track, her first performances, and more insight into the upcoming release.
“It's my favorite song on the album. I think it's sort of the thesis statement of ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,’” she reveals. “It's just sort of about me realizing that, love doesn't solve all your problems, which I sort of thought that it would when I was younger. And [it] took me a long time to come to that realization.”
“Writing the song about it felt like a real moment of catharsis and self-growth, and I just love it. It really moves me.”
When asked by Mike Adam about the “final touch” to the track that made her feel like it’s complete, Rodrigo looked back on the screams of “I’m unraveled.”
“I kept wanting it to be louder and more screamy,” Olivia admits. “I screamed it a few times, and couldn't quite get it right but then finally landed on the right one.”
“Sometimes it is good to not be in like great vocal health when you're recording those songs because it feels a little raspy and rockstar or something like that. Don't show this to my voice teacher.”
Without sharing titles, Rodrigo did offer another glimpse into her third album that arrives in a few short weeks. “One of the songs on the record is like a real love song,” she shares. “It sort of reminds me of a song that people would play at their weddings, hopefully,” she adds with fingers crossed.
“It was the first time I've written a song like that that is just like pure romantic love, joyful vibes. I think that was a fun creative challenge for me as a songwriter to do something like that.”
For more from Olivia Rodrigo on inspiration, her first performances, check out the full conversation above. you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love arrives everywhere on June 12.
‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ arrives everywhere on June 12
‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ arrives everywhere on June 12
