Olivia Rodrigo is entering the race for the Christmas No.1.
The US artist has confirmed details of her first ever festive single, Take Me Home (4 Christmas), released via Polydor/Interscope.
The single will drop on November 6 with a music video at the same time. As a new song, Take Me Home (4 Christmas) will have an advantage over catalogue tracks under UK chart rules in the race for No.1.
Rodrigo will also be driving physical sales of the single in the gifting season with pre-orders open on red seven-inch vinyl and cassette formats. The seven-inch vinyl is also available for pre-order now at HMV in the UK and will be in stores from Friday, November 6.
The original song was written by Rodrigo alongside collaborators Dan Nigro and Amy Allen, and was produced by Nigro.
The official music video will feature Rodrigo alongside Cynthia Nixon (Sex And The City) and Ben Marshall (Saturday Night Live).
The festive single comes in the wake of the chart impact of Rodrigo’s Expectations remix featuring Chappell Roan, which peaked at No.3 in the UK last month.
You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love, Rodrigo’s third album, finished on top overall in Q3 in the UK. It remains in the Top 3 after 20 weeks with consumption to date of 366,277 units (Official Charts
Rodrigo is currently on her sold-out The Unraveled Tour, with over one million tickets sold globally.
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