The song, which Roan cowrote with its producer, Daniel Nigro, proved an arduous creative undertaking. She compares “The Subway” to her early hit “Casual,” a song about wanting someone who won’t commit, both in terms of its content and the production process. “It took an annoying amount of time to just get it right,” she says.

Music journalist Reanna Cruz shares what they think of the single, whether they'd heard of Saskatchewan before listening to it, and more.

On Thursday, July 31, Chappell Roan released “The Subway,” the second single from her forthcoming second album, which doesn’t have a title or release date at the time of publication.