The Internet Has A Lot To Say About Lady Gaga’s Gothic New Anthem “Dead Dance”
Lady Gaga’s “Dead Dance” has arrived with ‘Wednesday’ season two, and fans are already buzzing with reactions.
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Lady Gaga’s new track “Dead Dance,” written for Wednesday season two, arrived on September 3 alongside the second half of the hit Netflix series. Within hours, it had listeners trading reactions online, with some calling it gothic perfection and others admitting they found it overwhelming.
Musically, “Dead Dance” feels like a blend of the pulsing energy of Chromatica and the darker textures of Mayhem. The lyrics walk a line between defiance and something more unsettling. “Like the words of a song, I hear you call / Like a thief in my head, you criminal / You stole my thoughts before I dreamed them / And you killed my queen with just one pawn,” Gaga sings, before hitting the chorus: “Yeah, I’ll keep on dancin’ until I’m dead / Dancin’ until I’m dead, I’m dancin’ until I’m dead.”
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Fans were quick to share their admiration. “The Dead Dance DISCO PERFECTION. Lady Gaga the genius that you are,” one person posted. Another praised how naturally the track fits the Wednesday universe: “Lady Gaga’s ‘The Dead Dance’ for Wednesday S2 is pure gothic perfection. Dark, theatrical, and haunting—it feels made for Nevermore. Easily one of her most fitting soundtrack moments.”
Not everyone was convinced. One commenter joked, “Bring out your earplugs! You’ll regret listening if you decide to.” Another quipped, “It’s definitely going to be whack.” You can’t win ’em all.
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The Tim Burton–directed video amplified the discussion. Filmed on Mexico’s Island of the Dolls, it blends stark black-and-white imagery with bursts of color, dolls staring from the shadows, and Gaga leading unsettling choreography. “Finally, a music video that looks like my sleep paralysis,” one fan wrote. Another confessed, “I like the music, but the music video looks scary asf.” Still, others reveled in its theatrical excess: “i gagged the entire time only you can make us get excited about music videos again.”
Gaga’s role in Wednesday goes further than providing music. She also appears on screen as Rosaline Rotwood, a Nevermore teacher Netflix describes as “mysterious and enigmatic.”
“Dead Dance” settles into the season as one of its standout moments, seamlessly matching the show’s gothic mood. As one fan put it simply in the video’s comment section, “the queen of pop has returned.” Did she ever leave, though?
