Fans Think Olivia Rodrigo's New Song Will Have Major References To "Twilight"
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She’s back! Or, should I say, she’s still alive.
On Tuesday, Olivia Rodrigo announced her new single, “Vampire,” will drop later this month on June 30.
vampire out on june 30th. you can presave now💟 https://t.co/muILnPVOUx pic.twitter.com/7qKAkbVFsr
— Olivia Rodrigo (@oliviarodrigo) June 13, 2023
@oliviarodrigo / Via Twitter: @oliviarodrigo
The track will serve as the first release of the singer’s new era, the follow-up to her breakthrough and record-breaking debut album, Sour, in 2021.
With Sour, Olivia burst onto the music scene, winning three Grammy Awards and charting two songs, “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U,” to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The album also went No. 1.
Olivia’s fans quickly detected that her “Vampire” song announcement and single art may include several important hints about what to expect from the singer’s new era.
The single art featured a black-and-white side portrait of Olivia with two purple Band-Aids forming an X on her neck.
This is notable for several reasons. First, she's a longtime Twilight stan.
So a song titled “Vampire” could be proof that the singer’s love for the film will play an essential role in her sophomore album.
Fans quickly picked up on the Twilight undertones of the single art and title.
Olivia coming out with a vampire song, being a twilight stan, purple bandaid, Taylor coming out with SNTV purple album vault tracks inspired by the twilight era / paramore and emo punk……. it’s PURPLE EMO GIRL SUMMER https://t.co/2L3SYMGYdK
— laura (CHICAGO N1&2!!!) 🪐💫 (@folklaura_) June 13, 2023
@folklaura_ / Via Twitter: @folklaura_
say it. out loud. https://t.co/jQUN4am4O8 pic.twitter.com/J3MQ6UVVHs
— best of twilight (@archivetwilight) June 13, 2023
@archivetwilight / Via Twitter: @archivetwilight
live laugh twilight https://t.co/auDrJCNaBW pic.twitter.com/C1KziA4WRl
— alexis :) (@lexfangirls) June 13, 2023
@lexfangirls / Via Twitter: @lexfangirls
Even the Twilight Twitter account reacted to the announcement.
we're all collectively screaming, crying, fainting, throwing up, right?! https://t.co/Go1AdwdFIA
— THE TWILIGHT SAGA 🍎 (@Twilight) June 13, 2023
@twilight / Via Twitter: @Twilight
Olivia just so happens to be mentioned in the account's Twitter bio, though it's unclear when the text "olivia rodrigo loves me" was added.
Even Taylor Lautner commented on Olivia's Instagram.
Taylor Lautner commented under Olivia's Instagram post! pic.twitter.com/C2uCEueXDm
— Olivia Rodrigo Updates 🧛🏻♀️ (@LivUpdatesDaily) June 13, 2023
@LivUpdatesDaily / Via Twitter: @LivUpdatesDaily
Then there’s purple being the only source of color in the otherwise black-and-white photo. Purple has long been a signature color for the singer, most notably serving as the backdrop for the Sour album artwork.
olivia using purple bandaids to promote her new single “vampire” bc we know her brand as purple but as the or2 era goes on she’ll rip the bandaid off and unveil the new era oh my god pic.twitter.com/oFWzJoqUJj
— VAMPIRE van 🧛🏼♀️ (@adoresliv) June 13, 2023
@adoresliv / Via Twitter: @adoresliv
so Olivia is gonna keep the purple theme going?? i really wasn't expecting that. there's clearly a lot of symbolism to it tho, especially with the bandages being purple, so i'm very excited
— ulli (pride month version) 💜🌈 (@ullifo) June 13, 2023
@ullifo / Via Twitter: @ullifo
Purple has also been heavily featured in her promotional material, her brand collabs, and on her tour.
Olivia's 2022 Grammys dress also notably featured purple as an accent color.
