Rodrigo's debut studio album, SOUR, topped the charts globally and was met with widespread critical acclaim. She is nominated in seven categories at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Album of the Year for SOUR, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year for "drivers license". Time named her the 2021 Entertainer of the Year and Billboard named her the 2022 Woman of the Year.
Rodrigo signed with Interscope Records and Geffen Records in 2020. She negotiated the record deal to secure for herself ownership of the masters of her music. On January 8, 2021, she released her debut single, "drivers license", which she co-wrote with producer Dan Nigro. Within the week of its release, "drivers license" was critically acclaimed, and broke Spotify's record twice for most daily streams ever for a non-holiday song with over 15.7 million global streams on January 11 and over 17 million global streams the next day. It went on to break another Spotify record for the first song in history to hit 80 million streams in 7 days. The song debuted at number one on Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in numerous other countries. Rodrigo stated in an interview that "It's been the absolute craziest week of my life ... My entire life just, like, shifted in an instant."
On April 1, 2021, Rodrigo released her follow-up single, "deja vu", which debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first artist to debut their first two releases in the top 10 of the Hot 100. The third single preceding her debut album, "good 4 u", followed on May 14, 2021, and became her second single to debut at number one on the Hot 100. SOUR, her debut studio album, was released on May 21, 2021, to critical acclaim. Charlie Gunn of The Forty-Five called it "the greatest coming-of-age album since early Taylor Swift or Lorde". Slate's Chris Molanphy said its first three singles alone established Rodrigo's "early status as Gen-Z's most versatile new artist". According to Clash critic Robin Murray, Rodrigo is regarded as one of Generation Z's finest artists, while Variety dubbed her "the Voice of her Generation" in its cover story of Rodrigo. SOUR debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and spent a total of five weeks at the spot, becoming the longest-reigning number-one album by a female artist in 2021.
In June 2021, Rodrigo premiered SOUR Prom, a prom-themed concert film on YouTube. On December 6, 2021, Rodrigo announced a world tour, including tour stops in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Three days later, she was named Entertainer of the Year by Time. In an Instagram post on December 24, 2021, Rodrigo uploaded a snippet of a Christmas song called "The Bels" that she wrote and recorded at age five. According to Billboard, Rodrigo closed 2021 as the best-selling singles artist worldwide, placing eight songs on the year-end Global 200 chart, including "drivers license" at number four, "good 4 u" at number nine, and "Deja Vu" at number 27. In the US and UK, SOUR was respectively the third and fourth best-selling album of 2021. SOUR and "drivers license" were also respectively Spotify's most streamed album and song globally. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) ranked Rodrigo as the tenth best-selling artist of 2021 and SOUR as the second best-selling album of 2021.
On February 17, 2022, Rodrigo announced and released the trailer of her Disney+ documentary film 'Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u', which was released on March 25, 2022.
Rodrigo cites Taylor Swift and Lorde as her idols and main musical inspirations, and also dubbed herself Swift's biggest fan "in the whole world". She dubs The White Stripes band member Jack White her "hero of all heroes". Her other influences include Alanis Morissette, Kacey Musgraves, Fiona Apple, St. Vincent, Cardi B, Gwen Stefani, and Avril Lavigne.
A Billion Sorrys
Olivia Rodrigo Lyrics
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Face that you make
When you're mad at me, so mad at me
Let me say it's not my
Place goin' through your voicemail
And your search history
Oh, and if this were a TV show
You know I'd have to go and plead insanity
It's really not my personality, oh, oh
Yeah, this is my fault, my bad
And I've said a million sorrys
How about a billion sorrys? Ooh ooh ooh ooh
You shine just like the stars
And I'm not even a night light
'Cause what I did wasn't so bright
I'm really, I'm really
This is my fault, my bad
And I've said a million sorrys
How about a billion sorrys?
You shine just like the stars
And I'm not even a night light
'Cause what I did wasn't so bright
I'm really sorry
In Olivia Rodrigo's song "A Billion Sorrys," the lyrics depict a remorseful lover who acknowledges their mistakes and seeks forgiveness. The opening lines describe the typical reaction of their partner, with a face that expresses anger and frustration. The singer acknowledges that it is not their place to invade their partner's privacy by going through their voicemail and search history. They compare their actions to something that would be seen in a TV show, implying the level of absurdity and wrongfulness.
The chorus highlights the singer taking full responsibility for their actions and expressing their willingness to apologize endlessly. They compare their partner's radiance to the stars, emphasizing their own smallness and insignificance in comparison. The mention of not even being a night light suggests that the singer's actions were far from illuminating or positive. They genuinely acknowledge the brightness of their partner's character and express their regret for their own lack of brightness or intelligence in what they did. The repetition of the apology and the sincerity in their plea for forgiveness further reinforces their regret.
Overall, "A Billion Sorrys" captures the remorse and desire for forgiveness in a relationship where one person has made a significant mistake. It emphasizes the singer's self-awareness of their wrongdoings and their deep willingness to make amends.
Line by Line Meaning
Before you go and make that
Prior to you reacting negatively
Face that you make
Expression that you exhibit
When you're mad at me, so mad at me
When you're extremely angry with me
Let me say it's not my
Allow me to clarify that it's not my
Place goin' through your voicemail
Right to invade your voicemail
And your search history
Nor to delve into your search history
Oh, and if this were a TV show
Moreover, if this were a television series
You know I'd have to go and plead insanity
You're aware that I would be compelled to claim insanity
'Cause the lyin' and spyin'
Because the act of deceiving and monitoring
It's really not my personality, oh, oh
Truly isn't in alignment with my character
Yeah, this is my fault, my bad
Yes, I take complete responsibility, my mistake
And I've said a million sorrys
And I've expressed countless apologies
How about a billion sorrys? Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Would a billion apologies be sufficient?
You shine just like the stars
Your brilliance is comparable to the celestial bodies
And I'm not even a night light
And I'm not even a small source of light in the darkness
'Cause what I did wasn't so bright
Because my actions were foolish
I'm really, I'm really
I'm genuinely, I'm truly
This is my fault, my bad
This is my responsibility, my mistake
And I've said a million sorrys
And I've expressed countless apologies
How about a billion sorrys?
Would a billion apologies be sufficient?
You shine just like the stars
Your brilliance is comparable to the celestial bodies
And I'm not even a night light
And I'm not even a small source of light in the darkness
'Cause what I did wasn't so bright
Because my actions were foolish
I'm really sorry
I deeply apologize
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Haley O'Brien
she literally made this a complete bop and i can’t stop listening to it
Meaghan
It was a bop before but I love it even more now
Alejandra B
Bop to the top :))
spooky ho
@Meaghan yes this
daisy sunflower
I can’t even stop listening to this too-
Godzilla
I still think original was better that version is underrated
Sasha N
She made this song sound so good
Marrit Hiemstra
Haha I really don’t know how she did it
Mila Hofstein
IKR
Ailey
totally and the og song was already good even though it shouldnt have been