Olivia Rodrigo crashed Primavera Sound in Barcelona on Saturday night to drop a piece of career history. During an unannounced 45-minute set, the pop star debuted “what’s wrong with me,” bringing out The Cure frontman Robert Smith to perform the live duet. The performance shatters a strict creative tradition for Rodrigo, marking the absolute first time she has featured another artist on an original track across her entire discography.
The historic collaboration sits at track ten on her impending third studio album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, which officially hits streaming platforms on Friday, June 12. Fans have been tracking the duo’s creative friendship since they initially shared the stage during Rodrigo’s 2025 Glastonbury set, according to Consequence reporting, which detailed the full setlist and her established friendship with the rock icon. The new single tackles the physical and emotional distress of a toxic relationship, masking its vulnerable lyricism behind a surprisingly buoyant pop production.
Rodrigo addressed the crowd directly regarding the milestone. “It’s really special to me for so many reasons, primarily because it’s the first song I’ve ever had a feature on,” she told the festival audience. The upcoming record is conceptually split into two distinct acts, separating the euphoric “for a girl so in love” half from the introspective “you seem pretty sad” section that houses the Smith duet.
Saturday’s surprise appearance effectively kicks off a major promotional cycle ahead of her global “The Unraveled Tour” launching in September. Rodrigo padded the Barcelona setlist with recent singles like “drop dead” and “the cure” before closing out the unannounced stage time.