50 minutes of heartbreak and happiness – Olivia Rodrigo’s upcoming album promises her most ambitious storytelling
Olivia Rodrigo is getting ready to take fans on her most ambitious musical trip ever. The Grammy-winning singer has revealed the track durations for her third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, which will be released on June 12th. The record is much longer than both SOUR and GUTS combined.
Rodrigo’s 13-track album, which clocks in at 50 minutes and 55 seconds, is his longest body of work yet. While her earlier albums were hailed for their compact storytelling and emotional punch, the longer length shows that the singer is giving herself more room to explore complicated ideas and tales.
The album is divided into two sections: “girl so in love” (the first seven songs) and “you seem pretty sad” (the last six songs). The style suggests a well-designed emotional arc that follows the highs and lows of romance, a concept Rodrigo has been recognised for throughout her career.
Duration of ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ songs!
- drop dead 3:44
- stupid song 3:29
- honeybee 3:43
- maggots for brains 4:00
- u + me = <3 4:07
- my way 3:00
- purple 4:00
- the cure 4:57
- begged 3:37
- what’s wrong with me 3:44
- less 3:13
- expectations 3:41
- cigarette smoke 5:40
The total run of the album is 51:55 minutes!
Fans have been particularly captivated by the project’s last track, “cigarette smoke”, which lasts five minutes and forty seconds. The song is not just the longest on the album but also the longest tune Rodrigo has ever released, fuelling expectations that it will act as the album’s emotional centre.
Meanwhile, the shortest song, “my way”, lasts only three minutes, demonstrating Rodrigo’s ability to craft effective pop tunes without unneeded excess. With almost three million pre-saves now recorded, excitement for the album grows.
As the release date approaches, you appear fairly sad for a girl so in love, which is building up to be more than simply another Olivia Rodrigo album; it could be her most fully realised artistic statement to date.
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