Ex-boyfriends everywhere are shaking.
Why? Well on Friday, teen singer and actor Olivia Rodrigo dropped “good 4 u,” the third single off her upcoming debut album, SOUR. The video is fierce and filled with literal flames, the music and lyrics are slightly reminiscent of Paramore, and the song’s overall angsty energy strays from the 18-year-old’s other popular releases, “drivers license” and “deja vu”.
If “drivers license” made fans want to sob behind the wheel while cruising the suburbs, and “deja vu” made us want to drive with the top down while licking strawberry ice cream, then “good 4 u” makes us want to…I don’t know…slide on tall black gloves and commit arson? (Please don’t do this. You ARE free to rage-eat some Smartfood popcorn, though.)
The point is, this girl’s got range. She went from Sad Girl to Mad Girl in the blink of an eye and both styles suit her remarkably. Fans are really feeling Rodrigo’s dark side, her pointed f-bomb dropping, and her general Taylor Swift meets Lorde meets Avril Lavigne vibes.
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In addition to playing the music video on a loop, “good 4 u” stans are celebrating its success with glorious memes. Please enjoy these hilarious odes to our newest fury bop.
🚨BREAKING NEWS: men have gone extinct after olivia rodrigo’s good 4 u was released
— chelsea (@darlinangeI) May 14, 2021
me: ugh i hate when every vaguely punk female artist is compared to paramore:
olivia rodrigo releasing good 4 u: shhh i work at the bank— ↯ sarah (average ferris enjoyer) (@kissevermore) May 14, 2021
Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift sharing the same “i fcking hate my ex” energy with Picture To Burn and good 4 u 😌🤲 pic.twitter.com/ZFw5AjmsrF
— millie 🌥 is stuDying (@xoxomillie_) May 13, 2021
Olivia, you’ve done it again. Good 4 u, girl.