Olivia Miceli has released ‘Everybody Wants Him’, the final single from her forthcoming third album, A Romantic’s Worst Nightmare. Arriving on 25th August, the record explores a relationship that never materialises alongside confusion, self-doubt and the pressure of comparing yourself with other people online.
One of Olivia’s most upbeat songs to date, ‘Everybody Wants Him’ captures the moment a crush begins occupying every spare thought. The track moves from first-hand embarrassment to complete infatuation, following the messy shifts that can make attraction feel exhilarating one minute and unbearable the next.
Infatuation, heartbreak and the pressure to compare
Olivia Miceli wrote, recorded, produced and mastered ‘Everybody Wants Him’ herself. Its indie-pop sound brings her own musical style together with influences including Flowerovlove, Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen.
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The single offers a lively final glimpse of a project shaped by disappointment, comparison and imagined possibilities falling apart. A Romantic’s Worst Nightmare follows a relationship that exists more vividly in hope than in reality, tracing the uncertainty left behind when those expectations collapse.
Social media adds another complication to the album’s view of modern heartbreak. Private disappointment sits beside polished relationships and carefully selected lives presented online, giving self-doubt another place to grow.
That context gives the brightness of ‘Everybody Wants Him’ a bittersweet edge. The rush of the crush comes first, but the album surrounding it looks towards what happens when fantasy, reality and comparison begin pulling in different directions.
A Romantic’s Worst Nightmare will be available digitally and on vinyl from 25th August.
You can listen to ‘Everybody Wants Him’ here, buy A Romantic’s Worst Nightmare on vinyl here and follow Olivia Miceli on Instagram.
