Chappell Roan, a 2025 Grammy winner for Best New Artist and 3-time artist on Billboard Hot 100, stepped out of her pop era to release a country hit. “The Giver,” Roan’s newest release, rose to No. 1 Debut on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart.
Since her album, “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess,” released in 2023, Roan has been a pop sensation, especially for the LGBTQ+ community. “The Giver” is yet another relatable queer anthem worthy of praise; and it came at just the right time.
The Giver represents Roan’s view on her ability to treat a woman better than a country boy could. With her flirty and catchy lyrics, Roan jokingly alludes to the inabilities of males.
Her lyrics quote in the chorus, “Ain’t no need to help me, ‘cause baby I deliver/ Ain’t no country boy quitter/ I get the job done.” As the lyrics directly and satirically accuse males of their failures, they serve as a representation of queer and female experience. They are backed up by the common lack of care and attention women often find at the hands of men. While this is obviously not true for all people, Roan is expressing her opinions and experience. She notes her ability to properly care for a woman, unlike the way a “country boy” could.
Graphic by Isabel Shultz (original images associated with promotion of the album cover)
In her promotion of the song, Roan places herself in male dominated careers such as a plumber, a dentist, a lawyer and a construction worker. The ongoing slogan presented with these images reads “I get the job done.” Her feminine touch to these positions is a statement to the ability of females and the queer community. Essentially, she is contradicting a male dominated world to blatantly make an assertion of femininity, which is exactly what the world needs to see at a time of misogynistic politics.
Roan often has messages such as these within her lyrics that coincide with real occurrences. “The Giver” is a feminist form of protest and commentary on misogyny in relation to queer and female experience.
While Roan is utilizing her platform to demonstrate her personality, she is also uniting the LGBTQ+ community. Roan has committed to giving back to the world “all the energy that the queer community has given to [her],” according to a 2024 interview.
During a time of an unstable political climate and continuous attacks on trans and queer lives by the Trump administration, Roan’s upbeat platform is the perfect thing to unite queer culture. She has repeatedly expressed her support for trans and queer rights, with her fame and following standing behind such advocacy.
Despite the satirical aspects of “The Giver,” the song serves as yet another reminder of unity to the queer community. Roan is bringing the community together in ways that reject the hate brought on by politics.
Sometimes, just putting on Chappell Roan and dancing is the perfect pick-me-up for a rough day. “The Giver” is the perfect addition to anyone’s queer anthem playlist, and receives five stars from this review.
