Anne Hathaway’s latest musical turn comes with the release of Burial, the first single from the soundtrack of the upcoming A24 film Mother Mary. The song dropped on streaming platforms today, giving audiences an early taste of the sonic world behind one of the most anticipated films of the spring. 

“Burial” marks a distinctive moment in Hathaway’s career. Best known as an Oscar‑winning actor, she has sung on occasion in film before, most famously in Les Misérables. This time she steps more fully into pop territory with an original track that leans into moody synth‑pop textures and dramatic vocal performance. It was co‑written with a high‑profile creative team that includes Charli xcx, Jack Antonoff, and George Daniel of The 1975. 

From the first listen Burial sets a dark, theatrical tone that seems designed not just to introduce the film’s musical identity but also to establish Hathaway’s character as a compelling and conflicted pop figure. Electronic beats are layered with ethereal synth swells and a hooky refrain that repeats the titular line, which feels both ominous and oddly cathartic in its delivery. Hathaway’s vocal presence is clear and assured, showing range and emotional nuance that suit the dramatic weight of the track and the character who delivers it. 

Fans on social platforms have already begun comparing the single to the work of avant‑pop artists like Lady Gaga and Charli xcx herself, noting how production choices give it an almost cinematic breadth even outside the context of the film. Many listeners point to its bold chorus and haunting background elements as standouts that elevate it beyond a typical soundtrack offering. 

Burial also serves as a powerful piece of marketing for Mother Mary, which opens in limited release on April 17 before expanding wide. The film follows Hathaway’s pop star character as she navigates complicated personal and professional relationships on the brink of a comeback. The song’s release, paired with a teaser video, gives a compelling preview of this unique blend of film and music. 

In a year packed with major cinematic projects from Hathaway, Burial stands out as a bold, intriguing shift into an unexpected artistic arena. Whether it becomes a radio mainstay or remains a cult favourite tied to the film, it signals that Hathaway’s musical chapter deserves close attention.

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There are songs that bop, songs that haunt – and then there’s Spiritual Viagra, the NEO 10Y anthem about gay love that has ignited one of the most intense corners of the internet: the Heated Rivalry fandom. Fans of the series have fallen hard for the track, stitching it under TikToks and Twitter/X edits of Shane and Ilya’s most intimate moments. The obsession makes perfect sense – the lyrics feel uncannily like the way Shane and Ilya first met, a mix of cosmic pull, instant chemistry, and emotional disarmament that fans can’t stop replaying.

A Song Built for Love Energy – Literally

NEO 10Y released Spiritual Viagra as a sensual, spiritual, electronic-pop fusion – a song explicitly about love energy, instant connection, and the kind of attraction that feels like a metaphysical event.

The song describes a moment charged with destiny: eyes locking, bodies reacting before minds can catch up, and a rush of eroticism fused with emotional recognition. This blend of vulnerability and erotic charge mirrors the Heated Rivalry meet-cute to an eerie degree, which is why fans say the lyrics feel like they were written for Shane and Ilya.

On social platforms, creators layer scenes – the gym moments, the lingering looks, the emotionally fraught silences – over the most rapturous lines. Suddenly, the show plays like a music video for the track.

NEO 10Y’s Real-Life Love Story Behind the Song

Spiritual Viagra was famously born out of NEO 10Y’s own love-at-first-sight moment. The artist has described meeting their now-partner and feeling an overwhelming, instantaneous connection – the exact kind of soul-collision that became the backbone of the song.

The lyrics are spiritual but erotic, poetic but physical – an invocation of a person who changes you in a moment. That authenticity gives the song a magnetic emotional charge. It’s why fans say it feels like stepping into Shane’s POV the second he sees Ilya and realizes he’s doomed.

How the Song Went Viral Across TikTok and Twitter/X

Clips of Heated Rivalry had already been circulating, but pairing them with Spiritual Viagra pushed them into another dimension of virality. TikTok creators use the track for:

• slow-burn edits
• “how they met” recaps
• POV montages
• reaction videos
• cinematic-style fan cuts

Meanwhile, on X/Twitter, fans cut the show’s steamiest scenes into dramatic, stylized music videos set to the track. Those edits get reposted, re-edited, and repurposed, creating a looping storm of content where the song is now inseparable from the ship.

Fans Say the Lyrics Are Shane and Ilya

The connection isn’t superficial – fans map specific lyrics to specific moments in the show. The song’s language of transcendence, surrender, and consuming attraction aligns perfectly with how the characters circle each other, fight their feelings, and eventually give in.

To the fandom, Spiritual Viagra doesn’t just fit – it narrates.

And Now: “Dopamine” Is Becoming the Other Heated Rivalry Anthem

As if one NEO 10Y song wasn’t enough, fans have recently turned their attention to Dopamine, another track from the artist’s catalog that has exploded across Heated Rivalry TikTok and Twitter edits.

Where Spiritual Viagra is cosmic and romantic, Dopamine is sexy – pulsing, breathy, dripping with hunger and tension. The production is minimalist and intimate, with a kind of slow, grinding urgency that listeners say feels like Shane trying (and failing) not to think about Ilya’s body.

The Lyrics Fans Are Losing Their Minds Over

Dopamine leans heavily into themes of:

• pleasure
• craving
• addiction to someone’s presence
• the overpowering need for physical closeness

Lines about craving release, losing control, or becoming chemically hooked on another person’s energy hit especially hard in the context of Heated Rivalry’s sexual tension.

Fans jokingly – but passionately – say the song sounds like:

“Shane trying to act normal while thinking about Ilya’s dick.”

It’s the kind of track that feels made for scenes where the characters are pretending they’re not affected when they very much are.

Why “Dopamine” Works So Well for Shane/Ilya Edits

• It’s slow and sensual, perfect for lingering-glance videos.
• Its erotic tension matches the “enemies but also undressing each other with their eyes” dynamic.
• The chorus has a desperate, need-you-now quality that fans interpret as Shane’s internal monologue whenever he gets within three feet of Ilya.

If Spiritual Viagra is about cosmic love, Dopamine is about pure, visceral want – making it the perfect companion soundtrack for the couple.

Together, the Two Songs Are Defining the Fandom’s Aesthetic

With Spiritual Viagra capturing the emotional connection and Dopamine capturing the sexual tension, NEO 10Y has without intending to – become the musical voice of the Shane/Ilya fandom.

Two songs, two energies, one ship. A cute viral TikTok post has even emerged showing NEO 10Y and his partner as the original couple that Spiritual Viagra was about.

Their edits, playlists, TikToks, and Twitter/X montages have fused the tracks into the DNA of the fandom narrative. For many fans, the songs now are Shane and Ilya: their longing, their chemistry, their story.

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I had the chance to experience the film last night and I can tell you that it was not only breathtaking but sonically such an adventure which makes sense that streams of Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on Spotify have increased 544%. The score is primarily strings, piano and woodwind based with vocal features echoing the anxious sentiment, curious, mystery, beautiful imagery and heart strings of Elisa throughout the film.

As for the film, I don’t want to give too much away in the detail but it forms a very needed sentiment in the world right now, showing a unity across boundaries that really needed to be brought to life in a philosophical and conceptual sense on the screen as the world has become so literal. He graciously thanked the teenage Mary Shelley as an inspiration last night – saying that we need to bring a “voice to the voiceless, and fabricate monsters” to deal with issues in society “and parables do that”.

Thank you Guillermo and thank you Alexandre Desplat for the soundtrack.

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The soundtrack also features Jay-Z himself, will.i.am, Fergie, Q-Tip, Florence and the Machine, Emeli Sande, The xx, Gotye, Jack White, Nero, Sia(!) and more. Full list under the cut.

The first official single from the soundtrack will be Lana’s “Young and Beautiful” (you might have noticed that her cover of Chelsea Hotel No 2 wasn’t actually for the soundtrack) – the video drops on 22 April with the full album out on 7 May.

1. 100$ Bill – JAY Z
2. Back To Black – Beyoncé x André 3000
3. Bang Bang – will.i.am
4. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) – Fergie + Q Tip + GoonRock
5. Young And Beautiful – Lana Del Rey
6. Love Is The Drug – Bryan Ferry with The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
7. Over The Love – Florence + The Machine
8. Where The Wind Blows – Coco O. of Quadron
9. Crazy in Love – Emeli Sandé and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
10. Together – The xx
11. Hearts A Mess – Gotye
12. Love Is Blindness – Jack White
13. Into the Past – Nero
14. Kill and Run – Sia

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