{"id":2427778,"date":"2026-05-22T09:58:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2427778"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:58:47","slug":"olivia-rodrigo-shares-her-favourite-new-song-the-cure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/olivia-rodrigo-shares-her-favourite-new-song-the-cure\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Rodrigo shares her &#8220;favourite&#8221; new song &#8216;The Cure\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/olivia-rodrigo\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/a> has dropped new single \u2018The Cure\u2019, which she describes as her \u201cfavourite\u201d track from upcoming album, \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/olivia-rodrigo-announces-new-album-you-seem-pretty-sad-for-a-girl-so-in-love-3938223\">You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love<\/a>\u2019. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The new record is the follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2021 debut album <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/olivia-rodrigo-sour-review-2942135\">\u2018Sour\u2019<\/a> and the highly-praised 2023 follow-up, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-review-vampire-3493907\">\u2018Guts\u2019<\/a>. It is set for release June 12, and already Rodrigo has described it as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/olivia-rodrigo-says-experimental-new-album-is-full-of-sad-love-songs-3935911\">\u201cexperimental\u201d and full of \u201csad love songs\u201d<\/a>, and also dropped <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/olivia-rodrigo-takes-over-versailles-for-drop-dead-music-video-3940834\">the lead single \u2018Drop Dead\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, after teasing a new single on social media earlier this week, the \u2018Deja Vu\u2019 singer has released another preview of the LP in the form of heartfelt track \u2018The Cure\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYhqzBQR9KP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Centred around a melancholic acoustic guitar melody, the single tackles themes of doubt, loss of trust and putting your faith into the wrong person. \u201c<em>All the nights I spend fighting bad thoughts in my room\/ Feeling so alone, might as well be on the moon\/ I thought I found the antidote with you<\/em>,\u201d she sings in the lovelorn verse.<\/p>\n<p>Gradually, the song builds up to the anguish-ridden chorus: \u201c<em>But my head is full of poison\/ And my heart is full of doubt\/ I got toxins in my bloodstream\/ You tried hard to suck them out\/ And it feels like medication\/ And it\u2019s good for me I\u2019m sure\/ But it don\u2019t matter how your love feels anymore\/ It\u2019ll never be the cure<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Teasing the track on social media, Rodrigo revealed that she considers the single to be her \u201cfavourite on the album\u201d and \u201cone of my favourite songs I\u2019ve ever made\u201d. Check it out below, alongside a new video that sees the singer in search to find the antidote for a broken heart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olivia Rodrigo - the cure (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B402rKl4bUg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>While \u2018The Cure\u2019 is the second official single to be shared from the upcoming third album, Rodrigo has also held an intimate, phone-free show in LA, where she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/olivia-rodrigo-debuts-new-heartbreaking-ballad-featuring-weyes-blood-at-secret-la-show-3942578\">shared a taste of another new track, \u2018Begged\u2019, which features Weyes Blood<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-olivia-rodrigo-debut-new-song-begged-on-saturday-night-live-3943724\">played it again on SNL.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The singer has also confirmed that the record will be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/olivia-rodrigo-says-new-album-is-about-the-jealousy-and-longing-from-her-first-big-girl-relationship-3942768\">centred around the feelings of \u201cjealousy\u201d and \u201clonging\u201d that arose from her first \u201cbig girl relationship\u201d<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/olivia-rodrigo-has-recently-been-inspired-by-the-cure-new-order-and-joy-division-3918969\">cited The Cure, New Order, Joy Division, The White Stripes and Bikini Kill as sources of inspiration.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She has spoken extensively about her love of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-cure\">The Cure<\/a> over the years, and even brought frontman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/robert-smith\">Robert Smith<\/a> out as a special guest during her unforgettable <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/olivia-rodrigo-glastonbury-2025-review-setlist-photos-3874534\">Pyramid Stage headline set at Glastonbury 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3874762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3874762\" style=\"width: 2160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3874762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo live at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Andy Ford for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>As for new music, Smith confirmed earlier this year that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-cure-robert-smith-been-in-the-studio-with-olivia-rodrigo-new-album-3935620\">he had been in the studio with Rodrigo lately<\/a> and shared his admiration for her work, and Rodrigo shared shortly afterwards that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/olivia-rodrigo-didnt-play-drop-dead-for-robert-smith-despite-referencing-the-cure-icon-i-played-him-a-bunch-of-other-songs-3941181\">she played him \u201ca bunch\u201d of her upcoming material \u2013 but not the lead single<\/a> in which she makes a nod to his song \u2018Just Like Heaven\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The pop star announced a huge \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/olivia-rodrigo-announces-huge-uk-north-american-and-european-tour-with-wolf-alice-the-last-dinner-party-and-more-buy-tickets-3943372\">Unraveled Tour<\/a>\u2019 earlier this month, which will see her joined by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/wolf-alice\">Wolf Alice<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-last-dinner-party\">The Last Dinner Party<\/a>, Devon Again, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/die-spitz\">Die Spitz<\/a>, and Grace Ives. Dates include multiple stops at The O2 in London, where <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/olivia-rodrigo-adds-extra-london-shows-to-tour-buy-tickets-3944306\">more shows have been added<\/a> due to huge demand. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Folivia-rodrigo-tickets%2Fartist%2F5367175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit here<\/a> for UK tickets and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/2862475\/264167\/4272?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Folivia-rodrigo-tickets%2Fartist%2F2836194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for international tickets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olivia Rodrigo has dropped new single \u2018The Cure\u2019, which she describes as her \u201cfavourite\u201d track from upcoming album, \u2018You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love\u2019. Check it out below. The new record is the follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2021 debut album \u2018Sour\u2019 and the highly-praised 2023 follow-up, \u2018Guts\u2019. 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