Chappell Roan’s lengthy, curly crimson hair is each envy-inducing and one among her greatest identifiers. So it made good sense that the artist determined to make her lengthy locks central to the plot of the music video for her most up-to-date single, “The Subway.”
Greater than a yr after Roan debuted “The Subway” at a number of competition performances, followers had been lastly in a position to hear to the mysterious tune in full after snippets went viral on TikTok. On August 1, Roan launched the extremely anticipated tune with a music video to match the New York Metropolis theme.
Within the lyrics of “The Subway,” the singer laments about a breakup and seeing reminders of her ex on the subway and across the metropolis. The tune opens with a hair-themed lyric: “I noticed your inexperienced hair/ Magnificence mark subsequent to your mouth/ There on the subway/ I practically had a breakdown.”
In a single scene, Roan will get out of a yellow taxi as her dramatically lengthy hair will get caught in the door. She is then dragged down the road sporting an outsized go well with as her hair stays caught in the door.
Chappell Roan on the set of “The Subway” music video.BG048/Bauer-Griffin
Towards the bridge of the tune, in which Chappell Roan belts out: “She’s received, she’s received a manner,” which turns into, “She received away,” the musician is proven on a windy New York Metropolis avenue emotionally singing the lyrics. On this second, her lengthy crimson hair is reduce quick to a cute bob — which is a very new search for Roan.
YouTube/ Chappell Roan
YouTube/ Chappell Roan
Roan shared some behind-the-scenes snapshots of the music video shoot on her Instagram, writing how “proud” she is of the way it turned out. She additionally talked about debuting the one at Gov Ball in New York final yr whereas dressed in Statue of Liberty drag.
“Clearly not realizing this actually chaotic yr would comply with the efficiency, it didn’t actually go away me the time to construct the world the tune deserved,” Roan wrote on Instagram. “However lastly we’re right here.”
