This week in the music world, all people seem able to talk about is Olivia Rodrigo and her new album, Guts. The set was one of the most highly-anticipated releases of 2023, and now that it’s here, the title is on its way to becoming a huge commercial success. The set is so massive that it’s even helping another former teen sensation’s music return to popularity.
Billboard reports that some fans online have noted similarities between one song on Guts, “All-American Bitch,” and a former pop-rock smash. A number of fans of Rodrigo have noted that it sounds a bit like Miley Cyrus’s “Start All Over.” Whether it does or not is up to interpretation, but they’re not so close to one another that a lawsuit is likely brewing, let’s say that.
As “Start All Over” becomes a topic of discussion once again, many who have caught the chatter have rushed to listen to the older of the two cuts. Cyrus’s track has exploded in popularity following the likening, especially considering the fact that it wasn’t performing especially well recently.
The music magazine notes that since Guts was released on Friday (September 8), “Start All Over” has racked up 278,000 on-demand streams in the U.S. alone. That’s not necessarily a massive figure, especially considering that the tunes on Guts were streamed more than 126 million times in the same time period, but for a years-old cut, it’s a huge gain.
To put that figure into perspective, in the week before “All-American Bitch” dropped, “Start All Over” was only played 23,000 times, according to data shared with the publication by Luminate. That means that Cyrus’s hit saw its stream count grow by more than 10 times from week to week.
“Start All Over” was featured on Cyrus’s debut album under her actual name, as opposed to the Hannah Montana character that propelled her to stardom. The tune peaked at No. 68 on the Hot 100 and was certified gold for moving at least 500,000 equivalent units.
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