"Loser" | ||||
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Single by Tame Impala | ||||
from the album Deadbeat | ||||
Released | 3 September 2025 | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kevin Parker | |||
Producer(s) | Kevin Parker | |||
Tame Impala singles chronology | ||||
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"Loser" is a song by Tame Impala, the musical project of Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker. The song, released on 3 September 2025, is the second single from Tame Impala's upcoming fifth studio album, Deadbeat . In late August 2025, Tame Impala teased the track via posters and social media clips featuring the word "Loser" and the numbers "9.3". [1] [2]
"Loser" follows Tame Impala's July 2025 single "End of Summer", which marked the project's debut on Columbia Records and was released with a video by director Julian Klincewicz. [3] In August 2025, some fans noticed that Kevin Parker was not the credited writer and producer for "End Of Summer" on Spotify or Tidal; instead, the person listed in both spots was "loser ."[ sic ] [4]
On 25 August 2025, NME reported that Tame Impala had "seemingly announced" a new single titled "Loser" after the project's official channels shared imagery and posters bearing the title and "9.3". [1] Rolling Stone Australia subsequently covered similar posters spotted in multiple cities and described the date as indicating a 3 September release. [2] Additional outlets relayed the teaser from Instagram Stories and street posters. [5] [6]
The song was released on 3 September 2025. An accompanying music video for "Loser", directed by Sam Kristofski and starring Joe Keery (also known as Djo), premiered alongside the song. [7] [8] On 4 September, 2025, Tame Impala officially announced a fifth studio album, Deadbeat.