"Pretty Isn't Pretty" (stylized in all lowercase) is eleventh track from Olivia Rodrigo's sophomore studio album, GUTS. It was released on September 8, 2023 through Geffen Records.
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The song explores the changing fashion trends and social norms that teenagers face. Olivia struggles to keep up with these expectations and social norms, feeling that she will never feel perfect, despite her efforts to fit in.
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| Version | Released on | Release date | Producer(s) | Creation date | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | GUTS | September 8, 2023 | Dan Nigro | 2022 | 3:20 |
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[Verse 1]
Bought a bunch of makeup, tryna cover up my face
I started to skip lunch, stopped eatin' cake on birthdays
I bought a new prescription to try and stay calm
'Cause there's always somethin' missin'
There's always somethin' in the mirror that I think looks wrong
[Chorus]
When pretty isn't pretty enough, what do you do?
And everybody's keepin' it up, so you think it's you
I could change up my body and change up my face
I could try every lipstick in every shade
But I'd always feel the same
'Cause pretty isn't pretty enough anyway
[Verse 2]
You can win the battle, but you'll never win the war
You fix thе things you hated, and you'd still feel so insecure
And I try to ignorе it, but it's everythin' I see
It's on the poster on the wall, it's in the shitty magazines
It's in my phone, it's in my head, it's in the boys I bring to bed
It's all around, it's all the time, I don't know why I even try
[Chorus]
When pretty isn't pretty enough, what do you do?
And everybody's keepin' it up, so you think it's you
I could change up my body and change up my face
I could try every lipstick in every shade
But I'd always feel the same
'Cause pretty isn't pretty enough
[Bridge]
And I bought all the clothes that they told me to buy
I chased some dumb ideal my whole fucking life
And none of it matters, and none of it ends
You just feel like shit over and over again
[Outro]
No, it'll never change
Pretty isn't pretty enough, mmm
Everybody's keepin' it up, oh
Pretty isn't pretty enough
Pretty isn't
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| Featured Tracks | all-american bitch • bad idea right? • vampire • lacy • ballad of a homeschooled girl • making the bed • logical • get him back! • love is embarrassing • the grudge • pretty isn't pretty • teenage dream |
| Bonus Tracks | obsessed • girl i've always been • scared of my guitar • stranger • so american |
| Scrapped Tracks | Fantasy • Hate Ur Guts • Lights • Loveable • She's All That |
| Related Tracks | Santa Monica Mountains |
| Producers | Olivia Rodrigo • Daniel Nigro • Alexander 23 • Ryan Linvill • Ian Kirkpatrick |
| Tour | Guts World Tour • Guts World Tour: Spilled |
| Misc | Can't Catch Me Now |
| Extras | Merchandise • The Secret Tracks • Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour |
