Favorite Crime
{{short description|2021 song by Olivia Rodrigo}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Favorite Crime
| cover = Favorite Crime Live - Olivia Rodrigo.png
| alt =
| caption = Vevo's "Official Live Performance" cover
| type = song
| artist = Olivia Rodrigo
| album = Sour
| written = September 2020
| released = May 21, 2021
| recorded = September 2020
| studio = Amusement (Los Angeles)
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 2:32
| label = Geffen
| writer =
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Dan Nigro
| producer = Dan Nigro
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|AyX_LL9nWSE|"Favorite Crime"}}|type=song|header=Lyric video}}
}}
"Favorite Crime" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo. It is the tenth track on Rodrigo's debut album Sour, which was released on May 21, 2021, through Geffen Records. It is a folk-pop and indie pop ballad, written by Rodrigo and its producer Dan Nigro.
Upon release, the song charted within the top 10 in New Zealand and Ireland, and within the top 20 in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The song was also certified triple Platinum in Australia, Canada, and the United States, and double Platinum in New Zealand. The song received its debut performance as part of Vevo's Lift series on May 25, 2021.
Background and release
American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo released her debut single "Drivers License" in January 2021, to critical acclaim.{{Cite web|date=January 18, 2021|last=DeVille|first=Chris|title=What Will Be The Impact Of Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' And Its Historically Massive Debut|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2112914/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license/columns/the-week-in-pop/|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=Stereogum|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120190710/https://www.stereogum.com/2112914/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license/columns/the-week-in-pop/|url-status=live}} On April 1, 2021, Rodrigo announced that her debut album, at that time known by the placeholder title *O*R, was set to be released on May 21, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Fuamoli|first=Sose|date=April 6, 2021|title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'f*cked around and made an album'|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/olivia-rodrigo-debut-album-new-single-deja-vu/13290518|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=Triple J|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411014453/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/olivia-rodrigo-debut-album-new-single-deja-vu/13290518|url-status=live}} On April 13, Rodrigo confirmed the album title to be Sour. Alongside the confirmation, the track listing was revealed, which included "Favorite Crime" as the tenth track.{{Cite magazine|last=Martoccio|first=Angie|date=April 13, 2021|title=Olivia Rodrigo Details Debut Album 'Sour,' Reveals Tracklist|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-sour-album-tracklist-1155119/|access-date=August 2, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-access=subscription|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413173932/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-sour-album-tracklist-1155119/|url-status=live}}
"Favorite Crime" was released as part of Sour on May 21, 2021, alongside a lyric video.{{cite web|last=Rodrigo|first=Olivia|date=May 21, 2021|title=Favorite Crime (Lyric Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyX_LL9nWSE|website=YouTube|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730060351/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyX_LL9nWSE|url-status=live}}
Composition and promotion
"Favorite Crime" was written by Rodrigo and Dan Nigro in 2020.{{cite AV media notes|title=Sour|others=Olivia Rodrigo|year=2021|type=liner notes|publisher=Geffen Records|id=00602438077441}} The song is a stripped-down folk-pop and indie pop ballad.{{Cite magazine|last=Johnston|first=Maura|author-link=Maura Johnston |date=May 21, 2021|title='Sour' review: Olivia Rodrigo's debut hints at an even brighter future|url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/olivia-rodrigo-sour-review/|access-date=August 2, 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521180203/https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/olivia-rodrigo-sour-review/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Oliver|first=Bobby|date=May 24, 2021|title=Olivia Rodrigo, 'Sour': Album Review|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/05/olivia-rodrigo-sour-album-review/|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=Spin|archive-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524193005/https://www.spin.com/2021/05/olivia-rodrigo-sour-album-review/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|author=Gigwise Staff|title=The Best Albums of 2021 So Far {{!}} Gigwise|url=https://www.gigwise.com/features/3399909/the-best-albums-of-2021-so-far-q2|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=Gigwise|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182624/https://www.gigwise.com/features/3399909/the-best-albums-of-2021-so-far-q2|url-status=live}} The song runs for a total length of 2 minutes and 32 seconds.{{Cite web|title=Favorite Crime by Olivia Rodrigo|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/favorite-crime/1560735414?i=1560735563|language=en-US|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Apple Music|date = May 21, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809100750/https://music.apple.com/us/album/favorite-crime/1560735414?i=1560735563|url-status=live}} The song features Rodrigo "singing over fingerpicked guitar figures in [a] sweetly folky style".{{Cite web|last=Aroesti|first=Rachel|date=May 21, 2021|title=Olivia Rodrigo: Sour review – cathartic rage at teenage heartbreak|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/21/olivia-rodrigo-sour-review-cathartic-rage-at-teenage-heartbreak|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=The Guardian|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521082207/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/21/olivia-rodrigo-sour-review-cathartic-rage-at-teenage-heartbreak|url-status=live}} The lyrics of the song center around "the examination of glaring red flags that only appear in their true colors through the lens of hindsight".{{Cite magazine|last=Paul|first=Larisha|date=May 21, 2021|title=Every Song Ranked on Olivia Rodrigo's 'Sour': Critic's Picks|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/olivia-rodrigo-sour-review-tracks-ranked-9576109|access-date=August 2, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=May 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522091510/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/pop/9576109/olivia-rodrigo-sour-review-tracks-ranked|url-status=live}} The song has been compared to American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore, and the harmonies have been compared to that of New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde's "Royals" (2013).
The song received its debut performance on May 25, 2021, as part of Vevo's Lift series. In the performance, Rodrigo sings the song while on a rooftop, alongside backup singers and a guitar player.{{Cite web|last=Moen|first=Matt|date=May 25, 2021|title=Olivia Rodrigo Performs Rooftop Version of 'favorite crime'|url=https://www.papermag.com/olivia-rodrigo-favorite-crime-2653103344.html|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=Paper|archive-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531133956/https://www.papermag.com/olivia-rodrigo-favorite-crime-2653103344.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Rodrigo|first=Olivia|date=May 25, 2021|title=Favorite Crime (Live Performance) {{!}} Vevo Lift|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FaCO7pNx08|website=YouTube|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525220259/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FaCO7pNx08&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}
Commercial performance
In the United States, on the week dated June 5, 2021, "Favorite Crime" debuted at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, accompanied by 10 other tracks on Sour.{{Cite magazine|date=June 5, 2021|title=The Hot 100 Chart - June 5, 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2021-06-05|access-date=August 12, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=June 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605103531/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2021-06-05|url-status=live}} The following week, it rose to number 16.{{Cite magazine|date=June 12, 2021|title=The Hot 100 Chart - June 12, 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2021-06-12|access-date=August 12, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608214147/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2021-06-12|url-status=live}} It fell to number 26 on the week dated June 19 and number 43 the following week. It has spent a total of 11 weeks on the chart.{{Cite magazine|date=August 14, 2021|title=The Hot 100 Chart - August 14, 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2021-08-14|access-date=August 12, 2012|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=August 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810215552/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100|url-status=live}} On the Rolling Stone Top 100, it was one of nine songs on Sour to chart in the top 10, debuting at number 8, selling 166,800 units with 20.8 million streams in its first week.{{Cite magazine|date=May 21, 2021|title=Top 100 Popular Songs - May 21, 2021|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2021-05-21/|access-date=August 12, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713035541/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2021-05-21/|url-status=live}} It rose to number 6 the next week, with 149,100 units sold and 18.8 million streams;{{Cite magazine|date=May 28, 2021|title=Top 100 Popular Songs - May 28, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2021-05-28/|access-date=August 12, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608024208/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2021-05-28/|url-status=live}} it has spent 11 weeks on the Rolling Stone Top 100 and is still currently charting as of August 2021.{{Cite magazine|date=July 30, 2021|title=Top 100 Popular Songs - July 30, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2021-07-30/|access-date=August 12, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=August 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812052524/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2021-07-30/|url-status=live}} It debuted at number 8 on the Streaming Songs chart,{{Cite magazine|date=June 5, 2021|title=Streaming Songs Chart - June 5, 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/streaming-songs/2021-06-5|access-date=August 12, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} where it eventually peaked at number 6.{{Cite magazine|date=June 12, 2021|title=Streaming Songs Chart - June 12, 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/streaming-songs/2021-06-12|access-date=August 12, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611103109/https://www.billboard.com/charts/streaming-songs/2021-06-12|url-status=live}} Internationally, it peaked at number 6 in New Zealand, number 8 in Ireland, number 13 in Australia, 14 in Canada,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2021-06-12|url-access=subscription|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100 Chart: June 12, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608091155/https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2021-06-12|url-status=live}} 17 in the United Kingdom, 21 in Norway, and 76 in Sweden. The song also peaked at number 14 on Billboard{{'s}} Global 200 chart.{{cite magazine|date=June 5, 2021|title=Global 200 Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2021-06-05|url-access=subscription|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604163338/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2021-06-05|url-status=live}} "Favorite Crime" has been certified triple Platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and Canada by Music Canada, and certified double Platinum in New Zealand by Recorded Music NZ.
Critical reception
Bobby Oliver, writing for Spin, described "Favorite Crime" as "superb" and "showstopp[ing]", while Maura Johnston of Entertainment Weekly labelled the harmonies as "spectral". However, Billboard critic Larisha Paul ranked the song last out of all 11 songs on Sour.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Sour and Tidal.{{cite web|last=Rodrigo|first=Olivia|date=May 21, 2021|title=Credits / Sour|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/184786791/credits|website=Tidal|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521180211/https://listen.tidal.com/album/184786791/credits|url-status=live}}
=Recording=
- Recorded at Amusement Studios (Los Angeles)
- Mixed at SOTA Studios (Los Angeles)
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)
=Personnel=
- Olivia Rodrigo – vocals, songwriting, vocal arrangement
- Dan Nigro – songwriting, production, recording, vocal arrangement, acoustic guitar, bass, Juno 60
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Mitch McCarthy – mixing
- Ryan Linvill – saxophone, assistant engineering
- Kathleen – vocal arrangement
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Favorite Crime" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Australia|13|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Favorite Crime|rowheader=true|access-date=August 2, 2021|refname="Australia"}} |
| {{single chart|Canada|14|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=February 7, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|14|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=February 7, 2023}} |
| scope="row"| Greece (IFPI){{Cite web|date=2021-06-17|title=Charts|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617060051/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2021-06-17|access-date=2021-08-13}}
|34 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Ireland3|8|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=August 2, 2021|refname="Ireland"}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|47|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Favorite Crime|rowheader=true|access-date=December 29, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|6|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Favorite Crime|rowheader=true|access-date=August 2, 2021|refname="NZ"}} |
| scope="row"| Norway (VG-lista){{cite web|title=Discography Olivia Rodrigo|url=https://topplista.no/artist/7324/|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=Topplista|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419035053/https://topplista.no/artist/7324/|url-status=live}}
| 21 |
| {{single chart|Portugal|13|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Favorite Crime|rowheader=true|access-date=December 29, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| Singapore (RIAS){{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS Top Charts|publisher=Recording Industry Association Singapore|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608080747/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|archive-date=June 8, 2021|access-date=December 29, 2021}}
| 16 |
| {{single chart|Slovakdigital2|84|year=2021|week=22|rowheader=true|access-date=December 29, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|76|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Favorite Crime|rowheader=true|access-date=August 2, 2021|refname="Sweden"}} |
| {{single chart|UK|17|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|song=Favorite Crime|date=20210701|rowheader=true|access-date=August 2, 2021|refname="UK"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|16|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|rowheader=true|access-date=February 7, 2023}} |
| scope="row"| US Rolling Stone Top 100
| 6 |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Favorite Crime" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Global 200 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2021}}
| 130 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Portugal (AFP){{cite web|url=http://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2022-01-26-11-37-08.pdf#page=13|title=Top 1000 Singles + EPs Digitais: Semanas 01 a 52 de 2021 |language=pt|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|access-date=May 13, 2022}}
| 111 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Favorite Crime"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Favorite Crime|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2024|access-date=September 28, 2024|refname="AustraliaCert"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|title=Favorite Crime|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|type=single|award=Diamond|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=April 24, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Favorite Crime|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=March 29, 2025|refname="MC"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|title=Favorite Crime|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|award=Gold|certyear=2023|id=12838|access-date=September 8, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|title=Favorite Crime|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|award=Gold|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=October 1, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Favorite Crime|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|type=single|award=Platinum+Gold|number=2|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=July 5, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Favorite Crime|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=December 21, 2024|refname="NZCert"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|award=Gold|type=single|certyear=2021|access-date=November 5, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Favourite Crime|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=December 23, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=single|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Favorite Crime|award=Gold|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|id=file_2021-08-12-10-35-34.pdf|access-date=August 12, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Favorite Crime|award=Platinum|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=June 25, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|title=Favorite Crime|award=Platinum|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|id=17434-5451-1|access-date=September 29, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Favorite Crime|artist=Olivia Rodrigo|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=November 28, 2023|refname="RIAA"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|0aiJ7qzlZBI|Audio video}}
- {{YouTube|AyX_LL9nWSE|Lyric video}}
{{Olivia Rodrigo}}
Category:Song recordings produced by Dan Nigro