Olivia Rodrigo’s "You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love": Full Production Credits

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Read the Full Credits to Olivia Rodrigo’s You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love

The usual suspects (Dan Nigro, Amy Allen) appear, but there are a couple surprises too By Nina Corcoran June 12, 2026 Save this story Save this story

Olivia Rodrigo has released her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love , the follow-up to 2024’s Guts . Like her first two projects, Rodrigo kept the group she made the LP with small, mostly working with her longtime producer Daniel Nigro and songwriter Amy Allen, along with newcomers Jim-E Stack and Mike Wise. Singer Conan Gray contributes background vocals on “Honeybee.” You can read a more detailed list of who appears on which song below.

In the lead-up to the release, Rodrigo premiered You Seem Pretty ’s lead single, “ Drop Dead ,” alongside a music video filmed at Versailles, and later pulled double duty as host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live , where she was joined by Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering for the live debut of “Begged.” (On the album version of “Begged,” backing vocals are handled solely by Rodrigo and Nigro.)

Rodrigo kept the album’s other duet, “What’s Wrong With Me,” closer to the chest, premiering it at the end of her surprise Primavera Sound set earlier this month. “This song is special to me for so many reasons, but primarily because it’s my first song I’ve ever done a feature on, which is really exciting,” she said, before inviting the Cure’s Robert Smith to join her onstage. “I can’t believe that this song exists with the person it exists with, and I’m just so fucking over the moon.”

In a profile of Rodrigo for British Vogue , Smith said he was flattered that the pop star invited him to collaborate on music, revealing he was already a fan. “I bought Sour , and then Guts (both on CD!)” he told the magazine. “Although most of the songs on those two albums are not really ‘aimed at my demographic’(!), they are all so good that it is hard not to fall in love with them.”

01 Drop Dead

Producer: Daniel Nigro Composer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy Allen Lyricist : Olivia Rodrigo

Assistant Mastering Engineer: Jack Doutt Bass: Daniel Nigro Background Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro Drums: Sterling Laws Drum Programming: Daniel Nigro Guitar: Daniel Nigro Mastering Engineer: Mike Bozzi Mellotron: Daniel Nigro Mixing: Neal H. Pogue Mixing Assistant: Zachary Acosta Percussion: Daniel Nigro Piano: Daniel Nigro String Arrangement: Daniel Nigro and Paul Cartwright Viola: Paul Cartwright Violin: Paul Cartwright Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo

02 Stupid Song

Producer: Daniel Nigro Composer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro Lyricist : Olivia Rodrigo

Assistant Mastering Engineer: Jack Doutt Bass: Daniel Nigro Background Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro Drums: Sterling Laws Drum Programming: Daniel Nigro Engineer: Daniel Nigro, Chris Kasych Guitar: Daniel Nigro Mastering Engineer: Mike Bozzi Mixing: Mitch McCarthy Programming: Daniel Nigro, Bryn Bliska Piano: Noah Conrad String Arrangement: Daniel Nigro Viola: Paul Cartwright Violin: Paul Cartwright Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo

03 Honeybee

Producer: Daniel Nigro Composer: Olivia Rodrigo Lyricist: Olivia Rodrigo

Bass: Daniel Nigro Background Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Conan Gray, Lily Elise Drum Programming: Daniel Nigro Engineer: Daniel Nigro Guitar: Arianna Powell Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill Mellotron: Daniel Nigro Mixing: Daniel Nigro Programming: Daniel Nigro Piano: Noah Conrad String Arrangement: Paul Cartwright Viola: Paul Cartwright Violin: Paul Cartwright Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo

04 Maggots for Brains

Producer: Daniel Nigro Composer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy Allen Lyricist: Olivia Rodrigo

Acoustic Guitar: Daniel Nigro Additional Engineering: Michael Harris Bass: Daniel Nigro Background Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Lily Elise CP-70: Ben Romans Drums: Sterling Laws Drum Programming: Daniel Nigro Engineer: Daniel Nigro, Chris Kasych Guitar: Daniel Nigro Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill Mixing: Mitch McCarthy Programming: Daniel Nigro Piano: Ben Romans Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo

05 U + Me = Producer: Daniel Nigro Composer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro Lyricist: Olivia Rodrigo

Acoustic Guitar: Daniel Nigro Additional Engineering: Michael Harris Assistant Mastering Engineer: Jack Doutt Bass: Daniel Nigro Background Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro CP-70: Ben Romans Drums: Sterling Laws Drum Programming: Daniel Nigro Engineer: Daniel Nigro Guitar: Daniel Nigro, Sam Stewart Mastering Engineer: Mike Bozzi Mixing: Mitch McCarthy Programming: Daniel Nigro, Bryn Bliska Piano: Ben Romans Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo

06 My Way

Producer: Daniel Nigro Composer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Steph Jones Lyricist: Olivia Rodrigo

Bass: Daniel Nigro Background Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro Drums: Sterling Laws Drum Programming: Daniel Nigro Engineer: Daniel Nigro, Chris Kasych Guitar: Daniel Nigro Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill Mixing: Mitch McCarthy Moog: Daniel Nigro Programming: Daniel Nigro Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo

07 Purple

Producer: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E Stack Composer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy Allen Lyricist: Olivia Rodrigo

Acoustic Guitar: Daniel Nigro Additional Engineering: Koby Berman Bass: Daniel Nigro Background Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy Allen Drum Programming: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E Stack Engineer: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E Stack Flute: Ryan Linvill Guitar: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E Stack Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill Mixing: Mitch McCarthy Programming: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E Stack Piano: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E Stack Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo

08 The Cure

Producer: Daniel Nigro Composer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro Lyricist: Olivia Rodrigo

Acoustic Guitar: Daniel Nigro Assistant Mastering Engineer: Jack Doutt Bass: Daniel Nigro Background Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro Drums: Sterling Laws Drum Programming: Daniel Nigro Engineer: Daniel Nigro, Chris Kaysch Guitar: Daniel Nigro Mastering Engineer: Mike Bozzi Mixing: Mitch McCarthy Programming: Daniel Nigro, Bryn Bliska Piano: Daniel Nigro String Arrangement: Daniel Nigro, Paul Cartwright Viola: Paul Cartwright Violin: Paul Cartwright Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo

09 Begged

Producer: Daniel Nigro Composer: Olivia Rodrigo Lyricist: Olivia Rodrigo

Acoustic Guitar: Daniel Nigro Bass: Daniel Nigro Background Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro Engineer: Daniel Nigro Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill Mixing: Daniel Nigro Organ: Daniel Nigro Programming: Daniel Nigro Saxophone: Ryan Linvill Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo

10 What’s Wrong With Me

Producer: Daniel Nigro Composer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Sasha Alex Sloan Lyricist: Olivia Rodrigo

Bass: Daniel Nigro Background Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Robert Smith, Daniel Nigro Drum Programming: Daniel Nigro Engineer: Daniel Nigro, Robert Smith Guitar: Daniel Nigro, Robert Smith Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill Mixing: Mitch McCarthy Programming: Daniel Nigro Piano: Daniel Nigro, Robert Smith Six-String Bass: Robert Smith Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Robert Smith

11 Less

Producer: Daniel Nigro, Noah Conrad Composer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy Allen Lyricist: Olivia Rodrigo

Engineer: Daniel Nigro, Chris Kasych Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill Mixing: Daniel Nigro Piano: Noah Conrad Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo

12 Expectations

Producer: Daniel Nigro, Mike Wise Composer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Amy Allen Lyricist: Olivia Rodrigo

Bass: Daniel Nigro Background Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro Drums: Sterling Laws Drum Programming: Daniel Nigro Engineer: Daniel Nigro, Mike Wise Guitar: Daniel Nigro, Mike Wise Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill Mixing: Mitch McCarthy Programming: Daniel Nigro, Mike Wise Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo

13 Cigarette Smoke

Producer: Daniel Nigro Composer: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro Lyricist: Olivia Rodrigo

Acoustic Guitar: Daniel Nigro Bass: Daniel Nigro Background Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro Drum Programming: Daniel Nigro Engineer: Daniel Nigro Guitar: Daniel Nigro Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill Mixing: Daniel Nigro  Programming: Daniel Nigro, Bryn Bliska Piano: Daniel Nigro String Arrangement: Daniel Nigro, Paul Cartwright Viola: Paul Cartwright Violin: Paul Cartwright Vocals: Olivia Rodrigo

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