Overview

• Released on September 3, “The Dead Dance” arrived in tandem with the streaming debut of Wednesday’s Season 2 Part 2 and a Tim Burton–directed video.
• The track is featured on a new deluxe edition of Mayhem that adds “The Dead Dance,” “Can’t Stop the High,” and “Kill for Love.”
• Gaga appears in the new episodes as Rosaline Rotwood, described by Netflix as a legendary Nevermore teacher who crosses paths with Wednesday.
• Within hours of release, the single reached No. 10 on the U.S. iTunes Top Songs chart, indicating early sales traction.
• Written by Lady Gaga with Andrew Watt and Henry Walter and co-produced with Cirkut, the song pairs ’80s-tinged gothic pop with a haunted porcelain-doll visual that shifts from black-and-white to color.