# @popbase on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcz54-nBUMl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70059032-popbase-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T04:00:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pop Base (@PopBase) — https://gondola.cc/PopBase

## Caption

One year ago, Lady Gaga released ‘The Dead Dance.’

Andrew Watt and Henry Walter joined Lady Gaga in writing 'The Dead Dance,' with Gaga, Watt, and Cirkut co-producing the track, released through Interscope Records as a single from the digital reissue of her seventh studio album, 'MAYHEM.' The song arrived tied to Gaga's guest role in the second season of Netflix's 'Wednesday,' where she played Rosaline Rotwood, a mysterious former teacher at Nevermore Academy. She first teased the release at a Netflix and Spotify promotional event in New York, telling the crowd she'd loved working with Tim Burton and star Jenna Ortega on the project before confirming the single was on its way.

Sonically, the track blends synth-pop and disco into a soaring, dance-driven anthem, with Gaga describing it as an emotionally charged song about finding joy and moving forward after heartbreak. Tim Burton himself directed the accompanying music video, shot largely in black and white on Mexico's Island of the Dolls near Xochimilco, opening with Gaga posed among rows of eerie dolls before breaking into a jerky, reanimated dance sequence that critics called a striking fusion of gothic imagery and pop theatrics. Within the show itself, the song scored an extended dance sequence in episode seven alongside characters Enid and Agnes.

The single debuted at number 13 on the UK charts and became one of the most talked-about musical crossovers of the fall TV season, extending Gaga's ongoing connection to the 'Wednesday' franchise after fans had already turned her earlier song 'Bloody Mary' into a viral TikTok dance trend years before. Arriving just months after 'MAYHEM's' original spring release, 'The Dead Dance' gave the album a fresh promotional push while cementing Gaga's growing presence in film and television soundtracks.

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