“Deja Vu” (stylized in all lowercase) is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo. It was released on April 1, 2021, as the second single from Rodrigo’s debut studio album, Sour (2021), through Geffen and Interscope Records. The song was announced on her website and via her social media accounts on March 29, 2021, and served as a follow-up to her globally successful debut single, “Drivers License”.
Rodrigo wrote the song with its producer Dan Nigro. Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent also received songwriting credits since it interpolates Swift’s 2019 song “Cruel Summer”. A psychedelic pop, pop rock, art pop, and indie pop song, “Deja Vu” sees Rodrigo interrogate a former lover, who is pursuing a different relationship, about his déjà vu when his behavior with his new love-interest evokes the things he used to do with Rodrigo. The song received acclaim from music critics. The accompanying music video is set in Malibu, California, and depicts the subject’s new girlfriend, played by Talia Ryder, mimicking all of Rodrigo’s styles and habits.
“Deja Vu” debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking the second consecutive single from Sour to enter the top 10 of the chart, after “Drivers License”; Rodrigo also became the first artist in history to debut their first two singles inside the top 10 of the Hot 100. It rose to its peak of number 3 on the chart after the release of Sour, becoming her third top three single. Elsewhere, the single reached the top-ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Latvia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom.
Deja Vu Lyrics (2001)
Car rides to Malibu
Strawberry ice cream
One spoon for two
And trading jackets
Laughing ’bout how small it looks on you
(Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha)
Watching reruns of Glee
Being annoying
Singing in harmony
I bet she’s bragging
To all her friends, saying you’re so unique, hmm
So when you gonna tell her
That we did that, too?
She thinks it’s special
But it’s all reused
That was our place, I found it first
I made the jokes you tell to her when she’s with you
Do you get déjà vu when she’s with you?
Do you get déjà vu? (Ah), hmm
Do you get déjà vu, huh?
Do you call her
Almost say my name?
‘Cause let’s be honest
We kinda do sound the same
Another actress
I hate to think that I was just your type
I’ll bet that she knows Billy Joel
‘Cause you played her “Uptown Girl”
You’re singing it together
Now I bet you even tell her
How you love her
In between the chorus and the verse (ooh) (I love you)
So when you gonna tell her
That we did that, too?
She thinks it’s special
But it’s all reused
That was the show we talked about
Played you the song she’s singing now when she’s with you
Do you get déjà vu when she’s with you?
Do you get déjà vu? Oh
Do you get déjà vu?
Strawberry ice cream in Malibu
Don’t act like we didn’t do that shit, too
You’re trading jackets like we used to do
(Yeah, everything is all reused)
Play her piano, but she doesn’t know (oh, oh)
That I was the one who taught you Billy Joel (oh)
A different girl now, but there’s nothing new
(I know you get déjà vu)
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