Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License"
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About
Drivers License is a critically acclaimed song by singer and actress Olivia Rodrigo which resulted in several trends on TikTok.
Origin
On January 8th, 2021, Olivia Rodrigo, known for her role in the Disney+ series "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" released her debut single, "Drivers License" along with a music video to YouTube,[1] garnering over 25 million views in 6 days (shown below).
Spread
The song received critical praise from critics, including positive reviews by Rolling Stone[2] and Vulture.[3] On January 11th, Variety[4] reported that "Drivers License" was the most-streamed song in the U.S. on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music.
The song saw massive success on TikTok, where users posted reactions to it, skits, and lip-sync videos among other things. For example, on January 11th @victoriagarrick4 uploaded a skit to TikTok[13] where she describes the song to her boyfriend, garnering over 3.7 million views in 3 days (shown below, left). On the same day, @karinapasternakk uploaded a video[14] where she texts the song's lyrics to her ex, garnering over 10 million views in a comparable span of time (shown below, right).
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6916593210781388038
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6916306196106366213
On January 12th, @nneannea uploaded a two-part video series to TikTok[8][9] where she and her friends sing the song badly, garnering over 2.4 million views on part one and 450,000 on the second in 2 days (shown below).
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6916714132595051781
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6916714580584467718
Falling Trend
On January 8th, 2021, @spoiledmel uploaded a video to TikTok[5] lip-syncing to "Drivers License" to TikTok (shown below). Part way through the video she looks straight at the camera and falls backward. The camera cuts to a bird's-eye-view show of her lying on her bed, where she continues to sing. The video gained over 5.4 million views in 6 days, and started an imitation trend on the platform.
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6915489539767225606
On January 11th, @purplegoosey uploaded a video to TikTok[6] following the trend, garnering over 9 million views in 3 days (shown below, left). On January 13th, @babiefartz uploaded a video to TikTok[7] performing the trend, garnering over 2.5 million views in 1 day (shown below, right).
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6916319904731876613
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6916997282818788613
Drivers License From Alternative Perspectives
On January 9th, 2021, @andimitchellll uploaded a video to TikTok[10] singing a new version of the song written from the perspective of Sabrina Carpenter, who some believe the song is about as she is dating Rodrigo's ex (shown below). The video gained over 8.2 million views in 5 days. It is unconfirmed whether this video started the trend or not.
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6915854343023430917
On January 10th, @marlowj15 uploaded a video to TikTok[11] singing the song from "the guy's" perspective, garnering over 6.7 million views in 4 days (shown below, left). On January 13th, @stinkyasher uploaded a comedy video to TikTok[12]singing the song from the perspective of the drivers license, garnering over 1.8 million views in a day (shown below, right).
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6916319904731876613
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6917332918889188613
Various Examples
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6916997825901415686
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6916656090570673414
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6917242284069129473
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6916365792304975109
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6917077542272863494
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6916943024656272645
Search Interest
External References
[1] YouTube – Olivia Rodrigo – drivers license
[2] Rolling Stone – Song You Need to Know: Olivia Rodrigo, ‘Drivers License’
[3] Vulture – Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ Is Nothing New -- Of Course It’s a Hit
[4] Variety – Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ Hits No. 1 Across Major Streaming Platforms, Earns Praise From Taylor Swift
[5] TikTok – can this be a trend?
[6] TikTok – stream drivers license
[7] TikTok – guess my prom dress does have a use after all n that is to make cringey tiktokz lol
[8] TikTok – we really are so excited to share this piece
[9] TikTok – part 2 you all were asking for
[10] TikTok – This song. Everything.
[11] TikTok – Some people were asking for CC so I put it in this one! Hope you guys like it!
[12] TikTok – Drivers license from the POV of the drivers license. Warning ‼️emotional‼️
[13] TikTok – wait for it
[14] TikTok – Didn’t expect this one
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