so american

so american
General information
Artist	Olivia Rodrigo
Release date	March 22, 2024
Recorded	2023
Studio	Amusement Studios (Los Angeles, CA) East West Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Indie rock • alt-pop • post-punk revival • indie pop • pop-punk
Length	2:49
Album	GUTS (spilled)
Label	Geffen Records
Songwriter(s)	Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro
Producer(s)	Dan Nigro
GUTS (spilled) chronology
"stranger"
"so american"
ㅤ⠀ ‏‏‎ ‏‏‎‏‏‎Lyric video

"So American" (stylized in all lowercase) is the seventeenth track on the deluxe version of Olivia Rodrigo's sophomore studio album, GUTS. It's an indie rock, power pop, new wave, rock & roll, and indie pop song that was released on March 22, 2024, through Geffen Records.

Background

The track was announced on night one of the Chicago, Illinois stop of the Guts Tour. It was revealed to be a part of GUTS (spilled) along with the four "secret tracks" during a performance of "get him back!".

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Drivin' on the right-side road
He says I'm pretty wearin' his clothes
And he's got hands that make Hell seem cold
Feet on the dashboard, he's like a poem I wish I wrote
I wish I wrote

[Chorus]
And he laughs at all my jokes
And he says I'm so American
Oh, God, it's just not fair of him
To make me feel this much
I'd go anywhere he goes
And he says I'm so American
Oh, God, I'm gonna marry him
If he keeps this shit up
I might just be in lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love

[Verse 2]
God, I'm so boring and I'm so rude
Can't have a conversation if it's not all about you
The way you dress and the books you read
I really love my bed, but, man, it's hard to sleep when he's with me
When he's with me

[Chorus]
And he laughs at all my jokes
And he says I'm so American
Oh, God, it's just not fair of him
To make me feel this much
I'd go anywhere he goes
And he says I'm so American
Oh, God, I'm gonna marry him
If he keeps this shit up
I might just be in lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love

[Bridge]
I apologize if it's a little too much, just a little too soon
But if the conversation ever were to come up
I don't wanna assume this stuff
But ain't it wrong?
I think I'm in love

[Chorus]
And he laughs at all my jokes
And he says I'm so American
Oh, God, it's just not fair of him
To make me feel this much
I'd go anywhere he goes
And he says I'm so American
Oh, God, I'm gonna marry him
If he keeps this shit up
I might just be in lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love

Cross-references

• The word "American" in the title could be a reference to All-American Bitch, meaning that a song with "American" both starts off and ends the album.

Trivia

• This is the first love song she has released in her discography.
• The song was recorded only weeks before it’s release.
  • Due to it being more recent, it’s speculated to be about her current boyfriend, Louis Partridge, especially because of the lyric "He says I’m so American."
  • Calling someone “so American” can mean they are unique.