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Olivia Rodrigo is sharing the story behind her forthcoming album.
The "Drivers License" singer, 23, sat down for a new cover story interview with Dazed, where she gave some insight into her upcoming album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, out later this month, including why she is "obsessed" with the album title, per People.
The name of her third studio album is a departure from the simple, four-letter titles from her first two albums, 2021's SOUR and 2023's GUTS, and while she deliberately set out to break the trend, it wasn't for any reason other than matching the vibe of the project.
"I just think the title captures what I was trying to go for: the pitfalls of being in love," she said. "It is a little bit of a mouthful... but it's worth it. I'm obsessed with the title."
She added, "But I wasn't like, 'I need to break out of this because I'm this age now' and blah, blah, blah."
Rodrigo also revealed that the name of the album actually came from a conversation she had with her producer Dan Nigro in the studio when a comment he made resonated with her.
"I was having a conversation with him and he said, 'You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,' and I was like, 'Oh my God, that's exactly what I've been trying to go for.'"
The "Vampire" musician previously explained that her new album was written "at a time in my life where I was experiencing real romantic love for the first time." She has already released two songs from the project, "drop dead" and "the cure," the latter of which she said is "one of my favorite songs I've ever made."
you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love drops June 12.