Olivia Rodrigo Reacts to Rumors That ‘Vampire’ Is About Taylor Swift

Olivia Rodrigo is clearly over the “bloodsucker” and “fame f—ker” who was “bleeding her dry” like a vampire — however that doesn’t imply the track is directed at Taylor Swift.

“I was very surprised when people thought that,” Rodrigo, 20, instructed The Guardian in a Saturday, September 2, profile, when requested concerning the theories that “Vampire” was penned about Swift, 33.

Rodrigo continued: “I mean, I never want to say who any of my songs are about. I’ve never done that before in my career and probably won’t. I think it’s better to not pigeonhole a song to being about this one thing.”

Rodrigo dropped “Vampire,” the primary single from her sophomore album, Guts, in June. Her pointed lyrics appeared to tease a falling-out, although followers weren’t certain if it was a few romantic or platonic relationship.

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“I used to think I was smart / But you made me look so naive / The way you sold me for parts / As you sunk your teeth into me,” Rodrigo sings. “Bloodsucker, fame f—ker / Bleedin’ me dry, like a goddamn vampire.”

She continues: “And every girl I ever talked to told me you were bad, bad news / You called them crazy, God, I hate the way I called them crazy too / You’re so convincing / How do you lie without flinching?”

While among the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series alum’s followers instantly thought the observe referenced her exes Zach Bia and Adam Faze, others considered Swift.

Rodrigo has lengthy touted herself as a fan of Swift, masking a lot of her songs earlier than they lastly met in particular person on the 2021 Brit Awards and exchanged handwritten letters. Rodrigo’s debut album, Sour, dropped a number of days later with Swift’s “New Year’s Day,” which she produced with Jack Antonoff, interpolated on “1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back.” Rodrigo gave Swift and Antonoff, 39, songwriting props on the observe on the time of the discharge. However, Rodrigo’s “Deja Vu” seemingly did the identical with Swift’s “Cruel Summer” with out crediting the pop star. In July 2021, Swift, Antonoff and St. Vincent got co-writing credit.

Rodrigo beforehand revealed the tracks have been loosely impressed by Swift’s music and particularly her 2019 track “Cruel Summer.” Eagle-eyed listeners shortly accused Rodrigo of plagiarism and copyright infringement, and the Disney Channel alum quietly gave Swift, Antonoff and St. Vincent credit score and reportedly a part of her royalties for “Deja Vu.” Rodrigo additionally added a post-release credit score for Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Josh Farro after  “Good 4 U” was in contrast to “Misery Business.”.

“I was so green as to how the music industry worked, the litigious side,” she instructed The Guardian. “I feel like now I know so much more about the industry and I just feel better equipped in that regard. It wasn’t something I thought about too much.”