'The Subway' is a standalone single by the American pop artist Chappell Roan, who broke through with her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. It is a ballad about heartbreak and healing, with a mellow sound combining pop, dream pop and power pop and drawing on jangle pop and 1990s rock. Roan performed the song live for a long time before releasing the studio version. Critics drew comparisons to groups such as The Cranberries and The Sundays. It became one of her highest-charting singles.