Chappell Roan’s foray into country was long awaited. This week it came in the form of The Giver. She initially debuted the song on SNL all the way back in November, to cries of ‘When will this be on Spotify?!?!’, from fans across the internet. Well, it’s available now.

Some people thought performing the unreleased track on a stage as big as SNL (in impact) would hurt the tracks performance once it was released but Chappell sits at spot #1 of the UK top 40 charts with Pink Pony Club and the predict she will top herself with The Giver when the chart resets. On Spotify the song sits at position eight, again with Pink Pony Club surpassing it in list, sitting at position three. 

Over the past few weeks she’s been teasing the song through a tongue in cheek campaign, where the singer cosplayed as the working man – in job roles that definitely could use a woman’s touch. Now fans gleefully take to social media to showcase themselves ripping down billboards and posters to take a bit of Chappell home with them.  

With this campaign also came an onslaught of limited edition vinyls. Which can be a nice surprise for fans but the practice of releasing multiple versions of an album is a topic for another day. To say that, this was for a single song.  

The track itself is a jaunty hoot of a track, it gets you wanting to tap your toes and get up to dance to the chorus. Something that Miss Roan is a master at.  

However, the final version of the track misses one vital line. In an instrumental breakdown, the singer says “all you country boys saying you know how to treat a woman right well only a woman knows how to treat a woman right”, which fans were awaiting for the final cut. But it just wasn’t meant to be.  

Some fans on social media are outraged by the exclusion of the line, calling it the best bit of the song. But us, we’re not too fussed. 

Overall the song delivers a good time. I see this as having the same sing-a-long-ability as Pink Pony Club at festivals and the such. Something about shouting “na na, na na na na, she gets the job done” in a massive crowd appeals.  

Something else that appeals is that the song is over 3 minutes long. A rarity these days. So for us, this song is a winner, and Chappell really is a generous giver.