Olivia Rodrigo releases second single The Cure ahead of June album

Pop singer Olivia Rodrigo has released "The Cure," the second single from her upcoming third album, "You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love." The song and its accompanying music video were released on Friday.

In a statement on Instagram, Rodrigo described the track as the "thesis statement" for the album, saying it helped the entire project click for her. She called it her favorite song on the album and one of her favorite songs she has ever made. The song was written and produced with her longtime collaborator Dan Nigro.

The official music video presents a surreal narrative set in a vintage, pastel-streaked hospital. Rodrigo appears as a nurse attempting to treat woolen, beating hearts that eventually turn grey and lifeless. Later in the video, she becomes a patient in the same hospital. The clip concludes by revealing the hospital is a cardboard dollhouse, which a modern-day version of Rodrigo then tramples.

Rodrigo explained the song's theme during an interview on iHeartRadio, stating it deals with the realization that love does not solve personal problems. "It's just sort of about how, when you're younger, you think falling in love with someone will fix all of your...