Chappell Roan finally announces new song 'The Subway' release date

Chappell Roan is finally unleashing her unreleased track, The Subway.

On July 28, the Grammy-winning singer took to Instagram to reveal that the song will officially drop on July 31 at 8 p.m. EST.

“The Subway out July 31 8pm EST,” Roan, 27, captioned a striking photo of herself buried beneath a sea of red hair, which appears to be the single’s cover art.

The long-awaited announcement comes more than a year after Roan first performed the emotional ballad during her 2024 Gov Ball set. Since then, she’s kept the song alive on tour, turning it into a live staple without ever confirming when fans could hear the studio version — until now.

Earlier this month, eagle-eyed fans spotted Roan filming what looked like a music video for The Subway, dragging her signature Rapunzel-length hair behind a taxi and belting lyrics from a fire escape. That visual style now makes sense, given the single’s official imagery.

The Subway follows the success of her chart-climber The Giver, which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the viral hit Good Luck, Babe!

As for a new album, fans may need to be patient. Roan recently announced a few pop-up shows before she takes time off to “go away to write the next album.”