Does Olivia Rodrigo Write Their Own Music? Songwriting Credits & Scores

By the Numbers

3

Studio Albums

36

Tracks Credited

100%

Self-Written

11

Years Active

16

Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 36 / 36 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 36 tracks: how many Olivia Rodrigo wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Olivia Rodrigo has a writing credit100%

11%

89%

Sole author4tracks11%

Co-written32tracks89%

Outside writers0tracks0%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Olivia Rodrigo's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 36 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)100%

Composer (music)100%

Producer6%

Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Olivia Rodrigo's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 100%

100%

2021SOUR

2023GUTS

2026You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love

Early · 100% written

Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%

2020s

SOUR, GUTS +1 more

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Olivia Rodrigo sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Olivia Rodrigo

Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Whitney Houston5%

Ray Charles14%

Backstreet Boys25%

Rihanna44%

One Direction57%

Kesha77%

Miley Cyrus92%

100%Olivia Rodrigo

Pure Performer0%

Songwriter~50%

Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

drivers license

SOUR

Written by Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro

Co-wrote

deja vu

SOUR

Written by Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro, Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Annie Clark

Co-wrote

good 4 u

SOUR

Written by Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro, Hayley Williams, Josh Farro

Co-wrote

traitor

SOUR

Written by Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro

Co-wrote

brutal

SOUR

Written by Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro

Co-wrote

vampire

GUTS

Written by Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro

Co-wrote

bad idea right?

GUTS

Written by Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro

Co-wrote

get him back!

GUTS

Written by Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro

Co-wrote

Drop Dead

You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love

Written by Olivia Rodrigo, Amy Allen, Dan Nigro

Co-wrote

The Cure

You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love

Written by Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro

Co-wrote

Discography 3 albums

2021100%

SOUR

Geffen Records

11 tracks

2023100%

GUTS

Geffen Records

12 tracks

2026100%

You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love

Geffen Records

13 tracks

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Olivia Rodrigo36 tracks

DN36 AA6 TS2 JA2 A22 RL2

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. DN Dan Nigro · AA Amy Allen · TS Taylor Swift · JA Jack Antonoff · A2 Alexander 23 · RL Ryan Linvill

The Writers & Producers Behind Olivia Rodrigo 6 key collaborators

DN

Dan Nigro

Songwriter

SOUR / GUTS / You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love36 tracks

AA

Amy Allen

Songwriter

GUTS / You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love6 tracks

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro co-write the vast majority of her catalog, Nigro is credited on all but a handful of tracks across both albums. SOUR features notable outside co-writers due to interpolations: tracks 4 and 5 credit Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff based on melodic interpolations of Swift's catalog. GUTS is slightly more collaborative, with Julia Michaels and Amy Allen each credited on one track. Her third album (2026) expands the team further with Amy Allen returning and a guest vocal from Robert Smith.

Quick Facts

Grammy winsWon 3 Grammys at the 2022 ceremony, including Best New Artist, out of 7 nominations that year
drivers licenseHer 2021 debut single entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number one and set Spotify's record for most streams in a week at the time
SOURHer 2021 debut album spent 5 weeks at number one and became the most-streamed album by a female artist on Spotify
GUTSHer 2023 second album also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200
Main collaboratorDan Nigro has produced and co-written nearly her entire catalogue

Creative Fingerprint

A writer from the start: Olivia Rodrigo has a co-writing credit on every track she has released, almost all of them written with one producer, Dan Nigro, and the only outside names come from interpolation credits rather than a writing room.

The Story

Olivia Isabel Rodrigo is an American singer-songwriter from Murrieta, California. She began her career as a child actor before launching her music career with the viral 2021 single 'Drivers License,' which broke multiple streaming records. Her debut album SOUR (2021) won her three Grammy Awards including Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album. She works almost exclusively with producer Dan Nigro, who co-writes most of her material and has produced every studio album. Her songwriting draws on personal relationships, adolescence, and identity, blending pop punk energy with introspective bedroom pop.

Awards & Recognition

Won 3 Grammy Awards at the 2022 ceremony: Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album (SOUR), and Best Pop Solo Performance (drivers license)

Nominated for 7 Grammy Awards at the 64th ceremony

drivers license debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and broke Spotify's weekly streaming record

SOUR debuted at number one and spent 5 weeks atop the Billboard 200

GUTS debuted at number one on the Billboard 200

Frequently Asked Questions Olivia Rodrigo

Did Olivia Rodrigo write her own songs?

Yes. Olivia Rodrigo has a co-writing credit on every song she has released, roughly 100% of her catalogue. She writes almost all of it with one producer, Dan Nigro, including 'drivers license,' 'vampire,' and 'good 4 u.' The only outside writers on her records are interpolation credits, like Taylor Swift on two SOUR tracks, rather than songs handed to her by a writing team.

Who is Dan Nigro?

Dan Nigro is Olivia Rodrigo's producer and main co-writer. He has produced every one of her studio albums and shares a writing credit on nearly every track, making the pair one of the most consistent artist-producer partnerships in current pop.

Why is Taylor Swift credited on SOUR?

Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff were added as co-writers on '1 step forward, 3 steps back' and 'deja vu' because those songs interpolate melodies from Swift's catalogue. Rodrigo and Nigro wrote the songs; the credits reflect the interpolations, not a co-writing session.

Why do Paramore have a credit on 'good 4 u'?

Hayley Williams and Josh Farro of Paramore were added as co-writers of 'good 4 u' in August 2021, three months after release, because its chorus was found to resemble Paramore's 2007 song 'Misery Business.' Rodrigo and Nigro wrote 'good 4 u'; the credit is a retroactive interpolation settlement.

Who wrote 'drivers license'?

'drivers license' was written by Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro. It was her debut single, released in January 2021, and it entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number one while breaking Spotify's record for most streams in a week.

Did Olivia Rodrigo win a Grammy?

Yes. She won three Grammy Awards at the 2022 ceremony out of seven nominations: Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album for SOUR, and Best Pop Solo Performance for 'drivers license.'

How many albums has Olivia Rodrigo released?

This catalogue covers three studio albums: SOUR (2021), GUTS (2023), and her 2026 release. All three were produced by Dan Nigro.

What is Olivia Rodrigo's biggest song?

'drivers license' is her signature hit and biggest career moment, breaking multiple streaming records in early 2021. 'good 4 u' and 'vampire' also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

What genre is Olivia Rodrigo?

She blends pop-punk, alternative pop, and bedroom pop, moving between raw guitar-driven songs like 'good 4 u' and 'brutal' and stripped-back ballads like 'drivers license' and 'traitor.'

Sources

Wikipedia: Olivia Rodrigo Wikipedia: good 4 u