Olivia Rodrigo Taps Chappell Roan (and David Byrne) for Retro ‘Expectations’ Remix

It’s official: Olivia Rodrigo has dropped her first-ever remix, featuring Chappell Roan . The duo take us back to the Eighties for a vibrant rendition of “Expectations.”

The video features a retro game show, as the two stars compete on “The Big Expectations Show. “Oh, Olivia does remixes now,” Roan says at the beginning of the video, which includes campy takes on Family Feud . Talking Heads frontman David Byrne makes a delightful cameo as the fictional host Johnny Johnson.

Roan also adds an new verse to the song, slightly changing the lyrics to reference a mediocre female suitor alongside Rodrigo’s original lines.

Rodrigo and Roan both work with producer Dan Nigro, and have collaborated together several times over the years. Roan opened for Rodrigo on the Sour Tour (2022) and Guts World Tour (2024), and performed Roan’s “ Hot to Go! ” onstage together in Los Angeles. Roan recently headlined Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival , and appeared on Rolling Stone ‘s digital cover celebrating the occasion.

“I remember her walking into the studio one day and just flat-out saying ‘I don’t give a fuck about what people say anymore. If I like it, then it’s good,’ ” Rodrigo said of Roan. “I could tell she actually meant it, too. That’s her magic.”