Olivia Rodrigo Debuts ‘Obsessed’ Video, Plus Lovestruck New ‘So American’ Track, as Deluxe ‘Guts’ Reaches Fans

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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Six months after her “Guts” album came out, Olivia Rodrigo is offering fans a refresher, with a new video — for the song “Obsessed” — and a previously unheard track, “So American,” drawing eyes and ears to the “Guts (Spilled)” deluxe edition.

Both the music video and the expanded digital version of the album were released as the clock rounded midnight on the east coast Friday morning. “Guts (Spilled)” offers the Rodrigo faithful five additional tracks they weren’t able to stream until now — four of which had previously been available only as part of very limited vinyl editions, and the fifth of which, “So American,” was more recently recorded and never before released in any form. “So American” will be intriguing to fans as it’s a rarity in the two-album Rodrigo catalog to date: a straight-up love song, as well as a fast-paced banger.

Rodrigo seems to be singing the praises of someone not from these United States: “He laughs at all my jokes / And he says I’m so American / …Oh, God, I’m gonna marry him / If he keeps this shit up / … Think I’m in love.” The Mitch Ryan-directed music video for “Obsessed” finds Rodrigo adrift in a hotel ballrom area full of competitive pageant queens who, the viewer may gather, have dated the same fellow Rodrigo is fixated on.

Among the writing on the women’s sashes are such titles as “Miss Thought She Was the One,” “Miss Also Thought She Was the One,” “Miss 2 Summers Ago,” “Miss Mom’s Favorite” and “Miss Still His ‘Closest Friend.’” Obsession with guys past isn’t synonymous with mopeyness, though, in Rodrigo’s video world, as her straight-faced expression during the verses gives way to guitar shredding and streamers in the more.