Since the pandemic, time just isn’t the same.
Released five years ago today, Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license” went on to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Just 17 at the time, Rodrigo became the youngest artist in history to debut in the top spot – a record she holds to this day. To celebrate the fifth anniversary of this career milestone, the multi-Platinum, three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist releases several special versions of “drivers license” via Geffen Records.
David Byrne – the iconic musician, performer, writer and multidisciplinary artist whose creative ventures have captivated audiences since 1975 when he co-founded the renowned group Talking Heads – offers his interpretation of “drivers license” on a new version, available at all DSPs beginning today alongside Rodrigo’s original version of the song. This is just the first in a series of covers tied to the fifth anniversary of SOUR, Rodrigo’s debut album, which was released on May 21, 2021. Listen HERE.
Pressed on translucent ruby vinyl, the 7” vinyl features Byrne’s version of “drivers license” on Side A while Side B captures one of the highlights from Rodrigo’s Governors Ball 2025 set– the moment Byrne joined her onstage for a performance of Talking Heads’ classic “burning down the house.” Pre-order HERE.
The Target Exclusive Tiny Vinyl, pressed on fruit punch color vinyl, features Rodrigo’s original album version of “drivers license” on Side A and her live performance of the song at Governors Ball on Side B. Pre-order HERE.
Since its release on January 8, 2021, “drivers license” has amassed over 4.7 billion combined global streams and has been certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA. The track spent its first eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 – the longest running No. 1 song by a solo artist at the time. Praised by The New York Times for the way it “successfully balances dark yet crisp melodrama with bold tunefulness,” “drivers license” ranks among the top 100 most-streamed songs of all time on Apple Music, among the top 10 most-streamed solo female songs in Spotify history and in the top 20 of Rolling Stone’s Best Female Songs of the Century.
