Fresh off the release of his two gorgeous original songs for Call Me By Your Name, weepy music man Sufjan Stevens has released a brand new track for the film I, Tonya, and—hmm, wait…I’m receiving word that this song, entitled “Tonya Harding,” is not actually related to the film I, Tonya at all. Their shared release week is merely a coincidence.
The song, which you can hear above (or on Spotify, where he dropped two versions), is a sparkling and ethereal elegy for Harding’s career and reputation that laments her tragic downfall—one that, despite the extent of her involvement, is inextricably linked to lifetime of abuse, poverty, and the savage court of public opinion. “They’ll build you a castle,” Stevens sings, “then destroy it when they’re done.”