Red Wine Supernova
{{Short description|2023 single by Chappell Roan}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Red Wine Supernova
| cover = Red Wine Supernova by Chappell Road.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Chappell Roan
| album = The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
| released = {{start date|2023|05|19}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = * Pop
| length = 3:12
| label = * Amusement
| writer = * Chappell Roan
| producer = Dan Nigro
| prev_title = Kaleidoscope
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Hot to Go!
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|oZ0w4bFD1Ec|"Red Wine Supernova"}}}}
}}
"Red Wine Supernova" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan. It was released on May 19, 2023{{cite web |date=18 May 2023 |title=From the Donut Shop to a World Tour: Chappell Roan Is Doing Pop Her Way |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/chappell-roan-interview-red-wine-supernova |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820171739/https://www.glamour.com/story/chappell-roan-interview-red-wine-supernova |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |website=Glamour}} as the sixth single from Roan's debut studio album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. The song began charting in April 2024, following the success of "Good Luck, Babe!".
About the song, Roan said, "I needed a campy gay girl song that captured the magic of having feelings for another girl. I packed the song with fun raunchy lyrics that make it feel like a night out flirting with the girl across the bar."{{cite web|url=https://floodmagazine.com/133694/watch-chappell-roan-red-wine-supernova/|title=Chappell Roan Shares Raunchy, Lipstick-Stained Queer Anthem "Red Wine Supernova"|website=Flood Magazine|date=May 17, 2023|access-date=May 8, 2024|archive-date=April 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417072516/https://floodmagazine.com/133694/watch-chappell-roan-red-wine-supernova/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/chappell-roan-red-wine-supernova/|title=Chappell Roan Fills The Dance Floor On New Single 'Red Wine Supernova'|website=U Discover Music|date=18 May 2023|access-date=May 8, 2024|archive-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508002612/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/chappell-roan-red-wine-supernova/|url-status=live}} A pop,{{Cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=The Best Pop Songs Of 2023: Hear The Playlist |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2245807/best-pop-songs-2023/columns/chained-to-the-rhythm/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Stereogum |language=en}} synth-pop,{{Cite web |last=Pitchfork |date=2023-12-04 |title=The 100 Best Songs of 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2023/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |quote=Over strutting synth-pop, Roan showers the girl of her dreams in singalong hooks tailor-made for drunken karaoke nights.}} dance-pop,{{Cite web |last=Hopkins |first=Earl |date=2024-08-02 |title=5 Best Moments From Chappell Roan’s Jam-Packed Set at Lollapalooza 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/chappell-roan-lollapalooza-2024-review-best-moments/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} and electro{{Cite web |date=2022-09-22 |title=The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess/1698723205 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Apple Music}} song that evokes new wave,{{Cite web |last=Greive |first=Duncan |date=2024-06-24 |title=After a years-long dry spell, horny and hypermelodic pop stars are suddenly back |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/24-06-2024/after-a-years-long-dry-spell-horny-and-hypermelodic-pop-stars-are-suddenly-back |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=The Spinoff |language=en |quote=Red Wine Supernova is this chugging, new wave-evoking call-and-response beauty…}} Roan has referred to the song as "the gay girl version" of "Champagne Supernova" by Oasis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/chappell-roan-interview-red-wine-supernova|title=Chappell Roan Is Doing Pop Her Way|first=Lizzie|last=Logan|date=May 18, 2023|website=Glamour|access-date=May 8, 2024|archive-date=August 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820171739/https://www.glamour.com/story/chappell-roan-interview-red-wine-supernova|url-status=live}} In an interview with Australian radio station Joy 94.9, Roan said the song took three years to complete and called it "the ultimate silly pop" song.{{cite web|url=https://joy.org.au/thesoundofnow/2023/08/14/interview-chappell-roan-red-wine-supernova-hot-to-go/|title=Interview: Chappell Roan, "Red Wine Supernova / HOT TO GO!"|website=Joy 94.9|date=August 14, 2023|access-date=May 8, 2024|archive-date=August 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820171748/https://joy.org.au/thesoundofnow/2023/08/14/interview-chappell-roan-red-wine-supernova-hot-to-go/|url-status=live}}
The song became a sleeper hit in 2024, as one of Roan's seven simultaneously charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100, along with "Good Luck, Babe!", "Casual", "Hot to Go!", "Pink Pony Club", "Femininomenon", and "My Kink Is Karma".{{Cite web |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=2024-08-14 |title=Is Chappell Roan About to Catch Up to Taylor Swift on the Billboard 200? |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-taylor-swift-billboard-200-albums-race-1235753057/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}
Critical reception
Callie Ahlgrim of Business Insider named "Red Wine Supernova" the best song of 2023.{{cite web |last1=Ahlgrim |first1=Callie |title=The best songs of 2023 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/top-songs-this-year-ranked-best-tracks-2023-12#1-red-wine-supernova-by-chappell-roan-20 |website=Business Insider |access-date=20 May 2024 |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225121114/https://www.businessinsider.com/top-songs-this-year-ranked-best-tracks-2023-12#1-red-wine-supernova-by-chappell-roan-20 |url-status=live }} On their own year-end lists, Capital FM ranked it 14th,{{cite web |title=The best songs of 2023 |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/best-songs-2023/ |website=Capital |access-date=20 May 2024 |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716160342/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/best-songs-2023/ |url-status=live }} Rolling Stone ranked it 18th,{{cite magazine |title=The 100 Best Songs of 2023 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-2023-1234879541/chappell-roan-red-wine-supernova-1234894510/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=20 May 2024 |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820171858/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-2023-1234879541/chappell-roan-red-wine-supernova-1234894510/ |url-status=live }} NME ranked it 47th,{{cite web |title=The 50 best songs of 2023 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/best-songs-of-2023-3-3551141 |website=NME |date=December 4, 2023 |access-date=20 May 2024 |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716160346/https://www.nme.com/features/best-songs-of-2023-3-3551141 |url-status=live }} and Pitchfork ranked it 54th.{{cite web |title=The 100 Best Songs of 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2023/ |website=Pitchfork |date=December 4, 2023 |access-date=20 May 2024 |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204141810/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2023/ |url-status=live }}
Live performances
On November 8, 2023, Vevo released a video of Roan performing "Red Wine Supernova" live after being named a DSCVR Artist to Watch for 2024.{{cite web |title=Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova (Live) {{!}} Vevo DSCVR Artists to Watch 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMshgHF9Gso |website=YouTube | date=November 8, 2023 |access-date=20 May 2024}} Roan performed the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 15, 2024.{{cite web |title="Red Wine Supernova" - Chappell Roan (LIVE on The Late Show) |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/cgN7mHTfidCAmmE0U8KSA9OM7jQSbiOg/ |website=CBS |access-date=20 May 2024 |archive-date=May 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520155858/https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/cgN7mHTfidCAmmE0U8KSA9OM7jQSbiOg/ |url-status=live }} On March 1, 2024, Roan performed the song live on MTV Push after being named their artist of the month.{{cite web |title=Chappell Roan Performs "Red Wine Supernova" and "Pink Pony Club" {{!}} MTV Push |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYm4VnkJ4AE |website=YouTube |date=March 2024 |access-date=20 May 2024 |archive-date=May 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520155854/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYm4VnkJ4AE |url-status=live }}
Roan included the song on the setlists of her Naked in North America and Midwest Princess headlining tours.{{Cite web |last=Vegh |first=Judie |title=Concert Photos and Review: Chappell Roan Brought 'The Midwest Princess' Tour to a Sold-Out Jacobs Pavilion |url=https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/concert-photos-and-review-chappell-roan-brought-the-midwest-princess-tour-to-a-sold-out-jacobs-pavilion/Slideshow/44415098 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Cleveland Scene |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Hrycyszyn |first1=Sofia |last2=Gregory |first2=Lainey |title=Chappell Roan: Naked in the Subterranean |url=https://chicagomaroon.com/38913/arts/chappell-roan-naked-in-the-subterranean/ |publisher=The Chicago Maroon |access-date=4 August 2024}} She also included it in her opening set on Olivia Rodrigo's Guts World Tour.{{cite web |last1=Kottman |first1=Niki |title=Here's every song on Olivia Rodrigo's set list from opening night of her 'Guts' tour |url=https://eu.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/2024/02/23/set-list-olivia-rodrigo-guts-tour-night-one-palm-springs-acrisure-arena-palm-desert-opening-night/72724024007/ |website=Palm Springs Desert Sun |access-date=26 August 2024}}
Accolades
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="border:none; margin:0;"
|+Awards and nominations for "Red Wine Supernova" ! scope="col" | Organization ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| scope="row" |MTV Video Music Awards
| 2024 | Push Performance of the Year | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center" | {{Cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Kaite |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Here's the Full List of 2024 MTV VMAs Winners |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-vmas-winners-list-1235772883/ |access-date=September 13, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912004313/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-vmas-winners-list-1235772883/ |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |url-status=live }} |
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Charts
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|+Chart performance for "Red Wine Supernova" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 12 August 2024|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1797|page=4|date=August 12, 2024}}
| 63 |
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| {{single chart|Canada|47|artist=Chappell Roan|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|72|artist=Chappell Roan|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland4|27|date=20240802|rowheader=true|access-date=August 2, 2024}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-06-28|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=July 1, 2024|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628040236/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5828|url-status=live}}
| 32 |
| {{single chart|UK|31|date=20240816|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|41|artist=Chappell Roan|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2024}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|title=Red Wine Supernova|artist=Chappell Roan|access-date=March 13, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|title=Red Wine Supernova|artist=Chappell Roan|access-date=September 30, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Chappell Roan|title=Red Wine Supernova|award=Gold|access-date=December 16, 2024|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|certref={{cite web|url=https://www.radioscope.co.nz/2024/00/00/single-cert-search/|title=New Zealand single certifications – Chappell Roan – Red Wine Supernova|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 16, 2024}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Chappell Roan|title=Red Wine Supernova|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|id=20272-6813-1|access-date=December 6, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|title=Red Wine Supernova|artist=Chappell Roan|access-date=March 14, 2025}}
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