Olivia Dean Says She Used To Think Making Pop Music Is Lame

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While she has a pair of Billboard Hot 100 top five hits and the longest-running No. 1 in U.K. history to her name, Olivia Dean wasn’t planning on dominating the charts. The Grammy-winning singer graced the cover of The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (Aug. 26), where she opened up about her “pop shame” and perfectionism that almost didn’t allow her to release “Man I Need.”

“I used to have kind of a thing about pop music, like wanting to make pop music is lame. Maybe this is a bit too far, babe?” she recalled thinking.

Eventually, Dean went ahead and “Man I Need” arrived as a single in August 2025 ahead of The Art of Loving, which arrived a month later. “Just let go,” she told herself.

“Man I Need” eventually surged to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late January. The Art of Loving peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and produced another top five Hot 100 hit with “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” reaching No. 5.

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-dean-pop-shame-man-i-need-1236325159/?taid=6a8f413e4a967000017cb729&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

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1 minute ago, NUTELLA said:

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