THE RUNDOWN
- Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan released a remix of Rodrigo’s track, “Expectations” on October 15.
- The track appears on Rodrigo’s third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.
- The pair also released a music video to accompany the track.
When Olivia Rodrigo announced that Chappell Roan would be hopping on the remix of “Expectations,” fans were surprised, as the track would mark their first-ever collaboration. The newest version of the song—which appeared on Rodrigo’s third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love—has delivered on the hype, showing off the best of Rodrigo and Roan’s vocal skills, while putting a fresh spin on the Hot 100-charting hit.
In the lyrics, Rodrigo details the dissolution of her feelings for a guy. At first, she finds his quirks entertaining, but after catching feelings, she later realizes that he offers no stability and has no aspirations in life. The relationship, however, didn’t damage her too much and instead allowed her to understand that she deserves better. “I won't settle for a guy with a fake job/ They seem so desperate for loving, but baby, I'm not/ Gave my heart with zero stipulations/Now I take careful consideration,” she sings on the chorus of the track.
Roan hops in on the second verse with a story of her own. She finds herself annoyed after taking out a girl on a date that turns physical, thinking it could turn into a fun fling—instead, she finds herself ghosted and venting on the track alongside Rodrigo. “She said she’d call me later/ That was three weeks ago/ Classic L.A. behavior,” she sings on her verse.
The pop star duo paired the colorful track with a bold music video to match. The video takes its inspirations from past game shows, with Rodrigo appearing as herself three times—in different costumes, too—to vent about her disappointing romantic endeavors with the opposite sex. Roan appears halfway through the video when the game show switches to a Family Feud format; when Roan steps up to answer the “places you should take her” question, she gives her own tale of disappointment (and clearing the board in the process).
Rodrigo and Roan aren’t the only celebrities to appear in the video, either—David Byrne of Talking Heads serves as the head game show host, and her producer, Dan Nigro, also makes an appearance in the video.
The pop stars’ collaboration has been a long time in the making—Roan has worked with Rodrigo for years on music, lending uncredited background vocals to “Lacy” and “Obsessed” from Guts, and “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes soundtrack. Roan also contributed vocals to “Bad Idea Right?,” but it didn’t make the final cut.
Before Roan’s commercial breakthrough, Rodrigo invited her to be the opening act for the GUTS World Tour in 2024. Roan also appeared at the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival in August.
Watch the music video for the “Expectations” remix and read the lyrics to the song below.
[Intro: Chappell Roan]
Ooh, Olivia does remixes now[Verse 1: Olivia Rodrigo]
I met him at a party
I think he was on drugs
He wasn’t smart or funny
I convinced myself he was
He had a great apartment
And a car his parents bought
I thought that he was perfect
And now his number’s blocked[Pre-Chorus: Olivia Rodrigo]
Took a couple months (Took a couple months)
But now I am secure (Now I am secure)
I am so evolved (I am so evolved)
Now I ask for more and more and more and more and more[Chorus: Olivia Rodrigo]
I won’t settle for a guy with a fake job
They seem so desperate for loving, but baby, I’m not
Gave my heart with zero stipulations
Now I take careful consideration
I’m not kissing any boy that is passive
Their indecision is painfully unattractive
Past mistakes are just new information
These days, I’ve got expectations[Verse: 2: Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo]
I took her to a concert
Front row, thought it’d be fun
Her hand moving up my skirt
New piercing on her tongue
She said she’d call me later
That was three weeks ago
Classic L.A. behavior (She could’ve just said no)[Pre-Chorus: Chappell Roan]
But in a couple months (In a couple months)
This love will be procured (Love will be procured)
She will be evolved (She will be evolved)
And I will be adored, adored, adored, adored, adored[Chorus: Chappell Roan]
I won’t settle for a girl with a fake job
They seem so desperate for loving, but, baby, I’m not
Gave my heart with zero stipulations
Now I take careful consideration
I’m not kissing any girl that is passive
Their indecision is painfully unattractive
Past mistakes are just new information
These days, I’ve got expectations[Bridge: Olivia Rodrigo and Daniel Nigro]
I’ve got big expectations
I’ve got real big expectations
I’ve got big expectations
I’ve got real big expectations
She’s got big expectations (Oh)
She’s got real big expectations (Oh)
She’s got big expectations (Oh)
She’s got real big expectations (Oh)[Chorus: Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan]
I won’t settle for a guy with a fake job
They seem so desperate for loving, but, baby, I’m not (No, baby, I’m not)
Gave my heart with zero stipulations
Now I take careful consideration (I take careful consideration, oh)
I’m not kissing any boy that is passive (Not kissin’ no boy, no boy)
Their indecision is painfully unattractive (Unattractive)
Past mistakes are just new information
These days, I’ve got expectations (Ooh, ooh)[Outro: Chappell Roan]
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