Songfacts®:

• "DOA" is part dance-floor frenzy, part metaphysical musing with St. Vincent at the controls, piloting us through a sonic landscape where skepticism and whimsy collide head-on.
• St. Vincent reflects on the nature of belief.
  
  Right as I had stopped believing in miracles
  In comes a unicorn right in front of me
  
  In an age where the extraordinary often feels impossibly out of reach, we are invited into a narrative that juxtaposes harsh reality with whimsical fantasy.
• St, Vincent created the high-octane synth track for the black comedy Death Of A Unicorn, starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega. They play Elliot and Ridley, a father-daughter duo who accidentally hit and kill a unicorn on the way to a weekend retreat. What follows is a story about the tug-of-war between reality and imagination, which mirrors the existential explorations found within "DOA."
• The song - written, recorded, and performed entirely by Annie Clark (St. Vincent) - shifts from the raw, guttural noise-rock of her 2024 album All Born Screaming. She trades the feedback and fury on that record for something more kinetic and beat-driven.
• "DOA" marks St. Vincent's return to soundtrack work for the first time since her 2022 cover of "Funkytown" for Minions: The Rise of Gru. Previous soundtrack contributions include:
  
  2015 "Teenage Talk":
  Heard in HBO's Girls (Season 4, Episode 8), this song underscores the show's theme of youthful nostalgia.
  
  2018 Masseduction":
  Included in Second Act, this song brought St. Vincent's edgy, vibrant energy to Jennifer Lopez' romantic comedy.
  
  2020 Original Soundtrack for The Nowhere Inn
  St. Vincent composed and performed the soundtrack for the 2020 psychological thriller The Nowhere Inn, which she co-wrote and starred in alongside Carrie Brownstein. Tracks like "Palm Desert" and "Waiting on a Wave" highlight her experimental style.