Can't Catch Me Now
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{{Infobox song
| name = Can't Catch Me Now
| cover = Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now.png
| alt = A symbol containing a mockingjay imprinted on a golden background
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| type = single
| artist = Olivia Rodrigo
| album = The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
| released = {{Start date|2023|11|3}}
| genre =
| length = 3:25
| label = Geffen
| writer =
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Dan Nigro
| producer = Dan Nigro
| chronology = Olivia Rodrigo
| prev_title = Get Him Back!
| prev_year = 2023
| title = Can't Catch Me Now
| year = 2023
| next_title = Obsessed
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = The Hunger Games
| type = singles
| prev_title = The Hanging Tree
(Lucy Gray's Version)
| prev_year = 2023
| title = Can't Catch Me Now
| year = 2023
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"Can't Catch Me Now" is a song by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo from the soundtrack to the 2023 American dystopian action film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Rodrigo co-wrote the song with its producer, Dan Nigro. Geffen Records released it as the soundtrack's second single on November 3, 2023. A folk rock and chamber-folk ballad driven by acoustic guitars, the song has lyrics about vengeance and the narrator's inescapable presence in the subject's life, inspired by the film's plot.
Music critics praised Rodrigo's ability to make folk-influenced music and her vocal performance on "Can't Catch Me Now", comparing its sound to the ballads on her own albums. The song received several awards and nominations, including winning Hollywood Music in Media and Gold List awards. It was nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards and was shortlisted for Best Original Song at the 96th Academy Awards. In the United States, the song debuted at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached the top 30 in Australia, Ireland, Lithuania, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Leonn Ward directed the music video for "Can't Catch Me Now", which intersperses scenes from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes with clips of Rodrigo singing the song in a cabin and a grass field. She performed the song at the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball and on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Rodrigo included it on the set list for some dates of her 2024 concert tour, the Guts World Tour. Kelly Clarkson performed a cover version of the song for The Kelly Clarkson Show in April 2024.
Background and release
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Dan Nigro – the sole producer of Olivia Rodrigo's debut studio album, Sour (2021){{cite web |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=August 11, 2021 |title=Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro Dive Deep on Sour's Songwriting and Production Process |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-dan-nigro-sour-songwriting-production-process-1235033768/ |website=Variety |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130062625/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-dan-nigro-sour-songwriting-production-process-1235033768/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Houghton |first=Cillea |title=The Polished Songwriting Team of Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro |url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-polished-songwriting-team-of-olivia-rodrigo-and-dan-nigro |website=American Songwriter |access-date=July 8, 2024 |date=August 25, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922092431/https://americansongwriter.com/the-polished-songwriting-team-of-olivia-rodrigo-and-dan-nigro/ }} – returned as her principal collaborator on the follow-up album, Guts (2023).{{cite web |last1=Ruggieri |first1=Melissa |title=Olivia Rodrigo's Guts Is a No-skip Album but These 2 Songs Are the Best of the Bunch |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/09/08/olivia-rodrigo-guts-best-songs-album-review/70777705007/ |website=USA Today |access-date=July 14, 2024 |date=September 8, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509211213/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/09/08/olivia-rodrigo-guts-best-songs-album-review/70777705007/ }}{{cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |title=Why Olivia Rodrigo Thinks Guts Was the 'Most Important Album for Me to Write' |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-hitmakers-guts-most-important-album-1235810639/ |website=Variety |access-date=October 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241013063706/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-hitmakers-guts-most-important-album-1235810639/ |archive-date=October 13, 2024 |date=November 28, 2023 |url-status=live}} It included some indie folk songs, with lyrical themes like heartbreak, body image, and social and adolescent anxieties.{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |title=Olivia Rodrigo's Guts: All 12 Songs Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-songs-ranked-review/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 8, 2023 |date=September 8, 2023 |archive-date=September 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918104443/https://www.billboard.com/lists/olivia-rodrigo-guts-album-songs-ranked-review/get-him-back/ |url-status=live }} The album was released to critical acclaim in September{{nbsp}}2023.{{cite magazine |last=Denis |first=Kyle |title=Olivia Rodrigo Spills Her Guts On New Album |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/olivia-rodrigo-guts-new-album-stream-it-now-vampire-bad-idea-right-1235408522/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 14, 2024 |date=September 8, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=February 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205074959/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/olivia-rodrigo-guts-new-album-stream-it-now-vampire-bad-idea-right-1235408522/ }} The songs on the albums were autobiographical, reflecting Rodrigo's approach to songwriting like a diary entry.{{cite web |last=Feinberg |first=Scott |title=Awards Chatter Podcast — Olivia Rodrigo (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/awards-chatter-podcast-olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-ballad-of-songbirds-snakes-1235710906/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=July 14, 2024 |date=December 4, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240902072822/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/awards-chatter-podcast-olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-ballad-of-songbirds-snakes-1235710906/ }}
In 2022, Rodrigo was approached to preview the American dystopian action film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and potentially write music inspired by it. A fan of the books and the soundtracks from the franchise, she considered it "such an honor".{{cite web |last=Seemayer |first=Zach |title=Olivia Rodrigo on Finding Her Inspiration to Write Hunger Games Soundtrack Song |url=https://www.etonline.com/olivia-rodrigo-on-finding-her-inspiration-to-write-hunger-games-soundtrack-song-exclusive-214835 |website=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=July 14, 2024 |date=November 13, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713203224/https://www.etonline.com/olivia-rodrigo-on-finding-her-inspiration-to-write-hunger-games-soundtrack-song-exclusive-214835 }} Rodrigo was stimulated by one of the final scenes in the movie, an aerial view of birds weaving in and out among trees, which she kept thinking about repeatedly and believed was the "climax".{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |last2=Campione |first2=Katie |title=Olivia Rodrigo on Capturing Lucy Gray Baird's Soul in Hunger Games Oscar Short-Listed Song 'Can't Catch Me Now' – Crew Call Podcast |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/olivia-rodrigo-interview-hunger-games-oscar-song-1235718633/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=July 14, 2024 |date=January 11, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212190058/https://deadline.com/2024/01/olivia-rodrigo-interview-hunger-games-oscar-song-1235718633/ }}{{cite web |last=Stephan |first=Katcy |title=Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Key Hunger Games Scene That Inspired Her Song 'Can't Catch Me Now' from Songbirds and Snakes |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-song-cant-catch-me-now-1235790639/ |website=Variety |access-date=July 14, 2024 |date=November 14, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713203225/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-song-cant-catch-me-now-1235790639/ }} She felt a connection to the character Lucy Gray Baird, portrayed by Rachel Zegler; Rodrigo and Nigro wrote the song "Can't Catch Me Now" from her perspective, with the intention of capturing the scene. Rodrigo enjoyed the challenge of writing from a movie character's point of view, describing it as "sort of acting" and "character work", but she also believed parts of the song were about herself: "I think I injected parts of myself into it too. I saw bits of myself in her; I admired her resilience, so I tried to embody all that and put it into the song." Nigro nudged her to experiment with new musical styles on it as well.{{cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |title=No Guts, No Glory: How Olivia Rodrigo Became America's Pop-punk Queen |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-12-13/olivia-rodrigo-guts-grammys-vampire-all-american-bitch |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 14, 2024 |date=December 13, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213114047/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-12-13/olivia-rodrigo-guts-grammys-vampire-all-american-bitch }}
On November 1, 2023, Rodrigo's hotline began playing a short clip of "Can't Catch Me Now" on repeat.{{cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Rebekah |title=Olivia Rodrigo Teases New Song on Cryptic Hotline |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-11-01-olivia-rodrigo-teases-new-song-on-cryptic-hotline/ |publisher=iHeartRadio |access-date=July 14, 2024 |date=November 1, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104222109/https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-11-01-olivia-rodrigo-teases-new-song-on-cryptic-hotline/ }} The same day, Lionsgate announced that the track would serve as the official song for the film, at a promotional event in Times Square which was attended by its actors Zegler, Tom Blyth, and Josh Andrés Rivera.{{cite magazine |last=Wang |first=Jessica |title=Olivia Rodrigo Joins the Hunger Games with New Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Song |url=https://ew.com/movies/olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-song/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=November 1, 2023 |date=November 1, 2023 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207062918/https://ew.com/movies/olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-song/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Brew |first=Caroline |title=Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo Nominated for 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards |url=https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/billie-eilish-olivia-rodrigo-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-2023-1235777903/ |website=Variety |access-date=July 14, 2024 |date=November 2, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106124439/https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/billie-eilish-olivia-rodrigo-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-2023-1235777903/ }} Alongside a 60-second trailer of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, which featured the song, Rodrigo revealed it would be released two days later and expressed her excitement about the opportunity to write for the film.{{cite magazine |last=Madarang |first=Charisma |title=Olivia Rodrigo Teases Haunting 'Can't Catch Me Now' for Hunger Games Prequel |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-hunger-games-prequel-1234868423/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 1, 2023 |date=November 1, 2023 |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106232750/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-hunger-games-prequel-1234868423/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}{{cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |title=Olivia Rodrigo Joins The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Soundtrack with 'Can't Catch Me Now' |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-soundtrack-1235776767/ |website=Variety |access-date=November 1, 2023 |date=November 1, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103143624/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-soundtrack-1235776767/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Geraghty |first=Hollie |title=Olivia Rodrigo Teases 'Can't Catch Me Now' From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/olivia-rodrigo-teases-cant-catch-me-now-from-the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-snakes-3528800 |website=NME |access-date=November 2, 2023 |date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102095442/https://www.nme.com/news/music/olivia-rodrigo-teases-cant-catch-me-now-from-the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-snakes-3528800 |url-status=live }} Geffen Records made "Can't Catch Me Now" available for pre-order as the opening track on the film's accompanying 2023 soundtrack album,{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Olivia Rodrigo Announces 'Can't Catch Me Now' Song Off Upcoming Hunger Games Soundtrack |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-hunger-games-soundtrack-1235461693/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 2, 2023 |date=November 1, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102074049/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-hunger-games-soundtrack-1235461693/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |title=Olivia Rodrigo's New Song 'Can't Catch Me Now' Announced for Hunger Games Soundtrack |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/olivia-rodrigos-new-song-cant-catch-me-now-announced-for-hunger-games-soundtrack/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=July 14, 2024 |date=November 1, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714151546/https://pitchfork.com/news/olivia-rodrigos-new-song-cant-catch-me-now-announced-for-hunger-games-soundtrack/ }}{{cite web |last=Saunders |first=Angel |title=Olivia Rodrigo's New Song 'Can't Catch Me Now' Featured in Hunger Games Prequel |url=https://people.com/olivia-rodrigo-new-music-featured-in-hunger-games-prequel-8386058 |website=People |access-date=November 2, 2023 |date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211211546/https://people.com/olivia-rodrigo-new-music-featured-in-hunger-games-prequel-8386058 |url-status=live }} from which it served as the second single.{{cite web |last=Sanusi |first=Victoria |title=Here's What Every Hunger Games Fan Will Want to Know About The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-cast-release-date-reviews-the-hunger-games_uk_654a70dee4b01b2585857aa9 |website=HuffPost |access-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108044218/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-cast-release-date-reviews-the-hunger-games_uk_654a70dee4b01b2585857aa9 |archive-date=November 8, 2023 |date=November 7, 2023 |url-status=live}} The song was also released on the 7-inch vinyl format on November 3.
Composition and lyrics
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"Can't Catch Me Now" is 3 minutes and 25 seconds long. Nigro produced and mixed the song, and he engineered it with Dylan Waterhouse. Nigro played guitar, keyboards, bass, and Mellotron; Paul Cartwright conducted the string arrangement and played viola and violin; and Chappell Roan provided the background vocals. Randy Merrill mastered the song.
"Can't Catch Me Now" is a folk rock and chamber-folk ballad{{cite web |last=DeVille |first=Chris |title=Olivia Rodrigo – 'Can't Catch Me Now' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2241326/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now/music/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=November 3, 2023 |date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163833/https://www.stereogum.com/2241326/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now/music/ |url-status=live }} driven by acoustic guitar instrumentation. The song opens with that instrument as the sole accompaniment to Rodrigo's voice and subsequently includes strings.{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Carys |last2=Vito |first2=Jo |title=Olivia Rodrigo Unveils New Song 'Can't Catch Me Now' from Hunger Games Soundtrack |url=https://consequence.net/2023/11/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-hunger-games-stream/ |website=Consequence |access-date=November 3, 2023 |date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107155711/https://consequence.net/2023/11/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-hunger-games-stream/ |url-status=live }} She harmonizes with herself on it, which Stereogum{{'}}s Chris DeVille described as "piercing". "Can't Catch Me Now" employs a melody which gradually rises to a slow crescendo,{{cite magazine |last=Madarang |first=Charisma |title=Olivia Rodrigo Unleashes Her Fury with New Hunger Games Single 'Can't Catch Me Now' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-song-cant-catch-me-now-1234869548/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 3, 2023 |date=November 3, 2023 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104185425/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-song-cant-catch-me-now-1234869548/ |url-status=live }} and the intensity escalates when Rodrigo belts the titular line over orchestral instrumentation: "You can't, you can't catch me now." Her voice ascends while singing the line "Coming like a storm into your town."{{efn|The lyric is "Coming like a storm into your town" according to the official lyric video.{{cite web |title='Can't Catch Me Now' (Lyric Video from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjvcgfYB6T0 |publisher=Olivia Rodrigo |via=YouTube |access-date=September 11, 2024 |date=November 7, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107184955/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjvcgfYB6T0 }}|name="efn1"}} The song ramps up and reaches an intense climax, after which Rodrigo sings the final line with "an open, unresolved cadence", according to Consequence{{'}}s Carys Anderson and Jo Vito.
The lyrics of "Can't Catch Me Now" are written from Lucy Gray Baird's perspective, inspired by the plot of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.{{cite magazine |last=Bowenbank |first=Starr |title=Jung Kook, The Beatles, Olivia Rodrigo & More: Which Is Your Favorite Music Release of the Week? |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jung-kook-the-beatles-olivia-rodrigo-favorite-new-music-poll-vote-1235463030/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=November 3, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612045958/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jung-kook-the-beatles-olivia-rodrigo-favorite-new-music-poll-vote-1235463030/ }} They are about vengeance and the narrator's inescapable presence in the subject's life. The first verse describes scenes like snowfall and mountains, as the narrator wonders that the subject probably expected them to become less furious over time.{{cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Rebekah |title=Olivia Rodrigo Shares Emotional Ballad 'Can't Catch Me Now' |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-11-03-olivia-rodrigo-shares-emotional-ballad-cant-catch-me-now/ |publisher=iHeartRadio |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=November 3, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712161206/https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-11-03-olivia-rodrigo-shares-emotional-ballad-cant-catch-me-now/ }} In the chorus, they taunt the subject that, despite being everywhere, the latter would not be able to capture them: "But I'm in the trees, I'm in the breeze / My footsteps on the ground / You'll see my face in every place / But you can't catch me now." Rodrigo then sings "Coming like a storm into your town",{{efn|name="efn1"}} which Steffanee Wang of Nylon interpreted as a reference to Lucy Gray Baird. During the song's conclusion, Rodrigo alludes to the film again: "Yeah, sometimes the fire you founded / Don't burn the way you'd expect / Yeah, you thought that this was the end."
Critical reception
Music critics were positive about "Can't Catch Me Now" and believed its folk-influenced production suited Rodrigo. Vanity Fair{{'}}s Rob Ledonne described the song as emotional and compelling, noting that it showcased her talent in folk music and marked "one more step towards Rodrigo's world domination".{{cite web |last=Ledonne |first=Rob |title=Olivia Rodrigo on Her Hunger Games Ballad: 'This Got Me to Flex New Muscles' |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/olivia-rodrigo-on-her-hunger-games-ballad-awards-insider |website=Vanity Fair |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=December 13, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713121557/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/olivia-rodrigo-on-her-hunger-games-ballad-awards-insider }} Alex Hopper of American Songwriter believed it was alluring, shocking, and "one of her most interesting songs to date". Though he thought "Can't Catch Me Now" represented a change in Rodrigo's sound, it also felt natural of her and Nigro.{{cite web |last=Hopper |first=Alex |title=Song Review: Olivia Rodrigo Switches Up Her Sound for Hunger Games Prequel Offering, 'Can't Catch Me Now' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/song-review-olivia-rodrigo-switches-up-her-sound-for-hunger-games-prequel-offering-cant-catch-me-now/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=November 3, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103161550/https://americansongwriter.com/song-review-olivia-rodrigo-switches-up-her-sound-for-hunger-games-prequel-offering-cant-catch-me-now/ }}
Critics believed "Can't Catch Me Now" resembled the ballads on her own albums, and Billboard{{'}}s Jason Lipshutz opined it formed an earnest addition to the soundtrack and her discography.{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |title=Friday Music Guide: New Music From Jung Kook, The Beatles, Olivia Rodrigo and More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/friday-music-guide-jung-kook-the-beatles-olivia-rodrigo-1235462813/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=November 3, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113152830/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/friday-music-guide-jung-kook-the-beatles-olivia-rodrigo-1235462813/ }} Some reviewers, like Anderso, Vito, and The New Zealand Herald{{'}}s Alana Rae, praised Rodrigo's vocal performance.{{cite web |title=Songs of the Week: New Songs by Olivia Rodrigo, Dolly Parton, Dave Dobbyn and More |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/entertainment/songs-of-the-week-new-songs-by-olivia-rodrigo-dolly-parton-dave-dobbyn-and-more/QDBQ4QHJPFCTPO6ZDKMONFVY2Y/ |website=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=November 18, 2023 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910105331/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/entertainment/songs-of-the-week-new-songs-by-olivia-rodrigo-dolly-parton-dave-dobbyn-and-more/QDBQ4QHJPFCTPO6ZDKMONFVY2Y/ |url-status=live }} Liberty Dunworth of NME called her voice "haunting",{{cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |title=Listen to Olivia Rodrigo's Haunting New Single 'Can't Catch Me Now' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-olivia-rodrigos-haunting-new-single-cant-catch-me-now-3529996 |website=NME |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=November 3, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709125149/https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-olivia-rodrigos-haunting-new-single-cant-catch-me-now-3529996 }} and Wang believed it "soars into the treetops".{{cite web |last=Wang |first=Steffanee |title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Can't Catch Me Now' Promises Another Good Hunger Games Soundtrack |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-soundtrack |website=Nylon |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=November 3, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712161206/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-soundtrack }} Ledonne, Anderson, and Vito thought the melodies were luxurious, and others described the acoustic instrumentation as intense.{{cite web |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |last2=Russonello |first2=Giovanni |last3=Zoladz |first3=Lindsay |title=Olivia Rodrigo's Haunting Hunger Games Tune, and 9 More New Songs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/arts/music/playlist-olivia-rodrigo-megan-thee-stallion.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=November 3, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409051745/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/arts/music/playlist-olivia-rodrigo-megan-thee-stallion.html }}
= Accolades =
"Can't Catch Me Now" received awards and nominations. The song won the 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in a Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Horror Film,{{Cite web|title=2023 HMMA Winners and Nominees|url=https://www.hmmawards.com/2023-hmma-winners-and-nominees/|access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US|archive-date=2023-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120083735/https://www.hmmawards.com/2023-hmma-winners-and-nominees/|url-status=live }} and in 2024, the Gold List award for Best Original Song{{Cite web|title=Gold List Gold House|url=https://goldhouse.org/goldlist/|publisher=Gold House|language=en-US|archive-date=2024-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117191732/https://goldhouse.org/goldlist/|url-status=live }} and the Society of Composers and Lyricists Award for Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production.{{Cite magazine|title=Billie Eilish & Finneas, Ludwig Göransson Among Winners at 2024 SCL Awards: Full List|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-scl-awards-full-winners-list-billie-eilish-1235606137/|magazine=Billboard|date=February 14, 2024 |language=en-US|archive-date=2024-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214071026/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-scl-awards-full-winners-list-billie-eilish-1235606137/|url-status=live }} It received nominations for Best Original Song at the 2023 North Carolina Film Critics Association{{cite web |title=North Carolina Film Critics Association Announces Nominees for Best of 2023 |url=https://ncfilmcritics.org/reel-thoughts/ncfca-nominees-2023/ |publisher=North Carolina Film Critics Association |access-date=September 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222071135/https://ncfilmcritics.org/reel-thoughts/ncfca-nominees-2023/ |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |date=December 21, 2023 |url-status=live}} and the 2024 Gold Derby Film Awards,{{Cite web|title=2024 Gold Derby Film Awards nominations: 'Barbenheimer' dominates|url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2024-gold-derby-film-awards-nominations-list-1205690933/|publisher=Gold Derby|date=January 22, 2024 |language=en-US|archive-date=2024-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124190426/https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2024-gold-derby-film-awards-nominations-list-1205690933/|url-status=live }} as well as the 2024 Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film{{Cite web|title=Barbie Leads Music Supervisors Guild Awards Nominations|url=https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/full-list-guild-of-music-supervisors-awards-2024-1235879753/|website=Variety|date=January 22, 2024 |language=en-US|archive-date=2024-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124190952/https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/full-list-guild-of-music-supervisors-awards-2024-1235879753/|url-status=live }} and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Katie |title=Grammy Nominations 2025 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammy-nominations-2025-full-list-1235823165/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108164559/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammy-nominations-2025-full-list-1235823165/ |archive-date=November 8, 2024 |date=November 8, 2024 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jeff |title=Grammys 2025 Nominations: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter Among Top Nominees |url=https://people.com/grammys-2025-nominations-full-list-8742150 |website=People |access-date=November 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109085018/https://people.com/grammys-2025-nominations-full-list-8742150 |archive-date=November 9, 2024 |date=November 8, 2024 |url-status=live}} "Can't Catch Me Now" was shortlisted for Best Original Song at the 96th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/2024-oscars-shortlist-barbie-1235843930/|title=Oscar Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories: Barbie Leads the Way|last=Davis |first=Clayton |work=Variety |date=December 21, 2023 |access-date=May 31, 2024|archive-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305172202/https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/2024-oscars-shortlist-barbie-1235843930/|url-status=live}}
Commercial performance
"Can't Catch Me Now" debuted at number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100 issued for November 18, 2023. In Canada, the song peaked at number 42 on the Canadian Hot 100 issued for December 2, 2023, and was certified platinum by Music Canada. It reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. "Can't Catch Me Now" received a gold certification in the United Kingdom from the British Phonographic Industry, and the Official Charts Company declared it her 16th-biggest song in the country in February 2024.{{cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |title=Olivia Rodrigo's Official Top 20 Biggest Songs in the UK |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/olivia-rodrigos-official-top-20-biggest-songs-in-the-uk/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=July 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221104015/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/olivia-rodrigos-official-top-20-biggest-songs-in-the-uk/ |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |date=February 20, 2024 |url-status=live}}
In Australia, "Can't Catch Me Now" charted at number 23 and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling 70,000 equivalent units. The song entered at number 15 in New Zealand and received a gold certification from Recorded Music NZ. It peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Global 200. "Can't Catch Me Now" also reached the top 50 at number 5 in Ireland, number 25 in Lithuania, number 37 in Norway, number 44 in the Czech Republic, number 45 in the Netherlands, and number 50 in Slovakia. The song received gold certifications in Belgium, Brazil, and Poland.
Music video
Leonn Ward directed the music video for "Can't Catch Me Now", which was released on November 13, 2023.{{cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |title=Olivia Rodrigo Drops 'Can't Catch Me Now' Music Video for The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes Soundtrack |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-music-video-the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-soundtrack-1235603759/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=November 14, 2023 |date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114170533/https://deadline.com/2023/11/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-music-video-the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-soundtrack-1235603759/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Olivia Rodrigo Unveils Pensive 'Can't Catch Me Now' Music Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-music-video-1235471219/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 14, 2023 |date=November 13, 2023 |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116140813/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-music-video-1235471219/ |url-status=live }} The cinematic video intersperses clips of Rodrigo with scenes from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.{{cite web |last=Boisvert |first=Lauren |title=Olivia Rodrigo Releases Video for New Song 'Can't Catch Me Now' from The Hunger Games |url=https://americansongwriter.com/watch-olivia-rodrigo-releases-video-for-new-song-cant-catch-me-now-from-the-hunger-games/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=November 14, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129202139/https://americansongwriter.com/watch-olivia-rodrigo-releases-video-for-new-song-cant-catch-me-now-from-the-hunger-games/ }} It begins with a camera tracking shot being guided inside an isolated cabin, where she performs the song on a guitar while perched on a bed.{{cite web |last=Geraghty |first=Hollie |title=Watch Olivia Rodrigo's Music Video for New Single 'Can't Catch Me Now' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-olivia-rodrigos-music-video-for-cant-catch-me-now-hunger-games-3538451 |website=NME |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=November 14, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110145536/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-olivia-rodrigos-music-video-for-cant-catch-me-now-hunger-games-3538451 }}{{cite magazine |last=Madarang |first=Charisma |title=Olivia Rodrigo Releases Brooding 'Can't Catch Me Now' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-video-hunger-games-1234877110/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 14, 2023 |date=November 13, 2023 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203202246/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-video-hunger-games-1234877110/ |url-status=live }} After strolling through the cabin, Rodrigo leaves it and runs through a field of grass in a white dress during the bridge. She also sings the chorus during this sequence: "You'll see my face in every place / But you can't catch me now." Scenes depicting Blyth and Zegler portraying their characters play out simultaneously. In the final scene, sunlight falls upon Rodrigo.
Live performances and other usage
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Rodrigo performed "Can't Catch Me Now" live for the first time at the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball on December 1, 2023.{{Cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=December 2, 2023 |title=Olivia Rodrigo Debuts 'Can't Catch Me Now' Live at 2023 Jingle Ball in Los Angeles |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-live-2023-jingle-ball-los-angeles-1235531082/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203232021/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-live-2023-jingle-ball-los-angeles-1235531082/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |title=Watch Olivia Rodrigo Perform Hunger Games Ballad 'Can't Catch Me Now' Live for First Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-perform-cant-catch-me-now-live-1234908813/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=December 3, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714151546/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-perform-cant-catch-me-now-live-1234908813/ }}{{cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |title=Olivia Rodrigo, Niall Horan, Jimmy Fallon and More: Backstage Photos from iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball |url=https://variety.com/gallery/olivia-rodrigo-niall-horan-photos-iheart-jingle-ball/iheartradio-jingle-ball-backstage-11/ |website=Variety |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=December 4, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714151547/https://variety.com/gallery/olivia-rodrigo-niall-horan-photos-iheart-jingle-ball/iheartradio-jingle-ball-backstage-11/ }} USA Today{{'}}s KiMi Robinson remarked that even though the song was only a month old at the time, the fans sang along as if it had been out for much longer, and iHeartRadio's Sarah Tate thought it "continued to build energy and defiance" during her set.{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=KiMi |title=Olivia Rodrigo Performs New Hunger Games Song at Jingle Ball 2023, More Highlights |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/12/02/jingle-ball-2023-olivia-rodrigo-sabrina-carpenter-niall-horan/71775164007/ |website=USA Today |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=December 2, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625113225/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/12/02/jingle-ball-2023-olivia-rodrigo-sabrina-carpenter-niall-horan/71775164007/ }}{{Cite web |last=Tate |first=Sarah |date=December 11, 2023 |title=Olivia Rodrigo Brings Rocking Teen Angst to the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball |url=https://news.iheart.com/featured/jingle-ball/content/2023-12-08-olivia-rodrigo-brings-rocking-teen-angst-to-the-iheartradio-jingle-ball/ |access-date=December 11, 2023 |publisher=iHeartRadio |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211034930/https://z100.iheart.com/content/2023-12-08-olivia-rodrigo-brings-rocking-teen-angst-to-the-iheartradio-jingle-ball/ |url-status=live }} Ten days later, Rodrigo reprised the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.{{cite web |last1=Hussey |first1=Allison |last2=Monroe |first2=Jazz |title=Olivia Rodrigo Performs on Colbert and NPR's 'Tiny Desk' |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/olivia-rodrigo-performs-on-colbert-and-nprs-tiny-desk-watch/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=December 12, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714151547/https://pitchfork.com/news/olivia-rodrigo-performs-on-colbert-and-nprs-tiny-desk-watch/ }}{{cite web |last=Kelly |first=Tyler Damara |title=Watch Olivia Rodrigo Give Her Hunger Games Song Its Live Debut on Stephen Colbert's Late Show |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/watch-olivia-rodrigo-give-her-hunger-games-song-its-live-debut-on-stephen-colberts-late-show |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=December 13, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714151548/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/watch-olivia-rodrigo-give-her-hunger-games-song-its-live-debut-on-stephen-colberts-late-show }} Clad in a white slip dress, she initially sat on a stool amidst bare trees and a fog-covered set before standing to deliver the chorus with a backing band of four musicians and singers in the shadows.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=December 12, 2023 |title=Olivia Rodrigo Sings Haunting, Misty-Mountain Version of 'Can't Catch Me Now' on 'The Late Show' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/olivia-rodrigo-sings-cant-catch-me-now-late-show-hunger-games-1235552008/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 12, 2023 |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713060431/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/olivia-rodrigo-sings-cant-catch-me-now-late-show-hunger-games-1235552008/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last=Rizzo |first=Carita |title=Olivia Rodrigo Brings 'Can't Catch Me Now' to Colbert |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-late-show-colbert-1234925163/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=December 12, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714151547/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-cant-catch-me-now-late-show-colbert-1234925163/ }} Gil Kaufman of Billboard believed the theater was filled with electrifying pop energy. Rodrigo included the song on the set list for some dates of her 2024 concert tour, the Guts World Tour.{{cite web |last=Bream |first=Jon |title=Review: Who Was Louder in St. Paul: Olivia Rodrigo or Her Overexuberant Fans? |url=https://www.startribune.com/olivia-rodrigo-taylor-swift-billie-eilish-st-paul-xcel-energy-center/600351704/ |website=Minnesota Star Tribune |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=March 16, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714151549/https://www.startribune.com/olivia-rodrigo-taylor-swift-billie-eilish-st-paul-xcel-energy-center/600351704/ }}{{cite web |last=Green |first=Lynn |title=Review: Olivia Rodrigo Rocks Her Sold-out Concert Friday Night in Nationwide Arena |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/03/23/olivia-rodrigo-performs-to-sell-out-crowd-at-nationwide-arena-in-columbus/73064724007/ |website=The Columbus Dispatch |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=March 23, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241011100736/https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/03/23/olivia-rodrigo-performs-to-sell-out-crowd-at-nationwide-arena-in-columbus/73064724007/ }} Miami New Times{{'}}s Celia Almeida considered it a highlight of the show.{{Cite magazine |last=Almeida |first=Celia |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Olivia Rodrigo Rocks Out at the Kaseya Center, Debuts 'Can't Catch Me Now' at Guts World Tour |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/olivia-rodrigo-is-a-rock-star-at-guts-world-tour-miami-concert-19214859/ |magazine=Miami New Times |access-date=April 18, 2024 |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405135719/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/olivia-rodrigo-is-a-rock-star-at-guts-world-tour-miami-concert-19214859 |url-status=live }}
Kelly Clarkson covered "Can't Catch Me Now" on The Kelly Clarkson Show on April 25, 2024, in an olive green cargo dress with her hair styled in soft waves.{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Kelly Clarkson Can't Be Caught with Stunning Olivia Rodrigo Cover |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kelly-clarkson-olivia-rodrigo-cover-cant-catch-me-now-1235666814/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=April 25, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510084536/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kelly-clarkson-olivia-rodrigo-cover-cant-catch-me-now-1235666814/ }}{{cite web |last=Kelly |first=Tyler Damara |title=Kelly Clarkson Covers Olivia Rodrigo's 'Can't Catch Me Now' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/kelly-clarkson-covers-olivia-rodrigos-cant-catch-me-now |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=April 26, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714152601/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/kelly-clarkson-covers-olivia-rodrigos-cant-catch-me-now }} She was supported by a vocalist providing harmonies and a team of instrumentalists. Writing for Billboard, Rania Aniftos described it as "flawlessly delivered".
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from Qobuz.{{cite web |title='Can't Catch Me Now' (from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Olivia Rodrigo |url=https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/cant-catch-me-now-olivia-rodrigo/pb4gmsyb0ku3a/ |publisher=Qobuz |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=December 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217032738/https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/cant-catch-me-now-olivia-rodrigo/pb4gmsyb0ku3a |url-status=live }}
- Dan Nigro – producer, songwriter, mixing, engineer, guitar, keyboards, bass, Mellotron
- Olivia Rodrigo – songwriter
- Paul Cartwright – string arrangement, viola, violin
- Dylan Waterhouse – engineer
- Chappell Roan – background vocals
- Randy Merrill – mastering
Charts
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| scope="row"| UK Vinyl Singles (OCC){{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-best-selling-vinyl-albums-and-singles-of-2023/|title=The Official Best-selling Vinyl Albums and Singles of 2023|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Ainsley|first=Helen|date=January 4, 2024|access-date=January 11, 2024|archive-date=January 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111000345/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-best-selling-vinyl-albums-and-singles-of-2023/|url-status=live}}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=September 28, 2024|refname="ARIA"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=August 10, 2024|refname="BEA"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Can't Catch Me Now|award=Gold|type=single|certyear=2024|relyear=2023|access-date=July 10, 2024|refname="PMB"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Can't Catch Me Now|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=March 4, 2024|refname="MC"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Can't Catch Me Now|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=2024-12-21|refname="RMNZ"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Can't Catch Me Now|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=May 22, 2024|refname="ZPAV"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Can't Catch Me Now|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|id=19714-5451-1|access-date=March 7, 2025|refname="BPI"}}
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Release history
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References
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Category:Geffen Records singles
Category:American folk rock songs
Category:Songs written by Olivia Rodrigo
Category:Songs written by Dan Nigro
Category:Song recordings produced by Dan Nigro