Song · Olivia Rodrigo
“Traitor” by Olivia Rodrigo
From the album SOUR (2021)
“Traitor” by Olivia Rodrigo appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2021. It was first released in 2021 on the album SOUR. Its best result is #67 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #341 alternative song of 2021.
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"Traitor" sits on Sour, Olivia Rodrigo's 2021 debut album, and it won people over before anybody pushed it: fans had already claimed it as a favorite by the time it went to US radio on August 10, 2021 as the record's fourth single. Rodrigo wrote it with Dan Nigro, who produced and recorded it, played acoustic and electric guitar, piano, Hammond organ and synths, and sang backup, with Ryan Linvill on bass and synth and Mitch McCarthy mixing.
It's a ballad that folds folk, indie pop and rock together, and critics picked it as one of the album's high points, praising Rodrigo's vocal and the lyric. It reached number nine in the US and number five in the UK, and she gave it its first performance in Sour Prom, her 2021 concert film on YouTube.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021 | 100 |
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