"Drivers License" broke a string of records, including the Spotify record for the most single-day streams for a non- holiday song (achieved on its fourth day of release), the biggest first-week for a song on Spotify and Amazon Music. The song received nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards. "Drivers License" was met with widespread critical acclaim praise centered on Rodrigo's cathartic songwriting, emotional vocals, and the song's stirring production, with many underscoring its Taylor Swift and Lorde influences. The official music video was posted to YouTube alongside the song's release, in which Rodrigo drives around a suburban area after receiving her driver's license and reminisces about her memories of the song's subject, who encouraged her to obtain the license. She teased the song on her social media for many months in 2020, before announcing it on January 4, 2021. The song documents the "multifaceted" emotions Rodrigo endured after a heartbreak. It is characterized by a minimalist, piano-led production, incorporating kick drums, harmonies, syncopated hand-claps, and a dreamy bridge. Containing poignant lyrics detailing heartache, "Drivers License" is an atmospheric power ballad blending bedroom pop, indie pop, and power pop styles.
She co-wrote the song with its producer Dan Nigro. It was released on January 8, 2021, through Geffen and Interscope Records, as the lead single from her debut studio album, Sour (2021).
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" Drivers License" (stylized in all lowercase) is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo. 2021 single by Olivia Rodrigo "Drivers License"