Peak
16
Weeks
13
Score
1,171
Chart Year
2021
"Favorite Crime" is a stripped-down folky song where Olivia Rodrigo looks back at a dysfunctional relationship. She employs various Bonnie and Clyde-type metaphors to illustrate how her ex committed the crime of walking out, leaving her heartbroken. And I watched as you fled the scene Doe-eyed as you buried me She admits to ignoring the glaring red flags that he was taking advantage of her. I let you treat me like that I was your willing accomplice, honey Despite the way the boy treated Rodrigo, she admits she loved him, which is why he was her "favorite crime." Rodrigo wrote the song with her producer, Dan Nigro, in the summer of 2020. The singer had "know I loved you so bad I let you treat me like that" written in her notes app, and it was that line that generated the rest of "Favorite Crime." Rodrigo shared in her Sour Diary "Journal / Zine" that she loves the way this song became one extended metaphor. "Figurative language was something I had to work on in my song writing," she wrote. "I'm a very literal, specific writer and metaphors and similes aren't often where my brain tends to go, so I'm super proud of this song." Dan Nigro played the acoustic guitar, bass and Roland Juno 60 synthesizer. The only other musician on the track is saxophonist Ryan Linville. Rodrigo performed the song live for the first time for Vevo LIFT on May 25, 2021.
Know that I loved you so bad I let you treat me like that I was your willing accomplice, honey And I watched as you fled the scene Doe-eyed as you buried me One heart broke, four hands bloody Those things I did Just so I could call you mine The things you did Well, I hope I was your favorite crime You used me as an alibi I crossed my heart as you crossed the line And I defended you to all my friends And now, every time a siren sounds I wonder if you're around 'Cause you know that I'd do it all again All the things I did Just so I could call you mine The things you did Well, I hope I was your favorite crime It's bittersweet to think about the damage that we do 'Cause I was going down, but I was doing it with you Yeah, everything we broke, and all the trouble that we made But I say that I hate you with a smile on my face Oh, look what we became All the things I did Just so I could call you mine All the things you did Well, I hope I was your favorite crime Your favorite crime Your favorite crime 'Cause baby, you were mine
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 5, 2021 | 18 | 108 |
| 2 | Jun 12, 2021 | 16 | 110 |
| 3 | Jun 19, 2021 | 26 | 100 |
| 4 | Jun 26, 2021 | 43 | 83 |
| 5 | Jul 3, 2021 | 47 | 79 |
| 6 | Jul 10, 2021 | 62 | 64 |
| 7 | Jul 17, 2021 | 52 | 74 |
| 8 | Jul 24, 2021 | 57 | 69 |
| 9 | Jul 31, 2021 | 68 | 58 |
| 10 | Aug 7, 2021 | 75 | 51 |
| 11 | Aug 14, 2021 | 86 | 40 |
| 12 | Aug 21, 2021 | 89 | 37 |
| 13 | Aug 28, 2021 | 93 | 33 |