| Artist | Olivia Rodrigo |
| Producer | Daniel Nigro |
| Composer | Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro |
| Lyricist | Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro |
| Music Publisher | Geffen Records |
“stupid song” was released on June 12, 2026 as the third single from Olivia Rodrigo’s third studio album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, via Geffen Records.
Written and produced by Rodrigo and longtime collaborator Daniel Nigro — who also handled string arrangement and drum programming — the track was inspired by Annie Ernaux’s novel Simple Passion, a book about all-consuming, maddening love. The music video, filmed under the codename “dumb tune” in New York City with a cast of ballerinas, was directed and released alongside the album at midnight EST on June 12.
Within 48 hours of release, “stupid song” became the most-streamed track on Global Spotify with 6.963 million streams in a single day, making Rodrigo simultaneously the platform’s most-streamed artist, album, and song for two consecutive days.
The track arrived as part of one of the most anticipated album releases of 2026, following lead singles “drop dead” and “the cure.” Rodrigo’s candid BBC Radio 1 reveal that the song explores love as something that makes you “insane and miserable” — and its literary inspiration from Nobel Prize-winning author Annie Ernaux — gave the track an immediate cultural conversation far beyond standard pop promotion. Fans quickly named it a standout of the album.
New York City’s never looked so blue
My friends are smoking blunts in the bathroom
They say that honest love is a cage that makes you feel free
And all the girls at this party are so cool
That’s never been a thing that I could do