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. It was released on May 19, 2023 as the sixth single from Roan's debut studio album, ''

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''. The song began charting in April 2024, following the success of "

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". 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." A

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, and electro song that evokes new wave, Roan has referred to the song as "the gay girl version" of "

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'', Roan said the song took three years to complete and called it "the ultimate silly pop" song. The song became a

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in 2024, as one of Roan's seven simultaneously charting songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, along with "

", "Casual", " Hot to Go!", "

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", " Femininomenon", and " My Kink Is Karma".

Critical reception

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'' named "Red Wine Supernova" the best song of 2023. On their own year-end lists, Capital FM ranked it 14th, ''

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'' ranked it 18th, ''

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'' ranked it 47th, and ''

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'' ranked it 54th.

Live performances

On November 8, 2023,

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released a video of Roan performing "Red Wine Supernova" live after being named a DSCVR Artist to Watch for 2024. Roan performed the song on ''

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'' on February 15, 2024. On March 1, 2024, Roan performed the song live on

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Push after being named their artist of the month. Roan included the song on the setlists of her Naked in North America and Midwest Princess headlining tours. She also included it in her opening set on

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Accolades

Charts

Certifications

References

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