![]() Rodrigo's vision for the album's lyrics was to explore a variety of "sour" emotions that young women "are often shamed for", such as anger, jealousy and sadness. Rodrigo also cited her mother Jennifer's musical tastes as an influence, as it was her who introduced young Rodrigo to metal, punk and 1990s alternative rock. She stated that it is inspired by the works of her favorite singer-songwriters, such as Alanis Morissette, Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, and the "pouty", "angsty" sound of rock acts like No Doubt and the White Stripes. Rodrigo described her ambition for her debut project, Sour, was a "super versatile" body of work that mainly blends mainstream pop, folk, and alternative rock genres, alongside elements of pop-punk, country and grunge. She expressed her feelings in that song by telling us how she felt about her most recent break up and what she did after. Her top hit drivers license which she wrote in July of 2020 and published it January 8th of 2021, was based off of a true story about how she was driving through her suburban town while listening to music and crying about her breakup. When you write a song you can express yourself in many different ways that sometimes can't be expressed in words. Its quite simple Olivia likes to express the way she feels about certain things by writing a song. ![]() Many people out there wonder why Olivia has written so many songs about her past relationships. The next day, she announced the official title for SOUR, its cover and tracklist. On April 12th, Olivia e-mailed cryptic newsletters to her fans around the world, where she placed the names of all the tracks on the album as easter eggs for them to discover. She also announced its official release date, May 21st, 2021. On the music video premiere, Olivia revealed that she was going to release an album instead of an EP, as she was planning, and started the pre-ordering on all digital and physical platforms with a temporary name ( *O*R) and cover. Rodrigo began teasing the second single from the album on her Instagram account and posting cryptic teasers of it on her social media accounts in late March 2021, and released the track called "Deja Vu" along with a music video on April 1st. All of my songs are about my experience being a teenager and figuring life out…" I tried to be as honest as I possibly could be. In another interview for i-D, Olivia stated again that her project - first intended to be an EP - was going to be very versatile, and would have " a lot of angst, heartbreak and insecurity woven into the lyrics. ![]() So I'm going to try and take all of my sort of influences. Obviously, I'm obsessed with pop and pop artists. I love the songwriting and the lyricism and the melodies of folk music. My dream is to have it be an intersection between mainstream pop, folk music, and alternative rock. Rodrigo described her debut project while speaking to Nylon: Billboard magazine declared it as one of the "most dominant" hits in Hot 100 history. She co-wrote the song "Drivers License" with its producer Daniel Nigro, and released it as her debut single in January 2021, to commercial success. Olivia Rodrigo signed to Geffen Records intending to release her debut EP in 2021. " Good 4 U" was the third single and debuted and peaked at number 1, making her the first ever artist too debut her first three singles in the top 10. It was followed by " Deja Vu", which debuted at 8 and reached number 3 on the chart. Three singles preceded Sour's release: Rodrigo's debut single and the album's lead single, " Drivers License", invited global success and acclaim, debuted atop the US Billboard Hot 100, and propelled Rodrigo to mainstream prominence. The album was written and produced by Rodrigo and Dan Nigro, alongside few other collaborators. The musical style of Sour was inspired by Rodrigo's favorite genres and artists. Rodrigo stated that the album explores her perils and discoveries as a 17-year-old, with its title referring to the uncomfortable, "sour" emotions the youth experience but are often shamed for, such as anger, jealousy and heartache. It was released on May 21, 2021, through Geffen Records. Released: OctoAlbum Trailer Sour (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by Olivia Rodrigo.
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