There was a lot of hype ahead of Lady Gaga’s appearance on Netflix’s Wednesday, but now that all of season two has dropped, it’s clear that her new song, “The Dead Dance,” has an equally important presence in the series. No spoilers if you haven’t binged the new episodes yet, but you can also enjoy the song on its own thanks to the Tim Burton-directed music video.
Though Burton has a cinematic filmography stretching back 40 years—all the way to 1985’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, his feature debut—Wednesday is his first major foray into TV, and his list of music video credits also isn’t terribly long. However, even if “The Dead Dance” wasn’t part of his Netflix show, it’s a pretty ideal pairing of artistic mindsets here; the eerie black-and-white palette suddenly shifts into lurid color as Lady Gaga invites all her pals to the undead doll disco.
Speaking to Tudum earlier this year, Lady Gaga explained “the inspiration for ‘The Dead Dance’ was a breakup, and it was all about the way that we sometimes feel when it’s over; how a relationship ending can kill our ability to feel hopeful about love. It’s got this really cool, funky beat underneath it. And that is when the song becomes not just about the relationship; it becomes about having fun with your friends when you’ve been through something tough and amazing. I can’t wait for people to listen to it.”
Wednesday season two is now streaming on Netflix.