Lady Gaga has released a new single, “The Dead Dance,” from the soundtrack for the second season of Netflix’s hit series “Wednesday.” The song was released Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Gaga, who co-wrote the track with Andrew Watt and Henry Walter, also co-produced it with Watt and Cirkut. The electro-pop song features 1980s-inspired keyboards and drum machine beats, with Gaga singing, “Yeah, I’ll keep on dancin’ until I’m dead, dancin’ until I’m dead,” on the chorus.
Gaga has also joined the cast of the “Addams Family” spin-off, appearing as a new character, Rosaline Rotwood, alongside Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers and Joy Sunday. In one verse, Gaga sings, “’Cause when you killed me inside, that’s when I came alive. And the music’s gonna bring me back from death. I’m dancin’ until I’m dead.”
The second part of the series’ second season debuts Wednesday, a week after Gaga attended Netflix and Spotify’s “Graveyard Gala” in New York City, part of the show’s “Doom Tour” promotion. “It’s a part of the show, and I’m so excited for you to see it,” Gaga told the audience, adding that she had a “wonderful time” working on the project with star Ortega and director and executive producer Tim Burton.
The soundtrack for the new season includes a range of artists and genres, featuring tracks by the Barry Lipman Singers (“Tropical Island”), Sixpence None the Richer (“Kiss Me”), Mamamoo (“Um Oh Ah Yey”), Bruce Springsteen (“Dancing in the Dark”), The Kinks (“You Really Got Me”), Roky Erickson (“I Walked With a Zombie”), R.E.M. (“Losing My Religion”), Dean Martin (“Ain’t That a Kick in the Head”) and Eric Carmen (“All By Myself”), among others.
The official video for “The Dead Dance” premieres at noon Eastern time Wednesday.
Gaga’s Mayhem Ball tour continues Wednesday night with her second show at Kaseya Center in Miami. She is scheduled to return to New York for performances at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7.
