Dead Dance (song)

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"Dead Dance"
Single by Lady Gaga
ReleasedSeptember 2025 (2025-09)
Songwriter(s) Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga singles chronology
"Abracadabra"
(2025)		"Dead Dance"
(2025)

"Dead Dance" is a song written and recorded by the American singer and songwriter Lady Gaga, slated to be released in 2025. [1] Andrew Watt and Cirkut collaborated on the song, [2] which was written specifically for the television series Wednesday . [3]

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Background and development

Following the release of the comedy horror series Wednesday in November 2022, [4] a sped-up version of "Bloody Mary" by American singer and songwriter Lady Gaga was used alongside the titular character's dance and its fan recreations for video-sharing platform TikTok, which soon achieved viral popularity. [5] The artist herself acknowledge it and recreated the dance in a black-and-white video on December 9, wearing goth makeup and an outfit similar to the one worn by actress Jenna Ortega. [6]

The series was announced to be renewed for a second season and began filming in Ireland, according to Deadline Hollywood on May 7, 2024. [7] Entertainment Weekly later disclosed on November 13, that Gaga joined the cast in an undisclosed role. [8] A year later, Gaga and Ortega appeared as special guests for Tudum, a pop culture event for streaming service Netflix, and performed a medley of "Zombieboy", "Abracadabra", and "Bloody Mary" on June 1, 2025. [9]

The Express Tribune reported on July 10, that Gaga and producer Tim Burton were seemingly filmed a music video in the Island of the Dolls located in the south of the center of Mexico City, Mexico. [10] During the Giffoni Film Festival on July 25, Burton spoke about Gaga’s contribution to Wednesday and hinted that he "done something else with her." [11] After the release of season two, Variety reported on August 4 that the both did film a music video for a song titled "Dead Dance". [12] It is expected to be released in September which will coincide her appearance as Rosaline Rotwood for the series. [13]

Release and promotion

The song will appear in the television series on September 3, 2025 [14] and will be released with a music video. [15]

References

  1. ↑ Dailey, Hannah (August 25, 2025). "Lady Gaga Plays Roblox to Promote 'Wednesday' Song (Yes, It Was Actually Her!)". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 25, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ Atkinson, Katie (August 5, 2025). "Lady Gaga's 'Wednesday' Role Will Also Include a Spooky New Song for Season 2". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ Dunworth, Liberty (August 5, 2025). "Lady Gaga reportedly writes new song 'Dead Dance' for 'Wednesday' season two". NME. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ Dellatto, Marisa (November 29, 2022). "Netflix's Wednesday surpasses Stranger Things 4 as most-watched English-language series in a week". Forbes . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ Dailey, Hannah (December 2, 2022). "Lady Gaga is loving the viral Wednesday "Bloody Mary" TikTok dance trend". Billboard . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (December 9, 2022). "Lady Gaga goes goth in 'Bloody Wednesday' dance video inspired by TikTok trend". Billboard . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 7, 2024). "Wednesday: Billie Piper among season 2 cast additions, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán upped to series regulars as production starts". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (November 13, 2024). "Lady Gaga joins Wednesday season 2 with Jenna Ortega". Entertainment Weekly . Dotdash Meredith. ISSN   1049-0434. OCLC   21114137. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ Oganesyan, Natalie (June 1, 2025). "Lady Gaga closes out Netflix's Tudum with mesmerizing on-theme Wednesday performance featuring viral dance". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on July 25, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Gaga and Burton brought their dark dream to life on Mexico's Island of the Dolls". The Express Tribune . July 10, 2025. Archived from the original on July 22, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ Gonzalez, Alex (July 25, 2025). "Tim Burton teases upcoming secret project with Lady Gaga". Complex. Complex Networks. Archived from the original on July 26, 2025. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  12. ↑ Aswad, Jem (August 4, 2025). "Lady Gaga to release new song, "Dead Dance", for Wednesday season 2". Variety . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ Dunworth, Liberty (August 5, 2025). "Lady Gaga reportedly writes new song "Dead Dance" for Wednesday season two". NME . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  14. ↑ "This Is When Lady Gaga Will Appear in 'Wednesday'". ELLE. August 8, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ Duncan, Charlie (August 5, 2025). "Lady Gaga to release track 'Dead Dance' for Wednesday season 2". PinkNews . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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