Chappell Roan is seemingly gearing up to release a new single, ‘The Subway’, soon.
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Yesterday (July 23), a teaser, uploaded via a fan page on Instagram, shows a moving truck with a license plate reading ‘THE SBWY’ as it drives down a road.
Chappell Roan’s signature red hair blows in the wind as the vehicle passes a Saskatchewan road sign. A snippet of the song plays in the preview, and sees Roan singing: “I made a promise / if in four months these feelings ain’t gone / well, fuck this city / I’m moving to Saskatchewan.”
Check out the teaser below.
Video teaser for Chappell Roan’s upcoming single ‘The Subway.’ pic.twitter.com/ktHjc24BpN
— Pop Base (@PopBase) July 23, 2025
But that’s not all. Eagle-eyed fans of the former NME cover star noticed posters and ads pop up across the city, teasing her ‘The Subway’. The posters read “Going through a break up? Get bangs!” and include an image of her with a small rat in her hair, as well as a major hint in the form of a bread clip that reads: “Best before August 1”.
While official confirmation has yet to be made by the singer, fans are now speculating that ‘The Subway’ is scheduled for release on August 1.
NEW THE SUBWAY POSTER pic.twitter.com/XTfn3ticvF
— best of chappell roan (@bestofchappell) July 22, 2025
Longer snippet of Chappell Roan’s upcoming single “The Subway.” pic.twitter.com/fk45uj3q3n
— Chappell Roan Charts (@chartchappell) July 23, 2025
A 30-second preview of ‘The Subway’ is now available on TikTok – you can check it out below, courtesy of a fan-recording shared on social media.
A longer preview of Chappell Roan’s new single ‘The Subway’ is now available on TikTok! 🚕🗽
— The official release date will be announced soon (rumored to be August 1st). pic.twitter.com/zf3x38OCMc
— best of chappell roan (@bestofchappell) July 23, 2025
The official release of ‘The Subway’ has been a long time coming – she first debuted the track while performing at Governor’s Ball in New York last year. At Primavera Sound this year, she played it once again and this time told fans that they’d be hearing it soon.
In March, Chappell Roan released her first single of the year, ‘The Giver’. The country-tinged track was also a long-teased tune, with her performing it on SNL all the way back in November last year.
Since it was shared, Roan provided fans with an update on her highly anticipated sophomore album. “New album? Great question. We’re so beyond… so beyond far away from that, I could not even tell you,” she said.
The upcoming release will follow on from her upcoming headline slot at the 2025 edition of Reading & Leeds. These will be held on August 22 and 23 respectively, and see her top this year’s bill alongside Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon and Hozier.
After Reading & Leeds, she’ll perform another massive outdoor show in the UK – she’ll headline the Summer Sessions concert series at the Royal Highlands Showgrounds in Edinburgh on August 26. Visit here for tickets.
