Robert Smith appears with Olivia Rodrigo on “What’s Wrong with Me” from You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.
Smith is the singer and guitarist of the English rock band the Cure. On Rodrigo’s album, “What’s Wrong with Me” is listed as track 10 and includes Smith as a featured artist. The song’s writing credits list Rodrigo, Dan Nigro, and Sasha Alex Sloan, while the performance credit identifies Smith’s appearance.
The collaboration is easy to confuse with the song’s songwriting credits. Sasha Alex Sloan is credited as a co-writer, but she is not the featured performer named in the tracklist. Dan Nigro produced the album and also co-wrote the song, but he is likewise not the guest artist. The connection to the Cure is especially notable because Rodrigo’s album campaign and the song title also use language associated with the band’s long musical legacy.