SOUR [VINYL]

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Rodrigo revealed that the song makes her "really emotional", and that the song is "super personal about people that [she] really love[s]". Regarding the album "a youthful tour through heartbreak angst" that weakens only when it "plays too safe", DIY's Jenessa Williams thought that Rodrigo's "truly soars" when she heads strong, rather than victimizing herself in "bitterness". Rodrigo's vision for the album's lyrics was to explore a variety of " sour" emotions that young women "are often shamed for", such as anger, jealousy and sadness. I anticipated this to be the dark blue translucent pressing, but when I opened it, it turned out to be the light blue translucent pressing!

Three songs charted in the top 10: "Good 4 U" at number two, down from number one the previous week, "Deja Vu" reaching a new peak of number three, and "Traitor" entering at number nine, making her the first artist in Hot 100 history to have three songs from their debut album to chart simultaneously in the top 10; "Traitor" marked the album's fourth top-10 song and fourth to debut in the top ten. Sour became the fourth best-selling album in the UK by the year-end, behind ABBA's Voyage, Ed Sheeran's = and Adele's 30.She became the second youngest artist (18 years old) to be nominated for all four of the general categories in the same ceremony, after Billie Eilish (17, for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020). Initially envisioned as an EP, SOUR was later expanded to a full-length album due to the breakout success of her debut single, “drivers license,” released on January 8, 2021. Before it was promoted as a single, "Traitor" landed at number 9 on the Hot 100 upon the album release, charting alongside "Good 4 U" and "Deja Vu" in the top 10 region. In Australia, Rodrigo achieved a "Chart Double", where she topped both the ARIA Albums and Singles charts— Sour debuted at number 1 on the former, whereas "Good 4 U" ascended to number one on the latter.

Nevertheless, Rodrigo did not want Sour to be filled with "sad piano songs" either, hence she infused danceability and upbeat arrangements into the record, evident in tracks such as " Brutal" and " Good 4 U". Were they just out of LP mailers and decided to ship Sour in a standard box or did they just not realize or think that you should ship LPs in a proper LP mailer? Entertainment Weekly's Maura Johnston felt that Sours heaviness is bettered by Rodrigo's grace and self-awareness, and that she is not trying to be "the next" anyone, but instead, distills her life and musical tastes into promising, "powerful, hooky pop". The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) reported that Rodrigo was the world's tenth best-selling artist of 2021.I'm very glad to have ended up with both of these blue colored pressings from Target because they're very different. It does have quite a warp, particularly on Side B, but I suppose I'll end up keeping this one since it has minimal to no impact on playback. A YouTube concert film and a Disney+ documentary, titled Sour Prom and Driving Home 2 U respectively, supplement the album. Originally planned as an EP, Sour was expanded into a full-length album following the viral success of Rodrigo's debut single, " Drivers License".

The album jumped back to the Billboard 200 number-one spot thrice in its chart run: The first instance was when it moved 105,000 units in its fifth charting week, [142] becoming the second 2021 album to earn more than 100,000 units in each of its first five weeks, after Morgan Wallen's Dangerous: The Double Album. Afterward, fans noticed that Olivia had worn a beaded earring in the music video for “drivers license” that spelled out “SOUR.Williams and Farro were not originally credited but were given credits after widespread comparisons of "Good 4 U" and "Misery Business" on the internet, followed by Paramore's team approaching Rodrigo. In 2020, American actress and singer Olivia Rodrigo signed to Geffen Records, intending to release her debut EP the following year. The album title refers to the concept of "awesome things" in Rodrigo's life "progressively going sour" as she gets older, representing a specific "slice" of her life as a 17-year-old, "its unending growing pains and surprising discoveries.