Olivia Rodrigo fans are convinced that her song “So American,” which was included as a bonus track, featured her Innards (spilled) deluxe album, offers more insight into her rumored relationship with Louis Partridge.
“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 so much,” Rodrigo, 21, sings on the song, released Friday, March 22. “I’d go anywhere he goes / And he says I’m so American / Oh God, I’m gonna marry him / If he keeps this up.”
This number is not just giving Taylor Swift ‘London Boy’ vibe, but it seems to reference Rodrigo’s relationship with someone from across the pond. Partridge, 20, is mostly from London.
Rodrigo also states that she “might” be in love at one point in the song. She also hints that the romance is newer.
“I’m sorry if it’s a little too much, but a little too soon / But if the conversation ever came up,” Rodrigo sings on the song’s bridge. ‘I don’t want to assume this kind of thing / But isn’t it wrong? / I think I’m in love.”
Rodrigo’s rumored relationship with Partridge began last fall. Several media outlets published photos of the duo sharing a kiss in December 2023, confirming the romance. In the months that followed, eagle-eyed fans have spotted Partridge in the crowd as Rodrigo joined her on stage in various cities. Guts world tour.
When asked about his dating life earlier this month, Partridge played coy.
“Dating probably shouldn’t happen in the public eye,” says the Enola Holmes actor shared in a British Vogue profile published on Sunday March 17. “There’s enough going on between two people. You don’t need the voices of thousands of others in your head. I think she has it much worse than me. I can be somewhat of a normal person. She has a lot of eyes on her case.’
For her part, Rodrigo still hasn’t spoken publicly about the rumors — and from what Partridge said, it seems like neither of them will.
“If there are a lot of people chatting around you in a room, you can choose to put your ear to the door to hear what they are saying or not,” he said. British Vogue. “I think you’d probably be better off if you didn’t let your curiosity get the best of you.”