On January eighth, Olivia Rodrigo released the first big hit of 2021 titled “Drivers License”, and it became popular very quickly. At only 17 years old, Olivia Rodrigo has made it to the top of the charts with this song the week after its release date. The song was written about her experience post-break up, and while fans have their suspicions about who it is about, Olivia has not disclosed that to her listeners. 

Here is a little backstory on what her fans believe this hit is based on. Olivia Rodrigo is a part of the Disney Channel original show, High School Musical the Musical, and she along with Joshua Basset are the main characters. Not only on the show do they love each other, but they became a couple outside of filming as well. So, as you could guess, they broke up, and according to PopBuzz, Seventeen, The Tab and other reviewers on popular topics, the root of “Drivers License” is supposedly about Josh leaving her for another girl. Though that is the talk among listeners, Olivia has not spoken to that. 

Drivers License hit the road running once it was released and heard by fans on January eighth. Before the song was released, we got a glimpse of it on the extremely popular app TikTok, and it already started to blow up. And, in that first week it was out for everyone to hear. Rodrigo’s hit song hit the charts and her career skyrocketed. “It’s been the absolute craziest week of my life.” Olivia had said in an interview, “My entire life just shifted in an instant.” “Driver’s License” debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles in a week and according to Billboard. It was streamed more than 76.1 million times in the first week of the release. While the song can be streamed on multiple music streaming platforms, Spotify noticed that the song was breaking records day after day and then broke the worldwide record for most streams in a week on their platform. Jeremy Erlich, the Co-Director of Music, spoke out of Spotify’s behalf mentioning, “It’s definitely not slowing down” and, that “It’s the topic around the company and around the industry”. 

All in all, this new song has made a big impact on the music industry. Fans around the world are listening and blowing it up more and more each day. Personally, I really like the song. From the looks of it, Drivers License hits home with many people, and Olivia Rodrgo created something to bond over with her new fans. This song definitely set the tone for new music to come in 2021.