Olivia Rodrigo Shares More About What Inspired Her Debut Single 'drivers license'

Olivia Rodrigo is celebrating the release of her debut single “drivers license“!

The 17-year-old singer and actress debuted her new song on Friday (January 8) and she shared a letter to fans revealing what inspired the track.

“Today my first song ‘drivers license’ is out everywhere! Im sooo excited its finally out in the universe!” she wrote in an email subscriber message.

“I wrote ‘divers license’ about six months ago after crying to Gracie Abrams‘ songs in my car for an hour. lol,” she added. “It really captured the intricacies of how I was feeling at the time. I think its one of the first songs ever written to truly do that.”

“Thats one of my favorite things about songwriting, how it can enable you to take really big, confusing feelings and turn them into something simple, clear & beautiful (hopefully lol). It makes everything feel less scary,” Olivia continued.

“Im so thankful for everyone who has supported me through this brand new adventure. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world that I get to make music and call it my job. thank you x10000 for listening. really hope you like it! sending you all the love in the world!”

Olivia also shared a thank you on her Instagram, which you can see below.