
The usual suspects (Dan Nigro, Amy Allen) appear, but there are a couple surprises too
Olivia Rodrigo has released her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love, the follow-up to 2024’s Guts. Like her first two projects, Rodrigo kept the group she made the LP with small, mostly working with her longtime producer Daniel Nigro and songwriter Amy Allen class="xot-al" data-spotlight-artist="Allen" data-spotlight-artist-id="14754">Allen, along with newcomers Jim-E Stack and Mike Wise. Singer Conan Gray contributes background vocals on “Honeybee.” You can read a more detailed list of who appears on which song below.
In the lead-up to the release, Rodrigo premiered You Seem Pretty’s lead single, “Drop Dead,” alongside a music video filmed at Versailles, and later pulled double duty as host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live, where she was joined by Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering for the live debut of “Begged.” (On the album version of “Begged,” backing vocals are handled solely by Rodrigo and Nigro.)
Rodrigo kept the album’s other duet, “What’s Wrong With Me,” closer to the chest, premiering it at the end of her surprise Primavera Sound set earlier this month. “This song is special to me for so many reasons, but primarily because it’s my first song I’ve ever done a feature on, which is really exciting,” she said, before inviting the Cure’s Robert Smith to join her onstage. “I can’t believe that this song exists with the person it exists with, and I’m just so fucking over the moon.”
In a profile of Rodrigo for British Vogue, Smith said he was flattered that the pop star invited him to collaborate on music, revealing he was already a fan. “I bought Sour, and then Guts (both on CD!)” he told the magazine. “Although most of the songs on those two albums are not really ‘aimed at my demographic’(!), they are all so good that it is hard not to fall in love with them.”
Producer: Daniel NigroComposer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy AllenLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo, Amy Allen
Assistant Mastering Engineer: Jack DouttBass: Daniel NigroBackground Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel NigroDrums: Sterling LawsDrum Programming: Daniel NigroGuitar: Daniel NigroMastering Engineer: Mike BozziMellotron: Daniel NigroMixing: Neal H. PogueMixing Assistant: Zachary AcostaPercussion: Daniel NigroPiano: Daniel NigroString Arrangement: Daniel Nigro and Paul CartwrightViola: Paul CartwrightViolin: Paul CartwrightVocals: Olivia Rodrigo
Producer: Daniel NigroComposer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel NigroLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo
Assistant Mastering Engineer: Jack DouttBass: Daniel NigroBackground Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel NigroDrums: Sterling LawsDrum Programming: Daniel NigroEngineer: Daniel Nigro, Chris KasychGuitar: Daniel NigroMastering Engineer: Mike BozziMixing: Mitch McCarthyProgramming: Daniel Nigro, Bryn BliskaPiano: Noah ConradString Arrangement: Daniel NigroViola: Paul CartwrightViolin: Paul CartwrightVocals: Olivia Rodrigo
Producer: Daniel NigroComposer: Olivia RodrigoLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo
Bass: Daniel NigroBackground Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Conan Gray, Lily EliseDrum Programming: Daniel NigroEngineer: Daniel NigroGuitar: Arianna PowellMastering Engineer: Randy MerrillMellotron: Daniel NigroMixing: Daniel NigroProgramming: Daniel NigroPiano: Noah ConradString Arrangement: Paul CartwrightViola: Paul CartwrightViolin: Paul CartwrightVocals: Olivia Rodrigo
Producer: Daniel NigroComposer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy AllenLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy Allen
Acoustic Guitar: Daniel NigroAdditional Engineering: Michael HarrisBass: Daniel NigroBackground Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Lily EliseCP-70: Ben RomansDrums: Sterling LawsDrum Programming: Daniel NigroEngineer: Daniel Nigro, Chris KasychGuitar: Daniel NigroMastering Engineer: Randy MerrillMixing: Mitch McCarthyProgramming: Daniel NigroPiano: Ben RomansVocals: Olivia Rodrigo
Producer: Daniel NigroComposer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel NigroLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro
Acoustic Guitar: Daniel NigroAdditional Engineering: Michael HarrisAssistant Mastering Engineer: Jack DouttBass: Daniel NigroBackground Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel NigroCP-70: Ben RomansDrums: Sterling LawsDrum Programming: Daniel NigroEngineer: Daniel NigroGuitar: Daniel Nigro, Sam StewartMastering Engineer: Mike BozziMixing: Mitch McCarthyProgramming: Daniel Nigro, Bryn BliskaPiano: Ben RomansVocals: Olivia Rodrigo
Producer: Daniel NigroComposer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Steph JonesLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Steph Jones
Bass: Daniel NigroBackground Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel NigroDrums: Sterling LawsDrum Programming: Daniel NigroEngineer: Daniel Nigro, Chris KasychGuitar: Daniel NigroMastering Engineer: Randy MerrillMixing: Mitch McCarthyMoog: Daniel NigroProgramming: Daniel NigroVocals: Olivia Rodrigo
Producer: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E StackComposer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy AllenLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo, Amy Allen, Daniel Nigro
Acoustic Guitar: Daniel NigroAdditional Engineering: Koby BermanBass: Daniel NigroBackground Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy AllenDrum Programming: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E StackEngineer: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E StackFlute: Ryan LinvillGuitar: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E StackMastering Engineer: Randy MerrillMixing: Mitch McCarthyProgramming: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E StackPiano: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E StackVocals: Olivia Rodrigo
Producer: Daniel NigroComposer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel NigroLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro
Acoustic Guitar: Daniel NigroAssistant Mastering Engineer: Jack DouttBass: Daniel NigroBackground Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel NigroDrums: Sterling LawsDrum Programming: Daniel NigroEngineer: Daniel Nigro, Chris KayschGuitar: Daniel NigroMastering Engineer: Mike BozziMixing: Mitch McCarthyProgramming: Daniel Nigro, Bryn BliskaPiano: Daniel NigroString Arrangement: Daniel Nigro, Paul CartwrightViola: Paul CartwrightViolin: Paul CartwrightVocals: Olivia Rodrigo
Producer: Daniel NigroComposer: Olivia RodrigoLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo
Acoustic Guitar: Daniel NigroBass: Daniel NigroBackground Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel NigroEngineer: Daniel NigroMastering Engineer: Randy MerrillMixing: Daniel NigroOrgan: Daniel NigroProgramming: Daniel NigroSaxophone: Ryan LinvillVocals: Olivia Rodrigo
Producer: Daniel NigroComposer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Sasha Alex SloanLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Sasha Alex Sloan
Bass: Daniel NigroBackground Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Robert Smith, Daniel NigroDrum Programming: Daniel NigroEngineer: Daniel Nigro, Robert SmithGuitar: Daniel Nigro, Robert SmithMastering Engineer: Randy MerrillMixing: Mitch McCarthyProgramming: Daniel NigroPiano: Daniel Nigro, Robert SmithSix-String Bass: Robert SmithVocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Robert Smith
Producer: Daniel Nigro, Noah ConradComposer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy AllenLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy Allen
Engineer: Daniel Nigro, Chris KasychMastering Engineer: Randy MerrillMixing: Daniel NigroPiano: Noah ConradVocals: Olivia Rodrigo
Producer: Daniel Nigro, Mike WiseComposer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy AllenLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy Allen
Bass: Daniel NigroBackground Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel NigroDrums: Sterling LawsDrum Programming: Daniel NigroEngineer: Daniel Nigro, Mike WiseGuitar: Daniel Nigro, Mike WiseMastering Engineer: Randy MerrillMixing: Mitch McCarthyProgramming: Daniel Nigro, Mike WiseVocals: Olivia Rodrigo
Producer: Daniel NigroComposer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel NigroLyricist: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro
Acoustic Guitar: Daniel NigroBass: Daniel NigroBackground Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel NigroDrum Programming: Daniel NigroEngineer: Daniel NigroGuitar: Daniel NigroMastering Engineer: Randy MerrillMixing: Daniel Nigro Programming: Daniel Nigro, Bryn BliskaPiano: Daniel NigroString Arrangement: Daniel Nigro, Paul CartwrightViola: Paul CartwrightViolin: Paul CartwrightVocals: Olivia Rodrigo
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