“You know all the words to Just Like Heaven, and I know why he wrote them now”: Olivia Rodrigo still has The Cure’s Robert Smith on her mind on new single, Drop Dead

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Olivia Rodrigo performs with Robert Smith of The Cure on the Pyramid stage during day five of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 29, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK's largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 fans to enjoy performances across more than 100 stages. In 2026, the festival will take a fallow year, a planned pause to allow the Worthy Farm site time to rest and recover. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage).

Olivia Rodrigo has released Drop Dead, her eagerly awaited new single, and it turns out that The Cure’s Robert Smith is still very much in her thoughts.

As you may recall, Rodrigo invited Smith on stage during her Glastonbury set last year, and the pair performed both Friday I’m In Love and Just Like Heaven. The moment clearly left a lasting impression on Rodrigo, as she name-checks the second of these songs just in Drop Dead’s first verse.