Olivia Rodrigo has shared a brand new single referred to as ‘Unhealthy Concept Proper?’ – you possibly can hearken to it under.
The music will seem on the pop singer’s second studio album ‘Guts’, which is due for launch on September 8 by way of Geffen (pre-order/pre-save right here).
Written by Rodrigo and her producer Daniel Nigro, the crunchy guitar anthem follows the singer as she weighs up whether or not to satisfy an ex. “Seeing you tonight/ It’s a nasty thought, proper?/ Seeing you tonight/ Fuck it, it’s tremendous,” she sings over a punky instrumental.
Within the refrain, Rodrigo chants: “Sure, I do know that he’s my ex/ However can’t two individuals reconnect?/ I solely see him as a buddy/ The most important lie I ever stated.”
The official video, directed by the star’s common collaborator Petra Collins, sees Rodrigo attend a home get together with a few of her real-life associates earlier than making a swift exit to seek out her former associate.
Later, she hitches a journey within the rain on the again of a pickup truck, travels on public transport, and ultimately makes it to her ex-boyfriend’s place. You may watch the journey unfold right here:
“I had such a enjoyable time making this music with @dan_nigro in NYC final 12 months,” Rodrigo wrote on social media upon the one’s launch immediately (August 11).
“We wrote the refrain as a joke however we cherished it a lot we made it right into a full fledged music lol! I had a ball making the music video with my associates @petrafcollins @madisonhu @tatemcrae @irisapatow and I’m so glad it’s out on this planet.”
Talking about creating ‘Unhealthy Concept Proper?’ within the studio, she added in a press release: “We have been throwing the weirdest issues on the wall – in one of many choruses there’s an element that feels like an instrument within the background, but it surely’s me progressively screaming louder and louder.”
Rodrigo defined in an electronic mail to followers that ‘Unhealthy Concept Proper?’ was “fairly totally different” from her earlier single ‘Vampire’ and “exhibits one other aspect of ‘Guts’ that’s a bit of extra enjoyable & playful”.
Rodrigo not too long ago revealed the complete tracklist for ‘Guts’. The follow-up to the artist’s Grammy-winning debut ‘Bitter’ can even characteristic the cuts ‘All American Bitch’, ‘Ballad Of A Homeschooled Woman’, ‘Love Is Embarrassing’, ‘Fairly Isn’t Fairly’ and extra.
Earlier this summer time, Rodrigo defined that she had already give you the title for her forthcoming second album earlier than ‘Bitter’ had even seen the sunshine of day.
“I had it in my head. I’m like, ‘4 letters, all caps, similar to ‘Bitter’,” she recalled. “I like it. I simply suppose it’s an fascinating phrase.”
Rodrigo added: “Individuals use it in so many fascinating contexts, like spill your guts. Hate your guts… I feel is a very fascinating time period. [It] means bravery, but it surely additionally means instinct, like hearken to your intestine. I simply suppose it’s all of this stuff that coincidentally have been issues that I’ve actually been occupied with on this chapter.”
