Lady Gaga has released a new single called ‘The Dead Dance’ from Wednesday season two – check it out below.
The singer and actor portrays Rosaline Rotwood in the second half of the season, which arrived on Netflix today (September 3), following a previous announcement that she’d be penning a new track for the series last week.
Following on from Gaga’s 2025 album ‘Mayhem’, the spooky and funky song sees Gaga calling on listeners to “do the dead dance” over an infectious bassline, ‘Thriller’-esque synths and licks of electric guitar.
‘The Dead Dance’ was written by Lady Gaga, Andrew Watt, and Henry Walter. It was co-produced by Gaga, Watt and Cirkut. These collaborators all previously worked with the pop star on ‘Mayhem’.
I’ll dance until I’m dead.”
An official music video for ‘The Dead Dance’ – reportedly directed by Tim Burton – will premiere on YouTube at 5pm BST today (tune in above). Burton is a director and executive producer on Wednesday.
Speaking at the season two premiere, Gaga explained (via Rolling Stone): “I had a wonderful time working on Wednesday season two, even just being a small part of the show.
“I loved working with Tim Burton and Jenna [Ortega], and everyone here, it’s so incredible. Thank you. I’m also here to confirm my song ‘The Dead Dance’ is coming.”
Ortega opened up about working with Gaga while at SXSW this spring, explaining: “It’s the best. She’s the best, definitely one of the most talented individuals I’ve ever worked with. It was just a really, really special environment to be there with her and Tim [Burton], two people that I respect and have been inspired by so much.
“Then just finding out that she’s such a sweetheart and really kind and reserved, it’s very strange. I love that you never know what to expect from her, but you can always expect kindness and generosity.”
Gaga is currently out on the North American leg of her 2025 ‘Mayhem Ball’ tour, which kicked off in July. She is set to head to the UK later this month for four nights at London’s O2 and two dates at Manchester’s Co-op Live. Find any remaining tickets here (UK).
In a four-star review of Wednesday season two, NME wrote: “A frantic mid-season finale sets things up for an explosive return in September, which will also see the arrival of Lady Gaga’s Rosaline Rotwood. Perhaps that next batch of episodes will take the beloved series to new places after part one sticks carefully to the familiar, if successful, formula.”
Meanwhile, Lady Gaga was recently added to the performance line-up for the 2025 MTV VMAs.
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