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.

The internet's favorite popstar, Chappell Roan, is back with a new song and video, "The Subway." First performed in June at the Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City in June, it's an ode to the city — and love, a theme Roan is very familiar with.