Olivia Rodrigo Refused To Remove "Fame F**ker" Lyrics

Olivia Rodrigo has revealed that her new song 'Vampire' almost had a completely different lyric.

“It was actually a debate whether or not ‘fame f–ker’ should be in the song. Some people said, ‘It kind of isolates you from people, you can’t really say things like that in song, it’s not relatable’ — yada, yada, yada, which I totally get and saw where they were coming from.”

The chorus of her latest single says, "But you made me look so naive / The way you sold me for parts / As you sunk your teeth into me, oh / Bloodsucker, fame f–ker / Bleedin’ me dry like a goddamn vampire.”

Starting as a child actor, Olivia's fame rose exponentially when she released her first single 'Driver's License.' She expects her listeners are smart enough to realise the song is about more than just that one line.

“I think the song isn’t about fame f–king, I think it’s more about someone being manipulative and sucking you dry, using you for all your worth. I think that’s a universal theme, and I also think fame is more easily accessible now than it has ever been. It’s not just people in L.A. and Hollywood that have to deal with that.”

"Fame f-ker" appears in the explicit version, while she belts "dream crusher" in the radio friendly version.

She joked earlier this month sharing replacement options that didn't make the cut, "tree hugger," "Mark Zucker," and "garlic butter."

'Vampire' is her first single off her second album, 'Guts.' She said the song helps set the tone for what to expect on the LP.

“I just feel like it’s a good introduction to the album. I feel like it’s not so far away from what I did in Sour, but it’s also introducing some new topics and new attitudes, and new sounds, and kind of hinting at a little bit of what’s the come.”

“I had [the title picked out] actually when I was making Sour. I’m like, ‘I want the next one to be Guts.’ I had it in my head. I’m like, ‘Four letters, all caps, just like Sour.’ I love it. I just think it’s an interesting word. People use it in so many interesting contexts, like spill your guts. Hate your guts, I think is a really interesting term,” she told Apple Music earlier this month. “[It] means bravery, but it also means intuition, like listen to your gut. I just think it’s all of these things that coincidentally were things that I’ve really been thinking about in this chapter.”

'Guts' will be released on September 8th.