"Death Wish" is a song by American singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams, written by Abrams and Aaron Dessner. Abrams debuted the song live at the O2 Arena on March 6, 2025 at the London stop of her The Secret of Us Tour. On March 31, 2025, Abrams posted a clip of her performance onto Instagram, announcing that the live recording would be released as a promotional single to streaming platforms later that evening, stating "This is the first and only time I've played this song, but I wanted you to have this version before anything else".
While debuting the song, Abrams stated "This song is about a friend of mine who recently was dating, like, a mega narcissist. [â¦] A sincere friend of mine was recently dating someone who kind of sucked. And I was listening to them talk about it a lot, and so this song is about that". The song is a stripped back piano ballad, and has been described by Rolling Stone as a fan favorite as well as "gorgeous, [and] wistful".