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See the full story · 2 sourcesDays after releasing a stellar new song exclusively via CD at one indie record shop, Olivia Rodrigo has officially dropped "Serena Joy" on all platforms.
With its layers of jubilant Devo-like synths, "Serena Joy" sounds sonically similar to the You Look Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love track "Expectations," only the new gem is inspired by The Handmaid's Tale , with lyrics like "If they do it to them/They'll do it to you." She co-wrote it with her longtime collaborator Dan Nigro, who also produced the track.
In a recent video interview with ETalk , Rodrigo said "Serena Joy" was initially recorded for Girl So in Love , but it was ultimately cut. "I actually really love that song," she said. "It didn't fit on the record. The record was very much a chronicle of a relationship — beginning, middle and end. And that song didn't really fit in the story I was trying to tell. But I hope that it'll be a part of something else down the line."
Rodrigo first released "Serena Joy" exclusively on CD, now on eBay for more than $300 (and currently unavailable via Discogs ). That CD was only available for purchase at Tustin, California's Analog Music Shop, seven-and-a-half miles away from her upcoming inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival in Irvine's Great Park.
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