Olivia Rodrigo released 'Drop Dead,' the lead single from her upcoming third album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, she revealed she has not yet played the Cure-inspired track for Robert Smith, despite lyrics referencing his band's 'Just Like Heaven.' The song arrives with a music video filmed at the Palace of Versailles.
Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drop Dead' features synth-heavy production inspired by the Cure. The lyrics include the lines: “You know all the words to ‘Just Like Heaven’/And I know why he wrote them now that you’re standing right here.” Dan Nigro produced the track, with Amy Allen as co-writer. The music video, directed by Petra Collins, shows Rodrigo twirling through the Palace of Versailles with a pink guitar and headphones, touching on themes of stalking a Gemini crush from bed—she is a Pisces herself. Rodrigo announced the album this month via newsletter, stating: “No matter how hard I try to write love songs they always come out laced with a little melancholy.” She promoted it by wiping her Instagram and placing a billboard on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue. This reunites her with Nigro from her 2021 debut Sour; her last album was Guts in 2023. She is set to host and perform on Saturday Night Live on May 2, ahead of the album's June 12 release. During the interview, Rodrigo expressed surprise about Smith: “Oh my god. I actually don’t know if I played it for him. He might hear it today.” She added, “I played him a bunch of other songs on the album.” Last summer at Glastonbury, Smith joined her onstage for 'Friday I’m in Love' and 'Just Like Heaven.' Rodrigo called it a favorite memory, recounting wearing a T-shirt with the lyric as an Easter egg, only for Smith to Sharpie 'Or do you?' on it. “I adore him,” she said. Smith told British Vogue: “She calls me up quite a bit to talk about clothes and fashion — and we have enjoyed a couple of memorable nights in the studio together. I can’t wait to hear what she does next!”
