"Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl"
Song by Olivia Rodrigo
from the album Guts
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2023 (2023-09-08)
Genre
Length3:23
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dan Nigro

"Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo for her second studio album, Guts (2023). Rodrigo wrote it with Dan Nigro, who produced it.

Background

After the commercial success of her debut studio album, Sour (2021),[1] Olivia Rodrigo continued collaborating with Dan Nigro, who had produced all of the tracks on it.[2] The follow-up album, Guts (2023), was conceived when she was aged 19, a year that she described as "lots of confusion, mistakes, awkwardness & good old fashioned teen angst".[3] The album and its title were announced on June 26, 2023, and its lead single, "Vampire", was released four days later.[4][5] The song reached number one in various countries,[6][7] including the United States, where it became her third number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.[8] "Bad Idea Right?" was chosen as the follow-up single.[9]

Rodrigo wrote "Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl" with Nigro.[10] It is nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.[11]

Composition

"Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl" is three minutes and 23 seconds long.[12] Nigro produced the song, and he engineered it with Sam Stewart, Sterling Laws, Dave Schiffman, and Jasmine Chen. He plays guitar, percussion, and drum programming; Erick Serna and Stewart play electric guitar; Ryan Linvill plays bass; and Laws plays drums. Spike Stent mixed the song, and Randy Merrill mastered it.[10]

Commercial performance

"Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl" debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[13] The song peaked at number 25 on the Canadian Hot 100.[14] In the United Kingdom, it charted at number 20 on the Official Audio Streaming Chart however was ineligible to chart on the main UK Singles Chart due to a rule which permits a maximum of 3 songs per artist on the chart.[15][16][17] In Australia, "Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl" reached number 22.[18] The song peaked at number 18 in New Zealand.[19] It charted at number 21 on the Billboard Global 200.[20] Elsewhere, "Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl" reached national record charts, at number 17 in Ireland,[21] number 51 in Portugal,[22] and number 53 in Greece.[23]

Live performance

The song was first performed in an acoustic version at an exclusive show at the Ace Theater as part of Amex Member Week together with its co-writer and producer Dan Nigro on October 9, 2023.[24] On October 24, she performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[25]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl"
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2024 Grammy Awards Best Rock Song Pending [26]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Guts.[10]

  • Dan Nigro – producer, songwriter, engineer, guitar, percussion, vocal producer, drum programming
  • Olivia Rodrigo – songwriter
  • Erick Serna – electric guitar
  • Ryan Linvill – bass
  • Sam Stewart – electric guitar, engineer
  • Sterling Laws – drums, engineer
  • Dave Schiffman – Engineer
  • Jasmine Chen – engineer
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Spike Stent – mixing
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistance

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart positions for "Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[18] 22
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 25
Global 200 (Billboard)[20] 21
Greece (IFPI)[23] 53
Ireland (Billboard)[21] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 18
Portugal (AFP)[22] 51
UK (Billboard)[17] 20
UK Streaming (OCC)[15] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 24
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[27] 5

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl"
Chart (2023) Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[28] 73

References

  1. ↑ Blistein, Jon (June 13, 2023). "Olivia Rodrigo Is Finally Ready to Release New Music". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ Unterberger, Andrew (February 23, 2022). "Woman of the Year Olivia Rodrigo Is Writing New Music (and Reuniting with a Big Collaborator)". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ Dailey, Hannah (June 26, 2023). "Olivia Rodrigo Announces Sophomore Album Guts: Here's When It Arrives". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ Shafer, Ellise (June 26, 2023). "Olivia Rodrigo Announces Sophomore Album, Guts, Coming in September". Variety. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ Denis, Kyle (June 21, 2023). "Fans Think Olivia Rodrigo Shared a Snippet of New Song 'Vampire': Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ Brandle, Lars (July 7, 2023). "Taylor Swift Sets Chart Record in Australia with Top-Five Sweep". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of July 15, 2023". Billboard. July 11, 2023. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ Trust, Gary (July 10, 2023). "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Vampire' Debuts as Her Third Billboard Hot 100 No. 1". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ Dailey, Hannah (August 7, 2023). "Olivia Rodrigo Announces Next Guts Single 'Bad Idea Right?': Here's When It Arrives". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 Geffen Records (2023). Guts (Media notes). Olivia Rodrigo.
  11. ↑ Bloom, Madison (November 10, 2023). "Taylor Swift, SZA, and Lana Del Rey Nominated for Album of the Year at the 2024 Grammys". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ Rodrigo, Olivia (September 8, 2023). "Guts". Apple Music (US). Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Olivia Rodrigo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Olivia Rodrigo Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  15. 1 2 "Official Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Official Charts Company introduces singles chart revamp". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Olivia Rodrigo Chart History (U.K. Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  18. 1 2 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 18, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  19. 1 2 "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 18, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Olivia Rodrigo Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  21. 1 2 "Olivia Rodrigo Chart History (Ireland Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  22. 1 2 "Olivia Rodrigo – Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  23. 1 2 "IFPI Charts". www.ifpi.gr. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  24. ↑ Willman, Chris (October 10, 2023). "Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro Use Intimate Storytelling Show in L.A. to Recall the 'Toil and Jubilation' of Making 'Guts': 'I Was Really Scared'". Variety. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  25. ↑ Brandle, Lars (October 25, 2023). "Olivia Rodrigo Freaked out Jimmy Kimmel's Kids on the School Run: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Grammy Nominations 2024: See the Full List Here". Pitchfork. November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Olivia Rodrigo Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
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