Red Wine Supernova

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"Red Wine Supernova"
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Single by Chappell Roan
from the album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
ReleasedMay 19, 2023 (2023-05-19) [1]
Genre Pop
Length3:12
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dan Nigro
Chappell Roan singles chronology
"Kaleidoscope"
(2023)
"Red Wine Supernova"
(2023)
"Hot to Go!"
(2023)
Music video
"Red Wine Supernova" on YouTube

"Red Wine Supernova" is a song by American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan. It was released in May 2023 as the eighth single from Roan's debut studio album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess . The song began charting in April 2024, following the success of "Good Luck, Babe!".

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About the song, Roan said, "I needed a campy gay girl song that captured the magic of having feelings for another girl. I packed the song with fun raunchy lyrics that make it feel like a night out flirting with the girl across the bar." [2] [3] Roan has referred to the song as "the gay girl version" of "Champagne Supernova" by Oasis. [4]

In an interview with Australian radio station Joy 94.9 , Roan said the song took three years to complete and called it "the ultimate silly pop". [5]

Critical reception

Callie Ahlgrim of Business Insider named "Red Wine Supernova" the best song of 2023. [6] On their own year-end lists, Capital FM ranked it 14th, [7] Rolling Stone ranked it 18th, [8] NME ranked it 47th, [9] and Pitchfork ranked it 54th. [10]

Live performances

On November 8, 2023, Vevo released a video of Roan performing "Red Wine Supernova" live after being named a DSCVR Artist to Watch for 2024. [11] Roan performed the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 15, 2024. [12] On March 1, 2024, Roan performed the song live on MTV Push after being named their artist of the month. [13]

Roan included the song on the setlists of her Naked in North America and Midwest Princess headlining tours. [14] [15] She also included it in her opening set on Olivia Rodrigo's Guts World Tour. [16]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Red Wine Supernova"
OrganizationYearCategoryResultRef.
MTV Video Music Awards 2024 Push Performance of the YearNominated [17]

Charts

Chart performance for "Red Wine Supernova"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [18] 63
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [19] 47
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [20] 72
Ireland (IRMA) [21] 27
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [22] 32
UK Singles (OCC) [23] 31
US Billboard Hot 100 [24] 41

Certifications

Certifications for "Red Wine Supernova"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Platinum80,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [27] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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