"Love Is Embarrassing" | |
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Song by Olivia Rodrigo | |
from the album Guts | |
Released | September 8, 2023 |
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Genre | New wave |
Length | 2:34 |
Label | Geffen |
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Producer(s) | Dan Nigro |
Lyric video | |
"Love Is Embarrassing" on YouTube |
"Love Is Embarrassing" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo from her second studio album, Guts (2023). Rodrigo wrote the song with its producer, Dan Nigro. It became available as the album's ninth track on September 8, 2023, when it was released by Geffen Records. A new wave song, "Love Is Embarrassing" has self-deprecating lyrics in which Rodrigo derides her crush and expresses embarrassment about how much she was attracted to him.
Music critics found the lyricism of "Love Is Embarrassing" relatable and praised the production and Rodrigo's performance, which they also compared to other artists. The song reached the top 30 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United States and entered the charts in some other countries, receiving a gold certification in Australia, Brazil, and Canada. Rodrigo included the song on the set list of her 2024 concert tour, the Guts World Tour. She suffered a wardrobe malfunction while performing the song during the London tour stop, which critics believed she handled well.