Pop newcomer Olivia Rodrigo probably didn t expect that her debut single, Driver s License, would become a viral sensation, but it has. Released January 8, 2021, the song is a smash it has already broken multiple records, like for the most single-day streams for a non-holiday song on Spotify. Driver s License also topped the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 chart, making her the youngest artist since pop s Billie Eilish to dominate music in the United States. Rodrigo is 18 years old.
“Driver s License unpacks Rodrigo s personal multifaceted emotions, endured after a heartbreak. It s a heavy song, which many users on the creator app, TikTok, have been drawn to in various ways. It has even inspired hundreds of fresh covers.